Lok Sabha Question No. 945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: EMRSs in Gujarat and Telangana
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel, Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 945

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026

## EMRSs IN GUJARAT AND TELANGANA

## 945.     SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI: SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) sanctioned/operational/underconstruction in Telangana and Gujarat, district-wise;
- (b) the details of funds released and utilised for the same;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  equipped  these  schools  with  digital  classrooms,  science laboratories and sports infrastructure and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the vacancies for teachers and infrastructural gaps in these schools; and
- (e) the various steps and timelines to achieve full operational status for the said EMRSs?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  details  of  Eklavya  Model  Residential  Schools  (EMRSs)  sanctioned/  operational/ under-construction in Telangana and Gujarat, district-wise are given at Annexure.
- (b) During last five years, an amount of Rs. 73097.22 lakh and Rs. 59016.51 lakh has been released to and utilized by the state government of Telangana and Gujarat respectively.
- (c) All the EMRSs having capacity of 480 students from Classes VI to XII and the campus with the area of 15 acres have the provision of digital classrooms, science laboratories and sports  facilities.  Smart  boards  with  reliable  internet  connectivity  and  lab  equipment  for different  subjects  apart  from  facilities  for  indoor  and  outdoor  games  have  also  been provisioned.

(d) NESTS carried out its first  drive  for  direct  recruitment  of  10391  posts  through  ESSE2023 and staff selected have been posted in various EMRSs including Telangana and Gujarat. In addition to the direct recruitment, NESTS also has advised State Governments to depute staff on deputation. Further, State EMRS Societies are empowered to engage guest teachers against vacancies, if any, and non-teaching staff on outsourcing basis/local engagement, so that academic activities are not hampered.

(e) As per existing EMRS scheme guidelines, EMRSs are set up in blocks having more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons (as per census 2011) to provide quality education to tribal students in their own environment. The total construction period of EMRS is 24 months for plain area and 30 months for LWE/Hilly/NE Areas after encumbrance free land is  provided  by  the  respective  state  government.   The  availability  of  encumbrance  free land and forest clearance issues apart from the vacancies of teaching and non-teaching staff are some of the hurdles in completion and operationalization of EMRSs. The land and forest issues  are  resolved  through  meetings  with  the  concerned  authorities.  Necessary  steps  to address the issue of vacancies of teaching and non-teaching staff have also been taken over the  past  few  years  through  direct  recruitment  by  NESTS  as  well  as  authorizing  State governments to engage them on deputation or outsourcing. These efforts would enable timely operationalization of EMRSs.

Annexure

ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  IN  PART  (A)  OF  THE  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  945  FOR  05.02.2026  RAISED  BY  SHRI  ARVIND DHARMAPURI  AND  SHRI  DHAVAL  LAXMANBHAI  PATEL  REGARDING 'EMRSs IN GUJARAT AND TELANGANA'

The  details  of  Eklavya  Model  Residential  Schools  (EMRSs)  sanctioned/  operational/ under-construction in Telangana and Gujarat, district-wise

| State Name of District           |   EMRS Sanctioned/ Land made available |   FunctionalCompleted |    | Under Construction   |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|----|----------------------|
| Adilabad                         |                                      3 |                     3 |  3 |                      |
| Bhadradri Kothagudem             |                                      7 |                     7 |  7 |                      |
| Kamareddy                        |                                      1 |                     1 |  1 |                      |
| Khammam                          |                                      1 |                     1 |  1 |                      |
| Telangana Komaram Bheem Asifabad |                                      1 |                     1 |  1 |                      |
| Mahabubabad                      |                                      5 |                     5 |  4 | 1                    |
| Mahabubnagar                     |                                      1 |                     1 |  1 |                      |
| Nagarkurnool                     |                                      1 |                     1 |  1 |                      |
| Nizamabad                        |                                      1 |                     1 |  1 |                      |
| Rajanna Sircilla                 |                                      2 |                     2 |  2 |                      |
| Total                            |                                     23 |                    23 | 22 | 1                    |
| Arvalli                          |                                      2 |                     2 |  2 |                      |
| Banas Kantha                     |                                      3 |                     3 |  2 | 1                    |
| Bharuch                          |                                      2 |                     2 |  1 | 1                    |
| Chhota Udepur                    |                                      4 |                     4 |  2 | 2                    |
| Dahod                            |                                      7 |                     7 |  3 | 4                    |
| Gujarat Mahisagar                |                                      2 |                     2 |  1 | 1                    |
| Narmada                          |                                      5 |                     4 |  2 | 2                    |
| Navsari                          |                                      2 |                     2 |  1 | 1                    |
| Panch Mahals                     |                                      1 |                     1 |  1 |                      |
| Sabar Kantha                     |                                      3 |                     3 |  1 | 2                    |
| Surat                            |                                      4 |                     4 |  2 | 2                    |

| Tapi      |   5 |   3 |   3 |    |
|-----------|-----|-----|-----|----|
| The Dangs |   3 |   3 |   2 | 1  |
| Vadodara  |   1 |   1 |   1 |    |
| Valsad    |   3 |   3 |   2 | 1  |
| Total     |  47 |  44 |  26 | 18 |

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