Lok Sabha Question No. 517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Eklavya Model Residential Schools in Rajasthan
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 517

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 25/07/2024

## EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS IN RAJASTHAN

## 517 SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  number  and  budgetary  allocation  for  Eklavya  Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) in the country along with the detail of number of such schools in Rajasthan;
- (b) the details of the number of students enrolled and beneficiaries students during the last five years and the current year in established EMRSs in the country;
- (c) whether Government proposes to expand the number of such schools;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, district-wise , especially in Rajasthan; and
- (e) the details about the admission criteria for enrolment in the said schools to give easy access and provide benefit to ST students?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

(a) to (d): Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing a Central Sector Scheme  of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) to provide quality education to the tribal children (from class VI to XII) in their own environment, since 2018-19.  Under the scheme, Government has decided to establish 440 EMRS, one in every block having more than  50%  ST  population  and  at  least  20,000  tribal  persons  (as  per  census 2011).  Before  2018,  288   EMRS  were  sanctioned  under  Article  275(1)  of  the Constitution of India. Accordingly, Ministry has set the target to set up 728 EMRSs by 2026 (288+ 440).

As on date, 708 EMRSs have been sanctioned of which 405 schools are functional as on date. In the State of Rajasthan, all  31  EMRSs  have  already  been sanctioned.   State-wise  details  of  EMRSs  in  the  country  including  Rajasthan  is attached at Annexure-I .

The construction cost of each EMRS is Rs. 37.80 cr in plain area and Rs. 48.00 cr in North East, Hilly and LWE affected areas. The recurring cost is Rs.1.09 lakh per student  per  year.  The  details  of  number  of  students  enrolled  (beneficiaries)  in EMRSs during the last five years and current year in the country are as under:

| Year            | Total             |
|-----------------|-------------------|
| 61,286          | 2018-19           |
| 75,242          | 2019-20           |
| 90,475          | 2020-21           |
| 1,05,452        | 2021-22           |
| 1,13,275        | 2022-23           |
| 1,23,841        | 2023-24           |
| Admission under | 2024-2025 process |

(e): The admission criteria for enrolment in EMRSs to give easy access and provide benefit to ST students are attached at Annexure -II .

ANNEX-I as referred in part (a) to (d) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.517 dated 25.07.2024 raised by Shri Dushyant Singh regarding "Eklavya Model Residential Schools in Rajasthan".

## State-wise details of EMRSs in the country

| Sl. No.   | State / UT                         |   No. of Blocks identified |   No. of Sanctioned EMRSs |   No. of Functional EMRSs |
|-----------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                         28 |                        28 |                        28 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                         11 |                        10 |                         5 |
| 3         | Assam                              |                         17 |                        15 |                         1 |
| 4         | Bihar                              |                          3 |                         3 |                         0 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                       |                         75 |                        75 |                        74 |
| 6         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                          1 |                         1 |                         1 |
| 7         | Gujarat                            |                         47 |                        45 |                        34 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh                   |                          4 |                         4 |                         4 |
| 9         | Jammu& Kashmir                     |                          6 |                         6 |                         6 |
| 10        | Jharkhand                          |                         91 |                        89 |                         7 |
| 11        | Karnataka                          |                         12 |                        12 |                        12 |
| 12        | Kerala                             |                          4 |                         4 |                         4 |
| 13        | Ladakh                             |                          3 |                         3 |                         0 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                         71 |                        70 |                        63 |
| 15        | Maharashtra                        |                         39 |                        37 |                        37 |
| 16        | Manipur                            |                         21 |                        21 |                         3 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                          |                         38 |                        35 |                         0 |
| 18        | Mizoram                            |                         17 |                        17 |                         6 |
| 19        | Nagaland                           |                         22 |                        22 |                         3 |
| 20        | Odisha                             |                        114 |                       108 |                        32 |
| 21        | Rajasthan                          |                         31 |                        31 |                        30 |
| 22        | Sikkim                             |                          4 |                         4 |                         4 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu                         |                          8 |                         8 |                         8 |
| 24        | Telangana                          |                         23 |                        23 |                        23 |
| 25        | Tripura                            |                         21 |                        21 |                         6 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                          4 |                         4 |                         3 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                        |                          4 |                         4 |                         4 |
| 28        | West Bengal                        |                          9 |                         8 |                         7 |
|           | Grand Total                        |                        728 |                       708 |                       405 |

## Details of EMRSs in Rajasthan

|   Sl. No. | District       | Block/ Taluka   | Name of School       | Year of sanction   | Functional Status   |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Alwar          | Rajgarh         | EMRS Mallana         | 2010-11            | Functional          |
|         2 | Alwar          | Reni            | EMRS Patan           | 2011-12            | Functional          |
|         3 | Banswara       | Anandpuri       | EMRS Padola          | 2010-11            | Functional          |
|         4 | Banswara       | Anandpuri       | EMRS Sundrav         | 2013-14            | Functional          |
|         5 | Banswara       | Bagidora        | EMRS Bagidora        | 2020-21            | Functional          |
|         6 | Banswara       | Banswara        | EMRS Abapura (Gamda) | 2018-19            | Functional          |
|         7 | Banswara       | Garhi           | EMRS Garhi Parkhela  | 2020-21            | Functional          |
|         8 | Banswara       | Kushalgarh      | EMRS Kushalgarh      | 1997-98            | Functional          |
|         9 | Baran          | Shahbad         | EMRS Hanotiya        | 1997-98            | Functional          |
|        10 | Dungarpur      | Dungarpur       | EMRS Dungarpur       | 2019-20            | Functional          |
|        11 | Dungarpur      | Sabla           | EMRS Parda Chundawat | 2010-11            | Functional          |
|        12 | Dungarpur      | Sagbara         | EMRS Sagwara         | 2020-21            | Functional          |
|        13 | Dungarpur      | Simalwara       | EMRS Simalwara       | 1998-99            | Functional          |
|        14 | Jaipur         | Bassi           | EMRS Biharipura      | 2010-11            | Functional          |
|        15 | Jaipur         | Jamwa Ramgarh   | EMRS Jamwa Ramgarh   | 2016-17            | Non Functional      |
|        16 | Karauli        | Todabhim        | EMRS Ranoli          | 2010-11            | Functional          |
|        17 | Pratapgarh     | Arnod           | EMRS Arnod           | 2020-21            | Functional          |
|        18 | Pratapgarh     | Dhariawad       | EMRS Dhariawad       | 2020-21            | Functional          |
|        19 | Pratapgarh     | Peepalkhoont    | EMRS Peepalkhunt     | 2018-19            | Functional          |
|        20 | Pratapgarh     | Pratapgarh      | EMRS Timarwa         | 2007-08            | Functional          |
|        21 | Sawai Madhopur | Bamanwas        | EMRS Barnala         | 2010-11            | Functional          |
|        22 | Sirohi         | Abu Road        | EMRS Danvav          | 1997-98            | Functional          |
|        23 | Tonk           | Newai           | EMRS Niwai           | 1999-00            | Functional          |
|        24 | Udaipur        | Gogunda         | EMRS Gogunda         | 2013-14            | Functional          |
|        25 | Udaipur        | Jhadol          | EMRS Jhadol          | 2020-21            | Functional          |
|        26 | Udaipur        | Kherwara        | EMRS Khandiovri      | 2021-22            | Functional          |
|        27 | Udaipur        | Kotra           | EMRS Kotra           | 1997-98            | Functional          |
|        28 | Udaipur        | Lasadiya        | EMRS Lasadiya        | 2020-21            | Functional          |

|   29 | Udaipur   | Rishabhdeo   | EMRS Kherwara   | 1999-00   | Functional   |
|------|-----------|--------------|-----------------|-----------|--------------|
|   30 | Udaipur   | Salumbar     | EMRS Salumber   | 2020-21   | Functional   |
|   31 | Udaipur   | Sarada       | EMRS Sarada     | 2019-20   | Functional   |

ANNEX-II as referred in  part  (e)  of  the  reply  to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.517 dated 25.07.2024 raised by Shri Dushyant Singh regarding "Eklavya Model Residential Schools in Rajasthan".

## Admission Criteria:

The minimum and maximum age limit (as on 31 st  March of the year in which admission is  sought)  for  admission  in  Eklavya  Model  Residential  Schools  in  various  classes  is given below:

( Child born on 1st April should also be considered .)

| Class    | Minimum age on 31 st March of the year in which admission is sought   | Maximum age on 31st march of the year in which admission is sought   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 10 years | 13 years                                                              | VI                                                                   |
| 11 years | 14 years                                                              | VII                                                                  |
| 12 years | 15 years                                                              | VIII                                                                 |
| 13 years | 16 years                                                              | IX                                                                   |
| 14 years | 17 years                                                              | X                                                                    |

## Class Strength:

A fully functional EMRS shall have 2 sections in each class from VI to X and 3 sections in Class XI & XII (one of each stream viz. Science, Commerce & Humanities) with a total sanctioned strength of 480 @ 30 per section per class.

## General Eligibility Criteria:

- I. The candidates belonging to the reservation categories mentioned at reservation table below, in respect of their domiciled State/ UT are eligible to apply for admission.
- II. A candidate should fulfil the age criteria as mentioned in Admission Criteria.  In case of doubtful cases of overage in comparison to the age recorded in the certificate, they may be referred to the District Medical Board for confirmation of the age. The decision of the Medical Board will be treated as final and binding on both the parties.
- III. Candidate should not be rusticated from any of the schools.

## Reservations in Admission:

In accordance with EMRS Guidelines November 2020 & duly approved Note for the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) vide Ministry of Tribal Affairs letter

No. 17011/03/2019-EMRS (Part - I) dated 05.12.2021, the below mentioned reservation criteria shall be followed for granting admissions in EMRSs: -

## Reservation Table:

| S.N.   | Reservation Category for the State                                                                                                                                         |   %age Reservation |   No. of seats out of 60 per Class (@ 30 per Section) |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| (i)    | ST Children.                                                                                                                                                               |                 80 |                                                    48 |
| (ii)   | Children belonging to PVTG communities.                                                                                                                                    |                  5 |                                                     3 |
| (iii)  | Children belonging to DNT/NT/SNT community.                                                                                                                                |                  5 |                                                     3 |
| (iv)   | a) Children who have lost their parents to LWE * / insurgencies/ Covid, b) Children of widows, c) Children of Divyang parent, d) Others e.g. Land donor, orphan child etc. |                 10 |                                                     6 |
| Total  | Total                                                                                                                                                                      |                100 |                                                    60 |

## Admission Selection Procedure

Admission to class VI is made on the basis of an entrance test called Eklavya Model Residential School Selection Test (EMRSST). The candidates desirous to get admission in EMRSs have to appear and qualify EMRSST.

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