Over 1.23 Lakh students enrolled in Eklavya Model Residential Schools in 2023-24; 405 EMRSs functional across the country
Over 1.23 Lakh students enrolled in Eklavya Model Residential Schools in 2023-24; 405 EMRSs functional across the country
At present, a total number of 708 Eklavya Model residential Schools (EMRSs) have been sanctioned across the country, out of which 405 schools are reported to be functional. The State-wise details of the total sanctioned EMRSs are provided below:
Sl. No.
State / UT
No. of EMRSs Sanctioned
No. of EMRSs Functional
1
Andhra Pradesh
28
28
2
Arunachal Pradesh
10
5
3
Assam
15
1
4
Bihar
3
0
5
Chhattisgarh
75
74
6
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
1
1
7
Gujarat
45
34
8
Himachal Pradesh
4
4
9
Jammu & Kashmir
6
6
10
Jharkhand
89
7
11
Karnataka
12
12
12
Kerala
4
4
13
Ladakh
3
0
14
Madhya Pradesh
70
63
15
Maharashtra
37
37
16
Manipur
21
3
17
Meghalaya
35
0
18
Mizoram
17
6
19
Nagaland
22
3
20
Odisha
108
32
21
Rajasthan
31
30
22
Sikkim
4
4
23
Tamil Nadu
8
8
24
Telangana
23
23
25
Tripura
21
6
26
Uttar Pradesh
4
3
27
Uttarakhand
4
4
28
West Bengal
8
7
Grand Total
708
405
Under the new scheme of EMRS, Ministry releases funds to National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), the autonomous society created in the year 2019 under the Ministry to manage and implement the scheme of EMRS, and NESTS further releases funds to States/ UTs/ PSUs/ Construction Agencies/ State Societies as per their requirements for construction of EMRSs and recurring cost for running of the schools. Prior to 2020-21, this scheme was a component under Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India and no separate budget allocation was made for the scheme of EMRS. Budget allocation under new EMRS scheme from 2020-21 onwards are as under:
(Rs. in crore)
Financial Year
BE
RE
Expenditure
2020-21
1313.23
1200.00
1199.98
2021-22
1418.04
1057.74
1057.74
2022-23
2000.0
2000.00
1999.98
2023-24
5943.00
2471.81
2447.61
2024-25
6399.00
—
1719.76
The number of students enrolled in EMRSs since 2019-20 to 2023-24 is as under:
Academic year
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
Student Enrolment
in EMRSs
73391
90520
105463
113275
123841
This was informed by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS, SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY, in written replies to questions in Rajya Sabha today.
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