Lok Sabha Question No. 89 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Quality of Eduction to Tribal Children
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary, Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. *89

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## QUALITY OF EDUCATION TO TRIBAL CHILDREN

*89. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY: SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  committed  to  provide  best  quality  education  to tribal children in their own environment; (b)  whether  the  Government  has  set  a  deadline  of  the  year  2022  to  start  740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) across the country; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d)  the  total  number  of  such  schools  sanctioned  and  the  total  number  of  those

- functional in the country including Jharkhand, district-wise, till date?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SH. ARJUN MUNDA)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *89 FOR  08.02.2021  REGARDING  'QUALITY  OF  EDUCATION  TO  TRIBAL CHILDREN'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  CHANDRA  PRAKASH  CHOUDHARY,  SHRI SANJAY SETH:

(a) to  (c)  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  has  been  setting  up  Eklavya  Model  Residential Schools (EMRSs) since 1998-99 for imparting quality education to tribal children in their own environment. An EMRS has the capacity of accommodating 480 students. As per the budget announcement 2018-19, every block having more than 50% ST population  and  at  least  20,000  ST  population  is  to  have  an  Eklavya  Model Residential School (EMRS) by 2022. Ministry has identified 452 such blocks across the country.

As  on  04.02.2021,  588  EMRSs  have  been  sanctioned  across  the  country  out  of which 288 are old EMRS  and  300 are new EMRSs  as  per the budget announcement. Another 152 schools are to be sanctioned during 2021-22 thereby taking the total number of EMRSs in the country to 740 by the year 2022.

(d)  The  list  of  total  number  of  sanctioned  and  functional  schools  in  the  country including Jharkhand, district-wise, till date is attached at Annexure 1.

## Annexure-1

LIST REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO part (d) of LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *89  FOR 08.02.2021 REGARDING 'QUALITY OF EDUCATION TO TRIBAL CHILDREN' ASKED BY SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY, SHRI SANJAY SETH:

|   Sl. No | State             | District               |   Total No of Sanction ed Schools | Total No of Functional Schools   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Chittoor               |                                 1 | 1                                |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh    | East Godavari          |                                 4 | 4                                |
|        3 | Andhra Pradesh    | Prakasam               |                                 1 | 1                                |
|        4 | Andhra Pradesh    | SPS Nellore            |                                 2 | 2                                |
|        5 | Andhra Pradesh    | Srikakulam             |                                 2 | 2                                |
|        6 | Andhra Pradesh    | Visakhapatanam         |                                11 | 4                                |
|        7 | Andhra Pradesh    | Vizianagaram           |                                 4 | 4                                |
|        8 | Andhra Pradesh    | West Godavari          |                                 1 | 1                                |
|        9 | Arunachal Pradesh | East Kameng            |                                 2 | 1                                |
|       10 | Arunachal Pradesh | KurungKumey            |                                 1 | -                                |
|       11 | Arunachal Pradesh | Lohit                  |                                 1 | -                                |
|       12 | Arunachal Pradesh | Lower Dibang Valley    |                                 1 | -                                |
|       13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Papum Pare             |                                 1 | -                                |
|       14 | Arunachal Pradesh | Tawang                 |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       15 | Arunachal Pradesh | Tirap                  |                                 1 | -                                |
|       16 | Arunachal Pradesh | West Siang             |                                 2 | -                                |
|       17 | Assam             | Baksa                  |                                 2 | 1                                |
|       18 | Assam             | Barpeta                |                                 1 | -                                |
|       19 | Assam             | Dhemaji                |                                 1 | -                                |
|       20 | Assam             | DimaHasao              |                                 1 | -                                |
|       21 | Assam             | KarbiAnglong           |                                 3 | -                                |
|       22 | Assam             | Kokrajhar              |                                 1 | -                                |
|       23 | Assam             | West KarbiAnglong      |                                 1 | -                                |
|       24 | Bihar             | Jamui                  |                                 1 | -                                |
|       25 | Bihar             | Kaimur (Bhabua)        |                                 1 | -                                |
|       26 | Bihar             | West Champaran         |                                 1 | -                                |
|       27 | Chhattisgarh      | Balod                  |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       28 | Chhattisgarh      | Baloda Bazar           |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       29 | Chhattisgarh      | Balrampur              |                                 6 | 3                                |
|       30 | Chhattisgarh      | Bastar                 |                                 6 | 3                                |
|       31 | Chhattisgarh      | Bijapur                |                                 4 | 2                                |
|       32 | Chhattisgarh      | Bilaspur               |                                 1 | -                                |
|       33 | Chhattisgarh      | Dantewada              |                                 4 | 2                                |
|       34 | Chhattisgarh      | Dhamtari               |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       35 | Chhattisgarh      | Gariyaband             |                                 2 | 1                                |
|       36 | Chhattisgarh      | GaurellaPendraMarwa hi |                                 2 | 2                                |
|       37 | Chhattisgarh      | JanjgirChampa          |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       38 | Chhattisgarh      | Jashpur                |                                 4 | 2                                |

|   Sl. No | State                                | District             |   Total No of Sanction ed Schools | Total No of Functional Schools   |
|----------|--------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       39 | Chhattisgarh                         | Kabirdham            |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       40 | Chhattisgarh                         | Kanker               |                                 5 | 2                                |
|       41 | Chhattisgarh                         | Kondagaon            |                                 5 | 1                                |
|       42 | Chhattisgarh                         | Korba                |                                 3 | 2                                |
|       43 | Chhattisgarh                         | Korea                |                                 3 | 2                                |
|       44 | Chhattisgarh                         | Mahasamund           |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       45 | Chhattisgarh                         | Mungeli              |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       46 | Chhattisgarh                         | Narayanpur           |                                 2 | 2                                |
|       47 | Chhattisgarh                         | Raigarh              |                                 3 | 2                                |
|       48 | Chhattisgarh                         | Rajnandgaon          |                                 3 | 2                                |
|       49 | Chhattisgarh                         | Sukma                |                                 3 | 2                                |
|       50 | Chhattisgarh                         | Surajpur             |                                 4 | 3                                |
|       51 | Chhattisgarh                         | Surguja              |                                 4 | 2                                |
|       52 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                                 1 | -                                |
|       53 | Gujarat                              | Arvalli              |                                 2 | 2                                |
|       54 | Gujarat                              | BanasKantha          |                                 3 | 3                                |
|       55 | Gujarat                              | Bharuch              |                                 2 | 2                                |
|       56 | Gujarat                              | Chhotaudepur         |                                 3 | 3                                |
|       57 | Gujarat                              | Dahod                |                                 4 | 4                                |
|       58 | Gujarat                              | Dang                 |                                 2 | 2                                |
|       59 | Gujarat                              | Mahisagar            |                                 2 | 2                                |
|       60 | Gujarat                              | Narmada              |                                 4 | 4                                |
|       61 | Gujarat                              | Navsari              |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       62 | Gujarat                              | PanchMahals          |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       63 | Gujarat                              | SabarKantha          |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       64 | Gujarat                              | Surat                |                                 2 | 2                                |
|       65 | Gujarat                              | Tapi                 |                                 4 | 4                                |
|       66 | Gujarat                              | Vadodara             |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       67 | Gujarat                              | Valsad               |                                 3 | 3                                |
|       68 | Himachal Pradesh                     | Chamba               |                                 2 | 2                                |
|       69 | Himachal Pradesh                     | Kinnaur              |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       70 | Himachal Pradesh                     | Lahaul and Spiti     |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       71 | Jammu & Kashmir                      | Anantnag             |                                 1 | -                                |
|       72 | Jammu & Kashmir                      | Bandipora            |                                 1 | -                                |
|       73 | Jammu & Kashmir                      | Kulgam               |                                 1 | -                                |
|       74 | Jammu & Kashmir                      | Poonch               |                                 1 | -                                |
|       75 | Jammu & Kashmir                      | Rajouri              |                                 2 | -                                |
|       76 | Jharkhand                            | Chatra               |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       77 | Jharkhand                            | Dhanbad              |                                 1 | -                                |
|       78 | Jharkhand                            | Dumka                |                                 4 | 2                                |
|       79 | Jharkhand                            | East Singhbum        |                                 5 | 1                                |
|       80 | Jharkhand                            | Garhwa               |                                 1 | -                                |
|       81 | Jharkhand                            | Giridih              |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       82 | Jharkhand                            | Godda                |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       83 | Jharkhand                            | Gumla                |                                11 | 1                                |

|   Sl. No | State          | District           |   Total No of Sanction ed Schools | Total No of Functional Schools   |
|----------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       84 | Jharkhand      | Jamtara            |                                 1 | -                                |
|       85 | Jharkhand      | Khunti             |                                 6 | -                                |
|       86 | Jharkhand      | Latehar            |                                 4 | -                                |
|       87 | Jharkhand      | Lohardaga          |                                 6 | 1                                |
|       88 | Jharkhand      | Pakur              |                                 3 | 1                                |
|       89 | Jharkhand      | Palamu             |                                 1 | -                                |
|       90 | Jharkhand      | Ranchi             |                                 9 | 1                                |
|       91 | Jharkhand      | Sahebganj          |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       92 | Jharkhand      | SaraikelaKharsawan |                                 3 | -                                |
|       93 | Jharkhand      | Simdega            |                                 4 | -                                |
|       94 | Jharkhand      | West Singhbhum     |                                16 | 2                                |
|       95 | Karnataka      | Ballari            |                                 1 | -                                |
|       96 | Karnataka      | Belagavi           |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       97 | Karnataka      | Chamarajanagar     |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       98 | Karnataka      | Chikkamagaluru     |                                 1 | 1                                |
|       99 | Karnataka      | Chitradurga        |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      100 | Karnataka      | Kalaburagi         |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      101 | Karnataka      | Kodagu             |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      102 | Karnataka      | Kolar              |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      103 | Karnataka      | Mysuru             |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      104 | Karnataka      | Raichur            |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      105 | Karnataka      | Tumakuru           |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      106 | Karnataka      | Yadgir             |                                 1 | -                                |
|      107 | Kerala         | Idukki             |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      108 | Kerala         | Kasargod           |                                 1 | -                                |
|      109 | Kerala         | Palakkad           |                                 1 | -                                |
|      110 | Kerala         | Wayanad            |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      111 | Ladakh         | Kargil             |                                 1 | -                                |
|      112 | Ladakh         | Leh                |                                 1 | -                                |
|      113 | Madhya Pradesh | Alirajpur          |                                 4 | 3                                |
|      114 | Madhya Pradesh | Anuppur            |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      115 | Madhya Pradesh | Balaghat           |                                 2 | 1                                |
|      116 | Madhya Pradesh | Barwani            |                                 5 | 3                                |
|      117 | Madhya Pradesh | Betul              |                                 3 | 1                                |
|      118 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal             |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      119 | Madhya Pradesh | Burhanpur          |                                 1 |                                  |
|      120 | Madhya Pradesh | Chhindwara         |                                 4 | 4                                |
|      121 | Madhya Pradesh | Dhar               |                                 5 | 3                                |
|      122 | Madhya Pradesh | Dindori            |                                 4 | 2                                |
|      123 | Madhya Pradesh | Guna               |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      124 | Madhya Pradesh | Harda              |                                 1 | -                                |
|      125 | Madhya Pradesh | Hoshangabad        |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      126 | Madhya Pradesh | Indore             |                                 2 | 2                                |
|      127 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur           |                                 3 | 3                                |
|      128 | Madhya Pradesh | Jhabua             |                                 4 | 4                                |
|      129 | Madhya Pradesh | Khandwa            |                                 1 | 1                                |

|   Sl. No | State          | District               |   Total No of Sanction ed Schools | Total No of Functional Schools   |
|----------|----------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|      130 | Madhya Pradesh | Khargone               |                                 2 | 2                                |
|      131 | Madhya Pradesh | Mandla                 |                                 5 | 2                                |
|      132 | Madhya Pradesh | Ratlam                 |                                 2 | 1                                |
|      133 | Madhya Pradesh | Satna                  |                                 2 | 2                                |
|      134 | Madhya Pradesh | Sehore                 |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      135 | Madhya Pradesh | Seoni                  |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      136 | Madhya Pradesh | Shahdol                |                                 3 | 2                                |
|      137 | Madhya Pradesh | Sheopur                |                                 1 | -                                |
|      138 | Madhya Pradesh | Sidhi                  |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      139 | Madhya Pradesh | Singrauli              |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      140 | Madhya Pradesh | Umaria                 |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      141 | Maharashtra    | Ahmednagar             |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      142 | Maharashtra    | Amravati               |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      143 | Maharashtra    | Chandrapur             |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      144 | Maharashtra    | Dhule                  |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      145 | Maharashtra    | Gadchiroli             |                                 6 | 3                                |
|      146 | Maharashtra    | Gondia                 |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      147 | Maharashtra    | Nagpur                 |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      148 | Maharashtra    | Nanded                 |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      149 | Maharashtra    | Nandurbar              |                                 5 | 4                                |
|      150 | Maharashtra    | Nashik                 |                                 6 | 5                                |
|      151 | Maharashtra    | Palghar                |                                 4 | 3                                |
|      152 | Maharashtra    | Thane                  |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      153 | Maharashtra    | Yavatmal               |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      154 | Manipur        | Chandel                |                                 1 | -                                |
|      155 | Manipur        | Churachandpur          |                                 4 | -                                |
|      156 | Manipur        | Kamjong                |                                 1 | -                                |
|      157 | Manipur        | Kangpokpi              |                                 3 | 1                                |
|      158 | Manipur        | Senapati               |                                 2 | -                                |
|      159 | Manipur        | Tamenglong             |                                 3 | 1                                |
|      160 | Manipur        | Tengnoupal             |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      161 | Meghalaya      | East Garo Hills        |                                 3 | -                                |
|      162 | Meghalaya      | East Jaintia Hills     |                                 1 | -                                |
|      163 | Meghalaya      | East Khasi Hills       |                                 1 | -                                |
|      164 | Meghalaya      | North Garo Hills       |                                 1 | -                                |
|      165 | Meghalaya      | RiBhoi                 |                                 2 | -                                |
|      166 | Meghalaya      | South Garo Hills       |                                 1 | -                                |
|      167 | Meghalaya      | South West Garo Hills  |                                 1 | -                                |
|      168 | Meghalaya      | South West Khasi Hills |                                 1 | -                                |
|      169 | Meghalaya      | West Garo Hills        |                                 1 | -                                |
|      170 | Meghalaya      | West Jaintia Hills     |                                 2 | -                                |
|      171 | Meghalaya      | West Khasi Hills       |                                 1 | -                                |
|      172 | Mizoram        | Aizawl                 |                                 3 | -                                |
|      173 | Mizoram        | Champhai               |                                 3 | -                                |
|      174 | Mizoram        | Kolasib                |                                 1 | -                                |
|      175 | Mizoram        | Lawngtlai              |                                 2 | -                                |

|   Sl. No | State     | District       |   Total No of Sanction ed Schools | Total No of Functional Schools   |
|----------|-----------|----------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|      176 | Mizoram   | Lunglei        |                                 3 | 1                                |
|      177 | Mizoram   | Mamit          |                                 2 | -                                |
|      178 | Mizoram   | Serchhip       |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      179 | Mizoram   | Siaha          |                                 2 | -                                |
|      180 | Nagaland  | Mon            |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      181 | Nagaland  | Dimapur        |                                 2 | 1                                |
|      182 | Nagaland  | Kiphire        |                                 1 | -                                |
|      183 | Nagaland  | Kohima         |                                 3 | -                                |
|      184 | Nagaland  | Longleng       |                                 1 | -                                |
|      185 | Nagaland  | Mokokchung     |                                 3 | -                                |
|      186 | Nagaland  | Peren          |                                 2 | -                                |
|      187 | Nagaland  | Phek           |                                 1 | -                                |
|      188 | Nagaland  | Tuensang       |                                 3 | 1                                |
|      189 | Nagaland  | Wokha          |                                 1 | -                                |
|      190 | Nagaland  | Zunheboto      |                                 1 | -                                |
|      191 | Odisha    | Balangir       |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      192 | Odisha    | Balasore       |                                 1 | -                                |
|      193 | Odisha    | Deogarh        |                                 1 | -                                |
|      194 | Odisha    | Dhenkanal      |                                 1 | -                                |
|      195 | Odisha    | Gajapati       |                                 2 | 1                                |
|      196 | Odisha    | Jajapur        |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      197 | Odisha    | Jharsuguda     |                                 2 | -                                |
|      198 | Odisha    | Kalahandi      |                                 2 | -                                |
|      199 | Odisha    | Kandhamal      |                                 7 | 1                                |
|      200 | Odisha    | Kendujhar      |                                 4 | 1                                |
|      201 | Odisha    | Koraput        |                                 5 | 1                                |
|      202 | Odisha    | Malkangiri     |                                 4 | 1                                |
|      203 | Odisha    | Mayurbhanj     |                                15 | 3                                |
|      204 | Odisha    | Nabarangpur    |                                 5 | 1                                |
|      205 | Odisha    | Nuapada        |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      206 | Odisha    | Rayagada       |                                 5 | 2                                |
|      207 | Odisha    | Sambalpur      |                                 3 | 1                                |
|      208 | Odisha    | Sundargarh     |                                10 | 4                                |
|      209 | Rajasthan | Alwar          |                                 2 | 2                                |
|      210 | Rajasthan | Banswara       |                                 6 | 3                                |
|      211 | Rajasthan | Baran          |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      212 | Rajasthan | Dungarpur      |                                 4 | 2                                |
|      213 | Rajasthan | Jaipur         |                                 2 | 2                                |
|      214 | Rajasthan | Karauli        |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      215 | Rajasthan | Pratapgarh     |                                 4 | 1                                |
|      216 | Rajasthan | SawaiMadhopur  |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      217 | Rajasthan | Sirohi         |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      218 | Rajasthan | Tonk           |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      219 | Rajasthan | Udaipur        |                                 7 | 3                                |
|      220 | Sikkim    | East District  |                                 1 | 1                                |
|      221 | Sikkim    | North District |                                 1 | 1                                |

| Sl. No   | State         | District                 |   Total No of Sanction ed Schools | Total No of Functional Schools   |
|----------|---------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 222      | Sikkim        | South District           |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 223      | Sikkim        | West District            |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 224      | Tamil Nadu    | Kanchipuram              |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 225      | Tamil Nadu    | Namakkal                 |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 226      | Tamil Nadu    | Salem                    |                                 2 | 2                                |
| 227      | Tamil Nadu    | The Nilgiris             |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 228      | Tamil Nadu    | ThiruvannaMalai          |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 229      | Tamil Nadu    | Tirupattur               |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 230      | Tamil Nadu    | Villupuram (Kalakuruchi) |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 231      | Telangana     | Adilabad                 |                                 3 | 2                                |
| 232      | Telangana     | BhadradriKothagudem      |                                 7 | 4                                |
| 233      | Telangana     | Kamareddy                |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 234      | Telangana     | Khammam                  |                                 1 | -                                |
| 235      | Telangana     | KomaramBheemAsifab ad    |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 236      | Telangana     | Mahabubabad              |                                 5 | 3                                |
| 237      | Telangana     | Mahabubnagar             |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 238      | Telangana     | Nagarkurnool             |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 239      | Telangana     | Nizamabad                |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 240      | Telangana     | RajannaSircilla          |                                 2 | 2                                |
| 241      | Tripura       | Dhalai                   |                                 3 | -                                |
| 242      | Tripura       | Gomati                   |                                 5 | 2                                |
| 243      | Tripura       | Khowai                   |                                 3 | 1                                |
| 244      | Tripura       | Sepahijala               |                                 1 | -                                |
| 245      | Tripura       | Unakoti                  |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 246      | Tripura       | West Tripura             |                                 3 | 1                                |
| 247      | Uttar Pradesh | Bahraich                 |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 248      | Uttar Pradesh | Kheri                    |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 249      | Uttar Pradesh | Lalitpur                 |                                 1 | -                                |
| 250      | Uttar Pradesh | Sonbhadra                |                                 1 | -                                |
| 251      | Uttarakhand   | Dehradun                 |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 252      | Uttarakhand   | Udam Singh Nagar         |                                 2 | -                                |
| 253      | West Bengal   | Bankura                  |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 254      | West Bengal   | Birbhum                  |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 255      | West Bengal   | DakshinDinajpur          |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 256      | West Bengal   | Jalpaiguri               |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 257      | West Bengal   | Jhargram                 |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 258      | West Bengal   | Kalimpong                |                                 1 | -                                |
| 259      | West Bengal   | PaschimBardhaman         |                                 1 | 1                                |
| 260      | West Bengal   | Purulia                  |                                 1 | 1                                |
|          | TOTAL         |                          |                               588 | 285                              |