Lok Sabha Question No. 1898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Students Enrolled in EMRS
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dilip Ghosh, Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1898

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 13/03/2023

## STUDENTS ENROLLED IN EMRS

## 1898. SHRI DILIP GHOSH: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the scheme of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in the tribal areas of the country along with salient features of the same;
- (b) the number of students/tribal children enrolled in EMRS till now along with the names of places and their location across the country including Rajasthan and districts of West Bengal;
- (c) whether the number of tribal children enrolled in schools across the country has increased and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated, released and utilised for the said purpose during each of the last five years including Rajasthan;
- (e) whether the Government is also considering to recruit teachers and supporting staff in these schools and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of the targets set and achievements made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a) to (c): The scheme of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) is being implemented as a central sector scheme to provide quality education to Scheduled Tribes (ST) students (Class 6th to 12th) in remote areas to enable them to access the best opportunities in education and to bring them at par with the general population. Government has decided to establish one EMRS in every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons ( as per 2011 census) subject to availability of suitable land to be provided by the State Government. EMRSs are intended to provide good quality education to tribal students, free of cost in their own environment. The capital cost for setting up the school complex, including hostels and staff quarters has been revised from Rs 20.00 crores to Rs. 37.80 crore in plain areas from Rs. 24.00 Crores to Rs. 48.00 crore in North East, hilly areas and LWE affected areas. Recurring cost upto Rs. 1.09 lakh per year per student is paid for running of the schools and towards expenses of the students (uniform, books & stationary, food etc.)States have also been advised to run schools in alternative buildings preferably in Government Buildings till  the  construction of schools is completed. As on date, 690 schools have been sanctioned and 401 EMRS have been made functional across the country with 113275 students enrolled in these EMRSs. The enrollment of in EMRSs have increased over the years and the state-wise details thereof is as per Annexure .

(d): Under  the  scheme  of  EMRS,  funds  are  released  by  the  Ministry  to  an  autonomous  society  ,National Education  Society  for  Tribal  Students  (NESTS  )  for  implementation  of  the  scheme  and  NESTS  further releases  funds  to  State  Societies  and  Construction  Agencies  etc.  as  per  their  requirements.   Upto  the  year 2019-20, funds were being released to states including Rajasthan for this scheme under Grants under Article 275 (1) of the constitution as one of the components.  From the year 2020-21 onwards, separate allocation has been made for EMRS scheme and the details of funds sanctioned/released by the Ministry to NESTS and utilization reported from the year 2020-21 onwards is as under:

(Rs. in Crores)

| Financial year   | Fund sanctioned/released to NESTS   |   Utilization reported by NESTS |
|------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2020-21          | 1199.98                             |                         1199.98 |
| 2021-22          | 1057.74*                            |                          301    |

*UC in respect of fund released under CCA is not due as on date.

(e)  &  (f): Government in Budget 2023-24 has made announcement of recruitment of 38,800 teachers and support staff for the 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools, serving 3.5 lakh tribal students. In pursuance of this,  National  Education  Society  for  Tribal  Students  (NESTS)  has  finalized  the  action  plan  and  is  taking further appropriate action to initiate the recruitment process in a phased manner

Annexure Annexure as referred in part (a) to (c) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1898 dated 13.03.2023 raised by Shri Dilip Ghosh and Shrimati Jaskaur Meena regarding " Students Enrolled in EMRS".

| S. No.   | State/UT                          | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23      |
|----------|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                    | 2800      | 3424      | 4609      | 5795      | 7087         |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 240       | 208       | 100       | 220       | 290          |
| 3        | Assam                             | 0         | 480       | 480       | 480       | Not reported |
| 4        | Bihar                             | -         | -         | -         | -         | 0            |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                      | 6780      | 7961      | 11519     | 15581     | 19123        |
| 6        | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 0         | 0         | 120       | 179       | 238          |
| 7        | Gujarat                           | 10172     | 10156     | 10974     | 10973     | 10985        |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh                  | 210       | 312       | 422       | 552       | 673          |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir                    | -         | -         | -         | -         | 294          |
| 10       | Jharkhand                         | 2829      | 3558      | 3084      | 3051      | 3201         |
| 11       | Karnataka                         | 2879      | 3053      | 3638      | 4027      | 4185         |
| 12       | Kerala                            | 600       | 535       | 520       | 560       | 697          |
| 13       | Ladakh                            | -         | -         | -         | -         | 0            |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                    | 10270     | 12946     | 20657     | 23393     | 24281        |
| 15       | Maharashtra                       | 4103      | 5067      | 6272      | 7062      | 8048         |
| 16       | Manipur                           | 1170      | 1440      | 1439      | 1431      | 1440         |
| 17       | Meghalaya                         | -         | -         | -         | -         | 0            |
| 18       | Mizoram                           | 400       | 396       | 856       | 1061      | 1250         |
| 19       | Nagaland                          | 583       | 619       | 640       | 671       | 681          |
| 20       | Odisha                            | 5340      | 5821      | 6711      | 7317      | 8495         |
| 21       | Rajasthan                         | 5350      | 4947      | 5938      | 7224      | 8222         |
| 22       | Sikkim                            | 915       | 979       | 987       | 1008      | 1131         |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                        | 1553      | 2186      | 2506      | 2867      | 2488         |
| 24       | Telangana                         | 4160      | 3960      | 5815      | 6795      | 7113         |
| 25       | Tripura                           | 1680      | 1740      | 1824      | 1899      | 1984         |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                     | 630       | 473       | 495       | 480       | 617          |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                       | 279       | 393       | 514       | 765       | 752          |
| 28       | West Bengal                       | 2662      | 2737      | 400       | 2072      | Not Reported |
|          | Grand Total                       | 65605     | 73391     | 90520     | 105463    | 113275       |

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