Lok Sabha Question No. 3309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Hostels for Eklavya Model Residential School
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Devji Mansingram Patel, Pradeep Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ( MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.†3309

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## HOSTELS FOR EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

†3309.  SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government has recently reviewed the implementation performance of the Eklavya Model Residential School(EMRS) scheme in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the outcome of the said review;

(c)  the  details  of  opening/  construction  of  hostels  for  EMRSs  in  the  country  including  Gujarat, Rajasthan and Bihar;

(d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  EMRS  in  every  educationally  backward  tribal dominated Tehsil in Gujarat including Dahod district in Rajasthan including  Ahore tehsil in Jalore district in Bihar including Araria district; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (c) The  performance  of  Eklavya  Model  Residential  Schools  (EMRSs)  including  quality  of education, infrastructure, hygienic environment and other facilities for students in the schools is being regularly  monitored  by  this  Ministry.   These  schools are  envisaged  to be  brought  at  par  with Navodaya Vidyalayas. National  Education Society for  Tribal  Students  (NESTS)  as  an  autonomous body under the Ministry has been set up to provide overall support and policy directions to the schools in order to bring uniformity in the administration of the schools. The State/UT EMRS Societies at the State/UT level have been set up for day-to-day management of the schools.  A total number of 740 schools across the country are scheduled to be sanctioned by the year 2022 out of which 632 EMRSs have been sanctioned till date. There are total 367 functional EMRSs across the country with around 85,232 students  currently  enrolled.    So  far,  195  EMRSs  are  affiliated  with  CBSE  board  and  79 EMRSs have applied for the CBSE affiliation so that uniformity and quality of education in all the EMRSs can be maintained. Collaborations have been established with national apex bodies such as NCERT,  NIEPA,  NITI  Aayog  etc  so  as  to  organize  and  conduct  professionalcapacity  building programs  for  EMRS  teachers  and  principals.Educational  and  programmes  related  activities  like collaboration with Atal Innovation Mission for establishment of Atal Tinkering labs, Art of Living Foundation (AOL) for Training on Mental and Physical Well Being of Teachers, Spoken Tutorial, IIT- Bombay for IT Software Training Programme, Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) for Physics Teacher Training Programme, National Institute for Education, Planning and Administration (NIEPA) for School Leadership Training Programme etc. has also been established. The details of all EMRSs sanctioned and functional in the country including Gujarat, Rajasthan and Bihar as on date is at Annexure-I

(d) and (e) Government has decided to sanction Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) in every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons based on Census 2011 data.   The  details  of  EMRSs  sanctioned/to  be  sanctioned  till  2022  on  receipt  of  land  details  from States for the state of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Bihar is at Annexure-II.

Annexure-I as mentioned in part (a) to (c) in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.†3309 asked by Shri Jaswant Singh Bhabhor, Shri Devji M. Patel and Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh for 09.08.2021 regarding 'Hostels for Eklavya Model Residential School'.

EMRS sanctioned in the country including Gujarat, Rajasthan and Bihar and their functional status:

| Sl. No   | State / UT                         |   Total EMRS Sanctioned |   Functional EMRS as on date |
|----------|------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                     |                      28 |                           26 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                      10 |                            2 |
| 3        | Assam                              |                      10 |                            1 |
| 4        | Bihar                              |                       3 |                            0 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                       |                      71 |                           71 |
| 6        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu |                       1 |                            1 |
| 7        | Gujarat                            |                      35 |                           35 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                       4 |                            4 |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                       6 |                            0 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                          |                      83 |                           13 |
| 11       | Karnataka                          |                      12 |                           12 |
| 12       | Kerala                             |                       4 |                            2 |
| 13       | Ladakh                             |                       3 |                            0 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                     |                      67 |                           63 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                        |                      32 |                           25 |
| 16       | Manipur                            |                      21 |                            3 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                          |                      15 |                            0 |
| 18       | Mizoram                            |                      17 |                            6 |
| 19       | Nagaland                           |                      22 |                            3 |
| 20       | Odisha                             |                      88 |                           27 |
| 21       | Rajasthan                          |                      30 |                           21 |
| 22       | Sikkim                             |                       4 |                            4 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                         |                       8 |                            8 |
| 24       | Telangana                          |                      23 |                           23 |
| 25       | Tripura                            |                      20 |                            5 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                      |                       4 |                            2 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                        |                       3 |                            3 |
| 28       | West Bengal                        |                       8 |                            7 |
|          | Grand Total                        |                     632 |                          367 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure-II  as  mentioned  in  part  (d)  and  (e)  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.†3309 asked by Shri Jaswant Singh Bhabhor, Shri Devji M. Patel and Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh for 09.08.2021 regarding 'Hostels for Eklavya Model Residential School'

|   S. No. | State   | District     | Block/ Taluka   | Year of sanction   | Whether Functional / Non Functional   |
|----------|---------|--------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
|        1 | Gujarat | Aravalli     | Bhiloda         | 1997-98            | Functional                            |
|        2 | Gujarat | Dang         | Ahwa            | 1997-98            | Functional                            |
|        3 | Gujarat | Narmada      | Tilakwada       | 1997-98            | Functional                            |
|        4 | Gujarat | Surat        | Bardoli         | 1997-98            | Functional                            |
|        5 | Gujarat | Navsari      | Vansda          | 2001-02            | Functional                            |
|        6 | Gujarat | Valsad       | Kaprada         | 2001-02            | Functional                            |
|        7 | Gujarat | Valsad       | Pardi           | 2001-02            | Functional                            |
|        8 | Gujarat | Tapi         | Nizar           | 2003-04            | Functional                            |
|        9 | Gujarat | Banas Kantha | Danta           | 2007-08            | Functional                            |
|       10 | Gujarat | Dahod        | Dahod           | 2007-08            | Functional                            |
|       11 | Gujarat | Panch Mahals | Kalol           | 2007-08            | Functional                            |
|       12 | Gujarat | Aravalli     | Bhiloda         | 2010-11            | Functional                            |
|       13 | Gujarat | Narmada      | Garudeshwar     | 2010-11            | Functional                            |
|       14 | Gujarat | Banas Kantha | Palanpur        | 2011-12            | Functional                            |
|       15 | Gujarat | Dahod        | Dhanpur         | 2011-12            | Functional                            |
|       16 | Gujarat | Dang         | Ahwa            | 2011-12            | Functional                            |
|       17 | Gujarat | Mahisagar    | Kadana          | 2011-12            | Functional                            |
|       18 | Gujarat | Tapi         | Vyara           | 2011-12            | Functional                            |
|       19 | Gujarat | Tapi         | Songadh         | 2011-12            | Functional                            |
|       20 | Gujarat | Vadodara     | Waghodia        | 2011-12            | Functional                            |
|       21 | Gujarat | Valsad       | Dharampur       | 2011-12            | Functional                            |
|       22 | Gujarat | Chhotaudepur | Chhotaudepur    | 2013-14            | Functional                            |
|       23 | Gujarat | Sabar Kantha | Poshina         | 2015-16            | Functional                            |
|       24 | Gujarat | Bharuch      | Netrang         | 2016-17            | Functional                            |
|       25 | Gujarat | Chhotaudepur | Nasvadi         | 2017-18            | Functional                            |
|       26 | Gujarat | Narmada      | Sagbara         | 2017-18            | Functional                            |
|       27 | Gujarat | Surat        | Mandavi         | 2017-18            | Functional                            |
|       28 | Gujarat | Dahod        | Singvad         | 2018-19 (Old)      | Functional                            |
|       29 | Gujarat | Banas Kantha | Amirgadh        | 2018-19            | Functional                            |
|       30 | Gujarat | Bharuch      | Jhagadia        | 2018-19            | Functional                            |
|       31 | Gujarat | Tapi         | Uchchhal        | 2018-19            | Functional                            |
|       32 | Gujarat | Chhotaudepur | Kavant          | 2019-20            | Functional                            |
|       33 | Gujarat | Dahod        | Garbada         | 2019-20            | Functional                            |
|       34 | Gujarat | Mahisagar    | Santrampur      | 2019-20            | Functional                            |
|       35 | Gujarat | Narmada      | Dediyapada      | 2019-20            | Functional                            |
|       36 | Gujarat | ChhotaUdepur | JetpurPavi      | To be sanctioned   | Non- Functional                       |
|       37 | Gujarat | Dahod        | Fatepura        | To be sanctioned   | Non- Functional                       |
|       38 | Gujarat | Dahod        | Jhalod          | To be sanctioned   | Non- Functional                       |
|       39 | Gujarat | Dahod        | Limkheda        | To be sanctioned   | Non- Functional                       |
|       40 | Gujarat | Narmada      | Nandod          | To be sanctioned   | Non- Functional                       |

|   41 | Gujarat   | Navsari        | Chikhli       | To be sanctioned   | Non- Functional   |
|------|-----------|----------------|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|   42 | Gujarat   | Sabar Kantha   | Khedbrahma    | To be sanctioned   | Non- Functional   |
|   43 | Gujarat   | Sabar Kantha   | Vijaynagar    | To be sanctioned   | Non- Functional   |
|   44 | Gujarat   | Surat          | Umarpada      | To be sanctioned   | Non- Functional   |
|   45 | Gujarat   | Surat          | Mahuva        | To be sanctioned   | Non- Functional   |
|   46 | Gujarat   | Tapi           | Valod         | To be sanctioned   | Non- Functional   |
|   47 | Gujarat   | The Dangs      | The Dangs     | To be sanctioned   | Non- Functional   |
|   48 | Rajasthan | Banswara       | Kushalgarh    | 1997-98            | Functional        |
|   49 | Rajasthan | Baran          | Shahbad       | 1997-98            | Functional        |
|   50 | Rajasthan | Sirohi         | Abu Road      | 1997-98            | Functional        |
|   51 | Rajasthan | Udaipur        | Kotra         | 1997-98            | Functional        |
|   52 | Rajasthan | Dungarpur      | Simalwara     | 1998-99            | Functional        |
|   53 | Rajasthan | Tonk           | Newai         | 1999-00            | Functional        |
|   54 | Rajasthan | Udaipur        | Rishabhdeo    | 1999-00            | Functional        |
|   55 | Rajasthan | Pratapgarh     | Pratapgarh    | 2007-08            | Functional        |
|   56 | Rajasthan | Alwar          | Rajgarh       | 2010-11            | Functional        |
|   57 | Rajasthan | Banswara       | Anandpuri     | 2010-11            | Functional        |
|   58 | Rajasthan | Dungarpur      | Sabla         | 2010-11            | Functional        |
|   59 | Rajasthan | Jaipur         | Bassi         | 2010-11            | Functional        |
|   60 | Rajasthan | Karauli        | Todabhim      | 2010-11            | Functional        |
|   61 | Rajasthan | Sawai Madhopur | Bamanwas      | 2010-11            | Functional        |
|   62 | Rajasthan | Alwar          | Reni          | 2011-12            | Functional        |
|   63 | Rajasthan | Banswara       | Anandpuri     | 2013-14            | Functional        |
|   64 | Rajasthan | Udaipur        | Gogunda       | 2013-14            | Functional        |
|   65 | Rajasthan | Jaipur         | Jamwa Ramgarh | 2016-17            | Non Functional    |
|   66 | Rajasthan | Banswara       | Banswara      | 2018-19            | Functional        |
|   67 | Rajasthan | Pratapgarh     | Peepalkhoont  | 2018-19            | Functional        |
|   68 | Rajasthan | Dungarpur      | Dungarpur     | 2019-20            | Functional        |
|   69 | Rajasthan | Udaipur        | Sarada        | 2019-20            | Functional        |
|   70 | Rajasthan | Banswara       | Garhi         | 2020-21            | Non Functional    |
|   71 | Rajasthan | Banswara       | Bagidora      | 2020-21            | Non Functional    |
|   72 | Rajasthan | Dungarpur      | Sagwara       | 2020-21            | Non Functional    |
|   73 | Rajasthan | Pratapgarh     | Dhariawad     | 2020-21            | Non Functional    |
|   74 | Rajasthan | Pratapgarh     | Arnod         | 2020-21            | Non Functional    |
|   75 | Rajasthan | Udaipur        | Jhadol        | 2020-21            | Non Functional    |
|   76 | Rajasthan | Udaipur        | Lasadiya      | 2020-21            | Non Functional    |
|   77 | Rajasthan | Udaipur        | Salumbar      | 2020-21            | Non Functional    |
|   78 | Rajasthan | Udaipur        | Kherwara      | To be sanctioned   | Non- Functional   |
|   79 | Bihar     | West Champaran | Gaunaha       | 2014-15            | Non Functional    |
|   80 | Bihar     | Jamui          | Jhajha        | 2014-15            | Non Functional    |

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