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PVTGS IN EMRSs

Replying today an un-starred question of Dr Shashi Tharoor the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha today that the state-wise details of the percentage of enrolment of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) as reported by respective State Societies as on 15.07.2025 are given below: –

S. No.

State

% of enrolment of PVTG

Andhra Pradesh

19.17%

Chhattisgarh

2.22%

Gujarat

0.14%

Jharkhand

4.49%

Karnataka

0.64%

Kerala

7.60%

Madhya Pradesh

2.63%

Maharashtra

0.84%

Odisha

2.32%

Rajasthan

1.69%

Tamil Nadu

6.88%

Telangana

0.79%

Tripura

10.11%

Uttarakhand

4.38%

West Bengal

3.88%

National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), an autonomous organization under Ministry of Tribal Affairs, has been established to manage and implement the scheme of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) in co-ordination with State EMRS Societies. NESTS carried out its first drive for direct recruitment of 10391 posts( Including Teaching and Non Teaching) through ESSE-2023 and staff selected have been posted in various EMRSs. 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 Society to engage guest teachers against vacancies, and non-teaching staff on outsourcing basis/local engagement, so that academic activities are not hampered. The details of percentage vacancy of teaching and non -teaching staff as reported by the respective States are as under:

Sl. No.

State/UT

% of vacancies- Teaching

% of vacancies- Non Teaching

1

Andhra Pradesh

30%

–

2

Arunachal Pradesh

39%

–

3

Assam

Not Reported

Not Reported

4

Bihar

Not Reported

Not Reported

5

Chhattisgarh

29%

–

6

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

–

–

7

Gujarat

24%

–

8

Himachal Pradesh

32%

–

9

Jammu & Kashmir

34%

48%

10

Jharkhand

76%

51%

11

Karnataka

17%

–

12

Kerala

20%

–

13

Madhya Pradesh

9%

–

14

Maharashtra

48%

19%

15

Manipur

60%

17%

16

Mizoram

48%

–

17

Nagaland

18%

–

18

Odisha

31%

–

19

Rajasthan

15%

13%

20

Sikkim

12%

–

21

Tamil Nadu

45%

39%

22

Telangana

0%

–

23

Tripura

–

–

24

Uttar Pradesh

7%

–

25

Uttarakhand

36%

21%

26

West Bengal

29%

–

 

Yes, the Government, through State Societies is taking several steps to address the systematic challenges concerning Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs). The measures being implemented include:

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