Lok Sabha Question No. 2181 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Target to set up EMRS
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Chirag Paswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2181

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## TARGET TO SET UP EMRS

## 2181.  SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH: SHRI CHIRAG KUMAR PASWAN:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has planned to establish more Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) and if so, the details thereof including Assam along with the funds allocated and target set for the purpose;
- (b) the number of EMRS opened so far throughout the country and the location of these schools;
- (c)  the  State/year-wise  funds  allocated/expenses  incurred  on  each  EMRS  during  the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) the number of EMRS opened in Bihar along with the details of any further plan to open such school in Bihar?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& b) As per budget announcement 2018-19, Ministry of Tribal Affairs is to establish 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) across the country including the State of Assam upto the year 2022. Out of these, 588 EMRSs have already been sanctioned till  date. State/UT-wise list of these 588 sanctioned EMRSs is annexed at Annexure-I . Block  and  Village  wise  details of all  these  schools  is  available  at  Dashboard: www.dashboard.tribal.gov.in . Remaining 152 EMRSs are scheduled to be sanctioned during the year 2021-22.  As per the extant Guidelines of EMRS, existing capital cost for construction of EMRS in plain areas is Rs. 20.00 Crore with 20% increase in hilly and LWE affected areas. Besides, recurring grant at the rate of Rs.1.09 lakh per student per annum is also provided for running of EMRSs.

- (c) State/UT and year-wise fund released for EMRSs during the last three years and current year is at Annexure-II.
- (d) Three EMRSs have already been sanctioned in the districts of West Champaran, Jamui and Kaimur (Bhabua) and no further EMRS is scheduled to be sanctioned upto the year 2022 for the State of Bihar as per existing criteria of the scheme.

| Sl. No.   | State / UT                           |   Total EMRS Sanctioned |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                       |                      26 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                      10 |
| 3         | Assam                                |                      10 |
| 4         | Bihar                                |                       3 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                         |                      71 |
| 6         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                       1 |
| 7         | Gujarat                              |                      35 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh                     |                       4 |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir                      |                       6 |
| 10        | Jharkhand                            |                      79 |
| 11        | Karnataka                            |                      12 |
| 12        | Kerala                               |                       4 |
| 13        | Ladakh                               |                       2 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                       |                      63 |
| 15        | Maharashtra                          |                      30 |
| 16        | Manipur                              |                      15 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                            |                      15 |
| 18        | Mizoram                              |                      17 |
| 19        | Nagaland                             |                      19 |
| 20        | Odisha                               |                      70 |
| 21        | Rajasthan                            |                      30 |
| 22        | Sikkim                               |                       4 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu                           |                       8 |
| 24        | Telangana                            |                      23 |
| 25        | Tripura                              |                      16 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh                        |                       4 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                          |                       3 |
| 28        | West Bengal                          |                       8 |
|           | Grand Total                          |                     588 |

ANNEXURE-II referred to in Reply to Unstarred Question No. 2181 for answer on 08.03.2021

## regarding 'Target to set up EMRS'

## Fund released towards EMRSs in last 3 year and current year (as on 03.03.2021)

(₹  in lakhs)

| Sl. No   | Name of the State/ UT   |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh          |   3791.11 |   1994    |   5198.31 |   3879.12 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh       |   4550.8  |    683.6  |   3239.25 |    200.24 |
| 3        | Assam                   |      0    |    736    |   3059.04 |    750    |
| 4        | Bihar                   |    900    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh            |   5999    |   6886.25 |  13052.5  |   6968.12 |
| 6        | Dadra & Ngagar Haweli   |      0    |      0    |      0    |     95.7  |
| 7        | Gujarat                 |   6580.78 |   7963.78 |  14380    |   4755.86 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh        |    688.02 |   1265.15 |   2540.7  |    255.06 |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir         |    800    |   2634.68 |   2400    |      0    |
| 10       | Jharkhand               |   4026    |   5668.08 |   8829.14 |   2175.73 |
| 11       | Karnataka               |    896.38 |   1780.59 |   4867.77 |   2495.83 |
| 12       | Kerala                  |    644.02 |    769    |    633.29 |      0    |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh          |   7007.28 |   7087.06 |  31006.6  |  10763.4  |
| 14       | Maharashtra             |   5938.4  |   4331.35 |   5629.87 |   2787.16 |
| 15       | Manipur                 |   1141.4  |   1841.55 |   4050.6  |   1218    |
| 16       | Meghalaya               |      0    |   2105.15 |      0    |    132.6  |
| 17       | Mizoram                 |   1554.78 |   2611    |   3931.64 |   3283.73 |
| 18       | Nagaland                |   1897.6  |   1174.54 |   1958.71 |    285.51 |
| 19       | Odisha                  |   7242.8  |   4314.8  |   4743    |   5064.27 |
| 20       | Rajasthan               |   2970    |   4162.25 |   8706.75 |   8044.17 |
| 21       | Sikkim                  |    416.98 |    662.12 |   3175.35 |    800.33 |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu              |   1420.8  |   1218.4  |   6356.07 |   1225.14 |
| 23       | Telangana               |   4394.57 |   3541.83 |   7816.4  |   7117.3  |
| 24       | Tripura                 |   1644.78 |   1555.2  |   2472.64 |   4734.89 |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh           |    952    |   1145.45 |   1147.09 |    386.68 |
| 26       | Uttarakhand             |   1697.06 |   1197.8  |    428.37 |    321.28 |
| 27       | West Bengal             |   1049.16 |   3767.13 |   5301.25 |   2062.45 |
|          | Grand Total             |  68203.7  |  71096.8  | 144924    |  69802.5  |

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