India, Aug. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S. No.
District
Block/ Taluka
Functioning Status
Construction Status
Enrolment 2025-26
1
Bankura
Khatra
Functional
Completed
430
2
Birbhum
Bolpur Sriniketan
Functional
Completed
385
3
Dakshin Dinajpur
Bansihari
Functional
Completed
441
4
Jalpaiguri
Nagrakata
Functional
Completed
479
5
Jhargram
Jhargram
Functional
Completed
464
6
Kalimpong
Kalimpong
Functional
In Progress
125
7
Paschim Bardhaman
Kanksa
Functional
Completed
414
8
Purulia
Bundwan
Functional
Pre-Construction Stage
9
Purulia
Manbazar - II
Functional
Completed
414
Total
3152
The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri. Durgadas Uikey informed today in Lok Sabha that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the scheme of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) for providing quality education to tribal students in their own environment preserving local art and culture. EMRS are established in tribal dominated blocks having more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons, as per Census 2011. As on date, 728 EMRSs have been approved out of which 508 are functional across the country. In West Bengal 9 EMRSs have been approved and all are functional. None of the blocks in Alipurduar districts fulfil the prescribed criteria for establishing EMRS.
National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, provides overall policy direction, academic support, monitoring, capacity building, recruitment, standardization of processes and implementation of the EMRS Scheme across the country. State EMRS Societies oversee the implementation, administration and day-to-day management of EMRSs within their jurisdictions. District Level EMRS Committees, under the Chairmanship of the District Collector/District Magistrates do local oversight and resolve local implementation issues.
The status of sanctioned, operational and under construction EMRSs in West Bengal, district wise is given at Annexure.
Annexure
Annexure as referred in part (a) to (e) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 4238 for 13.08.2026 raised by Shri Manoj Tigga regarding "STATUS OF EMRSs IN WEST BENGAL"
The status of sanctioned, operational and under construction EMRSs in West Bengal, district wise
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