EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
Replying to an un-starred question in Rajya Sabha today the Union Tribal Affairs Minister of State Shri. Drugadas Uikey informed that as of 1st January, 2026, 723 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) have been sanctioned and 499 EMRSs are functional across the country. The State-wise/UT- wise number of EMRSs sanctioned, functional are given at Annexure.
Year-wise details of total funds allocated and utilised for EMRS in the last five years is as under:
(Rs.in Crore)
Sr. No.
Financial Year
Fund Allocated
(RE)
Utilisation
1
2020-21
1,200.00
936.28
2
2021-22
1,153.00
1,322.78
3
2022-23
1,999.90
2,014.95
4
2023-24
2,471.81
2,446.24
5
2024-25
4,748.92
4,713.21
31 teaching posts and 21 non-teaching posts are sanctioned per EMRS for EMRSs with classes uptoXIIth standard having a full strength of 480 students. There are 6605 regular teaching and 1832 non-teaching staff in position in EMRSs as on 31.12.2025. In addition to the direct recruitment, NESTS has also advised State Governments to depute staff on deputation. Further, State EMRS Societies are engaging guest teachers against vacancies, if any, and non-teaching staff on outsourcing basis/local engagement, so that academic activities are not hampered.
Annexure
Annexure as referred in part (a) of the reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred question No. 627 for 04.02.2026 raised by Shri Samirul Islam regarding “Eklavya Model Residential Schools”
State/UT- wise number of EMRS Sanctioned and Functional as on 1st January 2026
S.No.
Name of State
EMRS Sanctioned
EMRS Functional
1
Andhra Pradesh
28
28
2
Arunachal Pradesh
10
5
3
Assam
17
6
4
Bihar
3
2
5
Chhattisgarh
75
75
6
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
1
1
7
Gujarat
47
44
8
Himachal Pradesh
4
4
9
Jammu & Kashmir
6
6
10
Jharkhand
91
51
11
Karnataka
12
12
12
Kerala
4
4
13
Ladakh
3
–
14
Madhya Pradesh
71
63
15
Maharashtra
39
37
16
Manipur
21
5
17
Meghalaya
37
2
18
Mizoram
17
11
19
Nagaland
22
3
20
Odisha
111
47
21
Rajasthan
31
31
22
Sikkim
4
4
23
Tamil Nadu
8
8
24
Telangana
23
23
25
Tripura
21
12
26
Uttar Pradesh
4
3
27
Uttarakhand
4
4
28
West Bengal
9
8
Total
723
499