In response to Unstarred Question No. †692, concerning Eklavya Model Residential Schools in Bihar, asked by Shri Ajay Kumar Mandal and Shri Rajesh Ranjan, the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Shri Durgadas Uikey, provided the following information:
Regarding the establishment of an Eklavya Model Residential School in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, none of the blocks in the district meet the criteria of having more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons (as per census 2011), which was announced in the Union Budget of 2018-19.
Currently, the EMRSs sanctioned in Bihar are located in Jhajha (Jamui district), Ramnagar (West Champaran district), and Adhaura (Kaimur district). None of the blocks in Purnia, Banka, and Munger districts meet the criteria required for sanctioning an EMRS.
The requirement of EMRSs is reviewed periodically.
Key Entities Referenced
Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS): Scheme to establish residential schools for tribal students.
Bihar: Indian state, location central to the scope of the policy.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs: The central ministry responsible for matters related to tribal affairs and the EMRS scheme.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †692
TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025
EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS IN BIHAR
†692. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:
SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:
Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government proposes to establish an Eklavya Model Residential School in Bhagalpur
district of Bihar under its scheme, if so, the details of its location and current status thereof;
(b) if not, the details of alternative schemes to provide high-quality residential education to students from ST
dominated areas of the district;
(c) whether Eklavya Model Residential Schools have not been established despite having a large Scheduled
Tribe population in many districts of the State of Bihar like Purnia, Banka, Jamui, Munger, Kaimur, if so,
the details thereof; and
(d) whether the Government proposes to establish school in Bihar by amending the terms and conditions of
Eklavya Model Residential Schools for the State of Bihar and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)
(a) and (b) In Union Budget of 2018-19, Government of India announced that to provide quality education
to the tribal children in their own environment, EMRSs will be established in every block having more than
50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons (as per census 2011). None of the blocks of Bhagalpur
district of Bihar meet this twin criteria.
(c) The details of EMRSs sanctioned in Bihar are as under:
1. Jhajha, Jamui district
2. Ramnagar, West Champaran district
3. Adhaura, Kaimur district
None of the blocks in the districts of Purnia, Banka, and Munger fulfil the twin criteria required for
sanctioning an EMRS.
(d) The requirement of EMRSs is reviewed from time to time.
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