INFRASTRUCTURE OF EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL
INFRASTRUCTURE OF EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL
Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed in Rajya Sabha today that as of 1st January, 2026, 723 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) have been sanctioned across the country. The State-wise/UT- wise number of EMRSs sanctioned are given at Annexure.
(b) All new EMRSs constructed under the Central Sector Scheme have well-equipped campuses having modern design spread over 15 acres, with a capacity of 480 students from Classes VI to XII which includes separate Boys’ and Girls’ Hostels, integrated dining and kitchen facilities, quarters for teaching and non-teaching staff, well-ventilated classrooms, state-of-the-art laboratories and library to support academic learning. For staffing, NESTS has already carried out its first phase for direct recruitment of 10391 posts through EMRS Staff Selection Examination (ESSE)-2023. 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.
(c)& (d) A proposal of approach road for EMRS Tamenglong was received during 2024-25 for which an amount of Rs. 125 lakhs have been approved. No proposal has been received by the Ministry during 2025-26.
Annexure
Annexure as referred in part (a) of the reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred question No. 1425 for 11.02.2026 raised by Shri Javed Ali Khan regarding “Infrastructure of Eklavya Model Residential School”
State/UT- wise number of EMRS Sanctioned as on 1st January 2026
S.No.
Name of State
EMRS Sanctioned
1
Andhra Pradesh
28
2
Arunachal Pradesh
10
3
Assam
17
4
Bihar
3
5
Chhattisgarh
75
6
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
1
7
Gujarat
47
8
Himachal Pradesh
4
9
Jammu & Kashmir
6
10
Jharkhand
91
11
Karnataka
12
12
Kerala
4
13
Ladakh
3
14
Madhya Pradesh
71
15
Maharashtra
39
16
Manipur
21
17
Meghalaya
37
18
Mizoram
17
19
Nagaland
22
20
Odisha
111
21
Rajasthan
31
22
Sikkim
4
23
Tamil Nadu
8
24
Telangana
23
25
Tripura
21
26
Uttar Pradesh
4
27
Uttarakhand
4
28
West Bengal
9
Total
723