Lok Sabha Question No. 3362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Data on EMRSs Pass-Out Students
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †3362

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 12/03/2026

## DATA ON EMRSs PASS-OUT STUDENTS

## †3362. SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI: SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government maintains any data regarding the progress of students who have passed out from Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) and completed higher education, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the quantum of funds allocated to the said Schools during the last five years in the country, State-wise, including the Union Territory  of  Dadra  & Nagar Haveli  and Daman  & Diu and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district of Maharashtra;
- (c) whether the Government runs any scholarship scheme for students passing out from the said Schools to pursue college education; and
- (d) if so, the State-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): National Education Society for Tribal Students maintains data on 12th-passed-out students through an Alumni Module on MIS Portal, where details of their higher education are collected. As on 06.03.2026, 4,348 students are enrolled in higher education institutions.
- (b) The funds released for the establishment and operation of EMRSs till 28.02.2026 are given at Annexure I.
- (c) & (d): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements various Scholarship Schemes for ST students ,including the students of EMRS, such as Post Matric Scholarship (PMS), National Scholarship Scheme for Higher Education (Top Class Education Scheme) for graduation & post-graduation in selected  institutions  ,  National  Fellowship  (NFST)  for  pursuing  Phd  in  Indian  Universities, National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for pursuing Post graduation, Doctoral & Post Doctoral degree in top QS 1000 world ranking universities abroad. The Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) covers students of 11 th ,12 th standard and college students.

The  State-wise  number  of  beneficiaries  covered  during 2024-25 under  various  scholarship schemes is given as Annexure II.

Annexure as referred in part (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 3362 for  12.03.2026 raised by SMT. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai and SHRI Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram regarding " DATA ON EMRSs PASS-OUT STUDENTS"

Year wise funds released for the establishment and operation of EMRS till 28.02.2026 (Rs. In lakhs)

| S. No                                                 | State/UT                                              | 2021-22                                               | 2022-23                                               | 2023-24                                               | 2024-25                                               | 2025-26     |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| 1                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                        | 14,591.28                                             | 12,600.57                                             | 10,795.05                                             | 23,669.35                                             | 22,990.25   |
| 2                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                     | 119.54                                                | 1,010.87                                              | 693.91                                                | 2,021.21                                              | 4,504.37    |
| 3                                                     | Assam                                                 | 1,800.00                                              | 1,433.65                                              | 2,732.67                                              | 10,654.29                                             | 11,458.52   |
| 4                                                     | Bihar                                                 | -                                                     | -                                                     | 8.95                                                  | 34.12                                                 | 1,948.30    |
| 5                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                          | 13,259.66                                             | 19,435.93                                             | 15,888.89                                             | 86,649.55                                             | 44,234.16   |
| 6                                                     | Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu                    | 252.55                                                | 568.22                                                | 163.45                                                | 353.32                                                | 458.57      |
| 7                                                     | Gujarat                                               | 1,060.00                                              | 10,088.95                                             | 15,667.55                                             | 27,444.15                                             | 23,065.08   |
| 8                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                      | 599.11                                                | 483.18                                                | 829.76                                                | 1,616.71                                              | 1,505.72    |
| 9                                                     | Jammu& Kashmir                                        | 392.4                                                 | 1,200.00                                              | 891.4                                                 | 824.19                                                | 1,564.64    |
| 10                                                    | Jharkhand                                             | 11,309.20                                             | 23,562.27                                             | 23,915.13                                             | 64,305.31                                             | 58,776.47   |
| 11                                                    | Karnataka                                             | 3,672.86                                              | 1,768.84                                              | 2,677.67                                              | 7,933.24                                              | 4,416.73    |
| 12                                                    | Kerala                                                | 229.56                                                | 1,515.66                                              | 249                                                   | 1,252.21                                              | 1,493.90    |
| 13                                                    | Ladakh                                                | 10                                                    | 450                                                   | 800                                                   | 17.41                                                 | 400         |
| 14                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                        | 3,560.00                                              | 31,817.79                                             | 13,157.19                                             | 37,339.69                                             | 42,298.44   |
| 15                                                    | Maharashtra                                           | 4,393.74                                              | 12,919.16                                             | 8,525.91                                              | 30,489.87                                             | 20,122.96   |
| 16                                                    | Manipur                                               | 398.08                                                | 2,369.98                                              | 3,044.92                                              | 2,397.58                                              | 15,755.94   |
| 17                                                    | Meghalaya                                             | 1,100.00                                              | 800                                                   | 21,014.66                                             | 31,942.72                                             | 11,403.80   |
| 18                                                    | Mizoram                                               | 6,085.41                                              | 2,094.54                                              | 1,242.52                                              | 14,619.30                                             | 3,501.15    |
| 19                                                    | Nagaland                                              | 9,481.60                                              | 557.71                                                | 18,377.12                                             | 698.27                                                | 855.1       |
| 20                                                    | Odisha                                                | 10,648.82                                             | 28,164.31                                             | 48,934.80                                             | 64,965.47                                             | 60,895.45   |
| 21                                                    | Rajasthan                                             | 18,214.71                                             | 19,463.30                                             | 13,687.79                                             | 14,322.63                                             | 12,905.70   |
| 22                                                    | Sikkim                                                | 1,037.88                                              | 1,047.35                                              | 1,118.83                                              | 1,058.36                                              | 1,296.03    |
| 23                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                            | 1,190.62                                              | 1,098.78                                              | 1,099.80                                              | 1,738.95                                              | 2,797.39    |
| 24                                                    | Telangana                                             | 19,695.52                                             | 12,794.53                                             | 14,276.17                                             | 16,813.70                                             | 16,063.43   |
| 25                                                    | Tripura                                               | 5,715.44                                              | 6,435.19                                              | 6,670.35                                              | 11,728.87                                             | 17,687.35   |
| 26                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                         | 337.49                                                | 596.23                                                | 624.14                                                | 1,384.63                                              | 1,434.71    |
| 27                                                    | Uttarakhand                                           | 598.39                                                | 474.95                                                | 1,537.53                                              | 3,880.32                                              | 2,777.18    |
| 28                                                    | West Bengal                                           | -                                                     | 2,303.67                                              | 1,869.70                                              | 1,789.50                                              | 900         |
| Total 1,29,753.86 1,97,055.63 2,30,494.86 4,61,944.92 | Total 1,29,753.86 1,97,055.63 2,30,494.86 4,61,944.92 | Total 1,29,753.86 1,97,055.63 2,30,494.86 4,61,944.92 | Total 1,29,753.86 1,97,055.63 2,30,494.86 4,61,944.92 | Total 1,29,753.86 1,97,055.63 2,30,494.86 4,61,944.92 | Total 1,29,753.86 1,97,055.63 2,30,494.86 4,61,944.92 | 3,87,511.34 |

Annexure as referred in part (c) & (d) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 3362  for  12.03.2026  raised  by  Smt.  Delkar  Kalaben  Mohanbhai  and  Shri  Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram regarding " DATA ON EMRSs PASS-OUT STUDENTS"

State wise Number of Beneficiaries under various scholarship schemes of Ministry of Tribal Affairs for the F.Y year 2024-25

| SL NO.   | STATE                                |   Total Beneficiaries |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS          |                   313 |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH                       |                 68291 |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    |                 45366 |
| 4        | ASSAM                                |                 77776 |
| 5        | BIHAR                                |                  3579 |
| 6        | CHHATTISGARH                         |                 34327 |
| 7        | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU |                  1629 |
| 8        | GOA                                  |                  3168 |
| 9        | GUJARAT                              |                233345 |
| 10       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                     |                  5049 |
| 11       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                    |                 15447 |
| 12       | JHARKHAND                            |                 65480 |
| 13       | KARNATAKA                            |                126253 |
| 14       | KERALA                               |                 13051 |
| 15       | LADAKH                               |                  9105 |
| 16       | LAKSHADWEEP                          |                     3 |
| 17       | MADHYA PRADESH                       |                326626 |
| 18       | MAHARASHTRA                          |                144992 |
| 19       | MANIPUR                              |                 32588 |
| 20       | MEGHALAYA                            |                 74175 |
| 21       | MIZORAM                              |                 28887 |
| 22       | NAGALAND                             |                 42239 |
| 23       | ODISHA                               |                230656 |
| 24       | PUDUCHERRY                           |                    11 |
| 25       | RAJASTHAN                            |                   929 |
| 26       | SIKKIM                               |                  2467 |
| 27       | TAMIL NADU                           |                 28322 |
| 28       | TELANGANA                            |                134155 |
| 29       | TRIPURA                              |                 33668 |
| 30       | UTTAR PRADESH                        |                 10547 |
| 31       | UTTARAKHAND                          |                  3932 |
| 32       | WEST BENGAL                          |                 29686 |
|          | Total                                |               1826062 |

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