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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2223
TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026
EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
2223 SHRI RYAGA KRISHNAIAH:
SHRI UJJWAL DEORAO NIKAM:
SHRI MANAN KUMAR MISHRA:
Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) sanctioned, made
functional and under construction till date, State-wise/UT-wise, including progress towards
coverage of identified sub-districts with significant ST population;
(b) the details of enrolment, teacher recruitment, infrastructure status and availability of
facilities for academics, sports, skill development and preservation of local art and culture in
these schools till date;
(c) the status of implementation of Eklavya Model Day Boarding Schools (EMDBS) in high
ST-density areas and the response thereto; and
(d) the details of measurable outcomes in terms of academic performance, higher education
admissions and student achievements in sports and skill development?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)
(a) There is a provision of establishing EMRS in every block having more than 50% ST
population and at least 20,000 tribal persons, as per the 2011 Census. The State-wise/UT- wise
details of status of EMRSs is given at Annexure.
(b) As on 06.03.2026, a total of 499 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) are
operational across the country with an enrollment of 1,56,564 students. NESTS has undertaken
its first drive for direct recruitment of 10,391 posts through ESSE-2023. Staff selected through
this process have been posted in EMRSs. To ensure that academic activities are not hampered,
guest teachers are also engaged by State Societies, wherever vacancies arise.
All new EMRSs having an area of 15 acres, with student capacity of 480 from Classes VI to
XII are well equipped with modern design. These include separate Boys’ and Girls’ Hostels,
integrated dining and kitchen facilities, quarters for teaching and non-teaching staff, classroomswith modern teaching aids, science and computer laboratories, libraries with diverse learning
resources, playgrounds and sports equipment, facilities for extracurricular activities like music,
art and sports to preserve local art and culture, computer labs with internet access, skill
development and vocational training programs to enhance employability, etc.
(c) Eklavya Model Day Boarding Schools (EMDBS) have been merged with EMRS w.e.f.
29.04.2022.
(d) As reported by the States, during 2024–25, the pass percentage of EMRS students in Class
X was 89% and in Class XII was 85%. Further, 129 EMRSs achieved 100% results in Class X
and 72 EMRSs achieved 100% results in Class XII. In the same year, 219 EMRS students
qualified IIT-JEE (Main), 34 qualified IIT-JEE (Advanced), and 344 students qualified the
NEET examination, indicating positive learning outcomes.
To nurture sports talent in EMRSs, National Level Sports Meet is organized by NESTS, apart
from State level sports competition in the respective EMRS States. The 4th National EMRS
Sports Meet 2025 was held from 11th to 15th November 2025 in Rourkela, Sundargarh and
Rajgangpur, Odisha. Around 5,500 tribal students from 21 States and 1 UT participated in 22
individual and team sporting disciplines, with near-equal participation of girls and boys.
Further, to enhance and promote Skill development in EMRSs, under the SANKALP Project
of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and National Skill Development
Corporation, 400 Skill Labs have been established in 200 EMRS campuses, equipped with
robotics, digital fabrication, and electronics tools.Annexure
Annexure as referred in part (a) of the reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred question No. 2223
for 11.03.2026 raised by Shri Ryaga Krishnaiah, Shri Ujjwal Deorao Nikam and Shri
Manan Kumar Mishra regarding “EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS”
State-wise/UT-wise details of status of EMRSs
Sl. State/UTs Total Sanctioned Functional Under
No. EMRS EMRSs Construction
1 Andhra Pradesh 28 28 5
2 Arunachal Pradesh 10 5 3
3 Assam 17 6 10
4 Bihar 3 2 1
5 Chhattisgarh 75 75 40
6 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and 1 1 1
Daman & Diu
7 Gujarat 47 44 20
8 Himachal Pradesh 4 4 3
9 Jammu & Kashmir 6 6 4
10 Jharkhand 91 51 40
11 Karnataka 12 12 0
12 Kerala 4 4 2
13 Ladakh 3 3
14 Madhya Pradesh 71 63 20
15 Maharashtra 39 37 19
16 Manipur 21 5 16
17 Meghalaya 37 2 35
18 Mizoram 17 11 8
19 Nagaland 22 3 19
20 Odisha 111 47 57
21 Rajasthan 31 31 0
22 Sikkim 4 4 0
23 Tamil Nadu 8 8 1
24 Telangana 23 23 1
25 Tripura 21 12 11
26 Uttar Pradesh 4 3 0
27 Uttarakhand 4 4 2
28 West Bengal 9 8 2
Total 723 499 323
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