Parliament Question: Functioning of EMRSs

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 769 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2026 FUNCTIONING OF EMRSs

769. SHRI SASIKANTH SENTHIL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) sanctioned and the number presently functional out of them, State-wise;

(b) the sanctioned and vacant posts of teaching and non-teaching staff in such schools, category- wise;

(c) whether there is a shortfall in enrolment or infrastructure in such schools, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps taken to make all sanctioned schools functional and to fill the vacancies therein? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

(a) The State-wise status of sanctioned and functional Eklavya Model Residential Schools

(EMRSs) is as follows- S.No. State Sanctioned EMRS Functional EMRSs 1 Andhra Pradesh 28 28 2 Arunachal Pradesh 11 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 71 15 Maharashtra 39 37 16 Manipur 21 5 17 Meghalaya 38 2 18 Mizoram 17 11 19 Nagaland 22 320 Odisha 114 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 9 Total 728 508

(b) to (d) - 31 teaching posts and 21 non-teaching posts per EMRS have been sanctioned with classes up to XII having a full strength of 480 students. 9111 teaching & non -teaching staff have already been recruited and examination has been conducted for another batch of 7267 teaching & non -teaching staff for EMRSs across the country. In addition, State Governments have also been advised to depute staff on deputation and contract basis to address the issue of vacancies so that academic activities are not hampered.

The enrolment in EMRSs has increased year by year with more schools made functional. As reported by the respective State/UT EMRS Societies, the number of students enrolled in EMRSs

during the last five years is as under:

Academic year 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Student Enrolment in 105463 113275 123841 138336 156593 EMRSs In order to bridge the infrastructure gap in EMRSs, several measures have been taken such as Standardised designs ensuring modern academic facilities, hostels, staff quarters, and sports infrastructure; additional grants for upgradation of old schools; regular monitoring through third- party inspections etc.

Further, National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) continuously follows up with the State Governments and the execution agencies to fast-track construction of EMRSs and to make them functional at the earliest. Besides, State Governments have also been advised to make the EMRS functional in alternative buildings, wherever feasible.

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