Lok Sabha Question No. 250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Eklavya Model Residential Schools
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel, Arjunlal Meena, Jaskaur Meena, Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar, K. Shanmuga Sundaram, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Tokheho Yepthomi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †250

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 05/02/2024

## EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS

†250.   SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL: SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR: SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.: SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: SHRI TOKHEHO YEPTHOMI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of Eklavya Model Residential Schools set up/modernized across the country for the students belonging to the Scheduled Tribes category;

(b)  whether  several  State  Governments  including  Maharashtra,  Tamil  Nadu,  Madhya  Pradesh  have requested the Government to set up more Eklavya Model Residential Schools in their respective States particularly in Khargone and Pollachi Parliamentary constituencies;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;

(d) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated, and utilized under EMRS during the last four years, States/UT-wise including Rajasthan and Nagaland along with the details thereof; and

(e)  the  details  of  the  works  executed/  achievements  made  till  date  under  this  scheme  in  the  country particularly in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) :   Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs through  NESTS  (National  Education  Society  for  Tribal  Students)  is setting up Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) across the country.  As on date, 694 EMRSs have been sanctioned, out of which 402 are functional.

(b) & (c): The requests received from various states are examined based on this twin criterion of 50% ST  population  and  minimum  20,000  ST  population    and  presently  EMRSs  are  being  sanctioned  for identified blocks fulfilling the above criteria.  As on date, the number of EMRSs sanctioned for the State of  Maharashtra,  Tamil  Nadu  and  Madhya  Pradesh  is  37,  8  and  70  respectively.   Out  of  70  EMRSs sanctioned in Madhya Pradesh, 4 EMRSs are already sanctioned for the district of Khargone and as per existing norms, no block in Pollachi Parliamentary constituency has been identified for the establishment of EMRS.

(d) :  Upto the year 2019-20, funds for EMRSs were released under Grants under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution of India.  From the year 2020-21 onwards separate allocation has been made for the scheme of  EMRS.  The details  of funds sanctioned and utilized under EMRS during the last three years and current year, States/UT-wise including Rajasthan and Nagaland is at Annexure .

(e): As reported, out of the total 694 EMRSs sanctioned across the country, the construction work has been completed in 272 locations.  In the State of Rajasthan , the construction work is completed at 25 locations out of 31 EMRSs sanctioned.

## ANNEXURE

State-wise details  of  fund  sanctioned  and  utilized  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  under  EMRS scheme:

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| S.   |                          | 2020-21                               | 2020-21                              | 2021-22                              | 2021-22                             | 2022-23                              | 2022-23                              | 2023-24 (upto 25.01.20 24)           | 2023-24 (upto 25.01.20 24)         |
|------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| N    | State/ UT                | Recurri ng (For Runnin g of Sc hools) | CCA (F or Const ruction of Schoo ls) | Recurri ng (For Running of Schoo ls) | CCA (Fo r Constr uction of Schools) | Recurrin g (For R unning of Schools) | CCA (F or Const ruction of Schoo ls) | Recurri ng (For Running of Schoo ls) | CCA (For C onstruction of Schools) |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh           | 2,799.12                              | 3,400.00                             | 4,336.13                             | 10,255.15                           | 3,852.98                             | 8,747.59                             | 2,680.03                             | 6,266.69                           |
| 2    | Arunach al Prades h (NE) | 170.04                                | 30.20                                | 119.54                               | -                                   | 310.06                               | 700.8 1                              | 350 .00                              | 195.99                             |
| 3    | Assam (NE)               | -                                     | 750.00                               | -                                    | 1,800.00                            | -                                    | 1,433.6 5                            | -                                    | 673.01                             |
| 4    | Bihar                    | -                                     | 10.00                                | -                                    | -                                   | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | 8.95                               |
| 5    | Chhattis garh            | 6,508.1 2                             | 460.00                               | 9,707.24                             | 3,552.42                            | 11,436.84                            | 7,999.0 9                            | 5,000. 00                            | 5,435.54                           |
| 6    | Dadra& Nagar H aveli     | 85.70                                 | 10.00                                | 58.55                                | 194.00                              | 184.96                               | 383.2 6                              | 112 .49                              | 5 0.96                             |
| 7    | Gujarat                  | 4,684.46                              | 71.40                                | 1,000.00                             | 60.00                               | 7,623.47                             | 2,465.4 9                            | 3,500. 00                            | 3,650.26                           |
| 8    | Himacha l Pradesh        | 255.0 6                               | -                                    | 599.11                               | -                                   | 483.18                               | -                                    | 829 .76                              | -                                  |
| 9    | Jammu & Kash mir         | -                                     | -                                    | 392.40                               | -                                   | -                                    | 1,200.0 0                            | 300 .00                              | 391.40                             |
| 10   | Jharkhan d               | 1,641.1 3                             | 564.60                               | 1,653.43                             | 9,655.77                            | 3,798.94                             | 19,763.33                            | 2,003. 96                            | 12,575.35                          |
| 11   | Karnatak a               | 2,495.8 3                             | -                                    | 3,672.86                             | -                                   | 1,529.92                             | 238.9 2                              | 1,450. 00                            | 627.93                             |
| 12   | Kerala                   | -                                     | -                                    | 229.56                               | -                                   | 515.66                               | 1,000.0 0                            | 150 .00                              | 9 6.69                             |
| 13   | Ladakh                   | -                                     | -                                    | -                                    | 10.00                               | -                                    | 450.0 0                              | -                                    | 800.00                             |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh           | 10,583.3 6                            | 3,876.00                             | -                                    | 3,560.00                            | 24,570.71                            | 7,247.0 7                            | -                                    | 2,486.74                           |
| 15   | Maharas htra             | 2,337.1 6                             | 450.00                               | 3,000.00                             | 1,393.74                            | 6,702.88                             | 6,216.2 7                            | -                                    | 3,305.49                           |
| 16   | Manipur (NE)             | 1,177.2 0                             | 90.80                                | 338.08                               | 60.00                               | 1,882.87                             | 487.1 1                              | 1,466. 87                            | 560.52                             |
| 17   | Meghala ya (NE)          | -                                     | 1,123.45                             | -                                    | 1,100.00                            | -                                    | 800.0 0                              | -                                    | 7 3.79                             |
| 18   | Mizoram (NE)             | 323.7 3                               | 2,960.00                             | 1,085.41                             | 5,000.00                            | 1,294.70                             | 799.8 4 52                           | 1,242.                               | -                                  |
| 19   | Nagalan d (NE)           | 285.5 1                               | 5,600.00                             | 711.60                               | 8,770.00                            | 557.71                               | -                                    | 609 .65                              | -                                  |
| 20   | Odisha                   | 4,758.6 7                             | 1,415.60                             | 4,090.39                             | 6,558.43                            | 5,173.33                             | 22,990.9 8                           | 3,200. 00                            | 18,735.63                          |

| 21   | Rajasth an     | 4,044.1 7   | 8,900.00   | 5,410.71   | 12,804.00   | 6,780.32   | 12,682.98 00   | 7,000.     | 4,378.17   |
|------|----------------|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|------------|----------------|------------|------------|
| 22   | Sikkim ( NE)   | 800.33      | -          | 1,037.88   | -           | 497.35     | 550.00         | 550. 00    | -          |
| 23   | Tamil N adu    | 1,008.2 9   | 216.85     | 1,190.62   | -           | 104.78     | 994.00         | 800. 00    | 299.80     |
| 24   | Telangan a     | 3,237.3 0   | 6,280.00   | 5,145.52   | 14,550.00   | 3,453.28   | 9,341.25       | 6,347. 30  | 5,045.63   |
| 25   | Tripura ( NE)  | 1,411.65    | 4,653.24   | 1,065.44   | 4,650.00    | 1,580.30   | 4,854.88       | 1,150. 87  | 3,068.13   |
| 26   | Uttar Pra desh | 386.68      | -          | 229.64     | 107.85      | 398.23     | 198.00         | 300 .00    | -          |
| 27   | Uttarakh and   | 321.28      | -          | 588.39     | 10.00       | 276.95     | 198.00         | 650. 00    | 553.45     |
| 28   | West Be ngal   | 1,262.45    | 800.00     | -          | -           | 2,303.67   | -              | 850. 00    | -          |
|      | Total          | 50,577.2 4  | 41,662.14  | 45,662.51  | 84,091.36   | 85,313.11  | 1,11,742.5 2   | 40,543. 45 | 69,280.11  |

The  amount  reflected  under  the  head  CCA  (for  construction  of  Schools)  has  been  given  to  various construction  agencies  like  CPWD/PSUs/State  Societies  for  the  construction  of  school  buildings  in  the respective states.

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