Lok Sabha Question No. 2184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: EMRSs in Assam
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Md. Rakibul Hussain

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2184

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2026

## EMRSs IN ASSAM

## 2184. MD. RAKIBUL HUSSAIN:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of residential schools, hostels and Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) sanctioned, operational and under construction in Assam along  with their enrollment capacity, district-wise;
- (b) whether shortage of teachers, infrastructure or basic facilities have been reported; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to address such deficiencies?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The district wise status of EMRS sanctioned, operational and under construction for Assam are as under:

| S.   | No.Name of District   |   EMRS | SanctionedOperationalUnder   | Construction   |
|------|-----------------------|--------|------------------------------|----------------|
| 1    | Baksa                 |      3 | 2                            | 1              |
| 2    | Barpeta               |      1 | 1                            | -              |
| 3    | Dhemaji               |      1 | 1                            | -              |
| 4    | Dima Hasao            |      4 | 1                            | 3              |
| 5    | Goalpara              |      1 | -                            | 1              |
| 6    | Kamrup                |      1 | -                            | 1              |
| 7    | Karbi Anglong         |      3 | 1                            | 1              |
| 8    | Kokrajhar             |      1 | -                            | 1              |
| 9    | Udalguri              |      1 | -                            | 1              |
| 10   | West Karbi Anglong    |      1 | -                            | 1              |
|      |                       |     17 | 6                            | 10             |

Construction has been completed in one EMRS in Karbi Anglong district which was inaugurated on  Janjatiya  Gaurav  Diwas  2025.  All  EMRSs  having  classes  from  standard  VI  to  XII  have enrolment capacity of 480 students.

(b) & (c):   NESTS carried out its first drive for direct recruitment of 10391 posts through ESSE2023  and  selected  teaching  and  non-teaching  staff  have  been  posted  in  various  EMRSs.  The notification for recruitment of 7267 teaching and non-teaching posts through ESSE - 2025 has also been issued.  In addition to the direct recruitment, NESTS also has advised State Governments to depute staff on deputation. Further, directions have been issued to State EMRS Societies to engage  guest  teachers  against  vacancies,  and  non-teaching  staff  on  outsourcing  basis/local engagement, so that academic activities are not hampered.

In order to bridge the infrastructure gap in EMRSs, several measures have been taken, such as:

i) Standardised designs for new EMRS buildings have been developed, ensuring modern academic facilities, hostels, staff quarters, and sports infrastructure.

ii) For old EMRSs sanctioned under Article 275 (1), an amount of ₹ 5 crore has been provisioned for their upgradation.

iii) Regular monitoring through third-party inspections (IITs, NITs, CBRI, etc.) and joint reviews are conducted to ensure quality and timely completion of works.

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