India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Sl. No.
State/UTs
Total Sanctioned EMRS
Functional EMRSs
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
Replying to an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha today the Union Minister of State Shri. Durgadas Uikey said that in the Union Budget 2018-19, the Government announced a significant expansion of the Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) Scheme with the objective of providing quality education to Scheduled Tribe (ST) children in their own socio-cultural environment. Under this initiative, it was envisaged to establish EMRSs for classes VI to XII having equal number of boys and girls in blocks having more than 50 per cent ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons (twin criteria), as per the Census 2011.
Pursuant to this announcement, the Government has approved the establishment of 728 EMRSs ( including 288 old schools ) across the country to enhance access to quality education for ST students, particularly in remote and underserved areas.
As on date, a total of 723 EMRSs have been sanctioned, out of which 499 schools are functional. State wise status of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) is at Annexure.
(c and d): EMRS scheme has presently the provision of establishing EMRSs in a block having more than 50 per cent ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons. The assessment for requirement of additional schools is a continuous process which are reviewed from time to time.
Annexure
Annexure as referred in part (a and b) of the reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4298 for 01.04.2026 raised by Shri Niranjan Bishi regarding "Assessment of requirement for additional EMRS"
State-wise/UT-wise details of status of EMRSs
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
