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Date: 2025-12-04 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Status of EMRSs

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**Executive Summary** This document reports on the status of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in India, responding to questions raised in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 727, to be answered on December 4, 2025. It provides data on funds sanctioned, allocated, and utilized, faculty vacancies, and student dropout rates, with state-wise/union territory-wise details as of November 29, 2025, and November 1, 2025. Annexure I presents year-wise funds released, and Annexure II provides details on student dropout rates over the last five years. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Financial Data** * Details of funds sanctioned and released under the EMRS scheme over the years are provided. * The state-wise/union territory-wise and year-wise funds released for the establishment and operation of EMRS since inception till 29.11.2025 are given at Annexure I. * **Faculty and Staffing** * 31 teaching posts and 21 non-teaching posts are sanctioned per EMRS for schools with classes up to 12th and a full strength of 480 students. * NESTS conducted a recruitment drive (ESSE-2023) for 10391 posts, and selected staff have been posted in EMRSs. * State Governments have been advised by NESTS to depute staff, and State EMRS Societies have been directed to engage guest teachers and non-teaching staff via outsourcing or local engagement. * **Student Dropout Rates** * State/UT-wise details of student dropout rates for the last five years are given in Annexure II. **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder:** Ministry of Tribal Affairs * **Impact:** Responsible for overseeing the implementation and operation of the EMRS scheme. * **Action Required:** Review the financial data, staffing levels, and dropout rates to identify areas for improvement and ensure effective management of the scheme. **Stakeholder:** NESTS * **Impact:** Responsible for the direct recruitment of staff. * **Action Required:** Continue to support EMRS by providing qualified teaching and non-teaching staff. **Stakeholder:** State Governments and State EMRS Societies * **Impact:** Implementing agencies responsible for operating the EMRS at the state level. * **Action Required:** Depute staff and engage guest teachers/outsourced staff to fill vacancies and maintain academic activities. Review Annexure I & II for data related to respective regions.

Key Entities Referenced

Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS): A scheme providing residential schools for tribal students in India. Ministry of Tribal Affairs: The Indian government ministry responsible for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes. NESTS: An organization involved in the recruitment of staff for EMRS.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 727 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025 STATUS OF EMRSs 727. SHRI JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA: Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the amount of funds sanctioned, allocated and utilised under Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) since the inception of the scheme, State-wise/Union Territory-wise and year-wise; (b) the faculty and non-faculty vacancies in EMRS as of 1 November 2025, category-wise and State-wise; (c) the number of faculty and non-faculty positions sanctioned in EMRS, category-wise and State-wise; (d) the number of EMRS with no faculty, less than 10 faculty members and less than 20 faculty members, category-wise; and (e) the number of students who have dropped out of EMRS since the inception of the scheme, year-wise and State-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY) (a) Details of funds Sanctioned and released under the scheme of EMRS over the years are as under: Rs. in Crore Sr. Financial Funds Allocated Actual Expenditure No. Year (RE) 1 2019-20 - - 2 2020-21 1,200.00 936.28 3 2021-22 1,153.00 1,322.78 4 2022-23 1,999.90 2,014.95 5 2023-24 2,471.81 2,446,24 6 2024-25 4,748.92 4,713,21 7 2025-26 (Proposed) 5,326.98 2,421.06 The State-wise/Union Territory-wise and year-wise funds released for the establishment and operation of EMRS since inception till 29.11.2025 are given at Annexure I. (b) to (d) 31 teaching posts and 21 non-teaching posts are sanctioned per EMRS for EMRSs with classes upto class 12th having a full strength of 480 students. NESTS carried out its first drive for direct recruitment of 10391 posts through ESSE-2023 and selected teaching and non-teaching staff have been posted in various EMRSs. In addition to the direct recruitment, NESTS also has advised State Governmentsto depute staff on deputation. Further, directions have been issued to State EMRS Societies to engage guest teachers against vacancies, and non-teaching staff on outsourcing basis/local engagement, so that academic activities are not hampered. (e) The State/UT-wise details of dropout rates of students for the last five years are given at Annexure II.Annexure I Annexure as referred in part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 727 for 04.12.2025 raised by Shri Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia regarding “Status of EMRSs” STATE-WISE/UNION TERRITORY-WISE AND YEARWISE FUNDS RELEASED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF EMRS SINCE INCEPTION TILL 29.11.2025 Rs. In Lakhs S. Name of the 2019- 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025.26 No. State/UT 20 1 Andhra Pradesh - 6,199.12 14,591.28 12,600.57 10,795.05 23,663.34 16,873.23 2 Arunachal Pradesh - 200.24 119.54 1,010.87 693.91 2,004.18 3,928.29 (NE) 3 Assam (NE) - 750.00 1,800.00 1,433.65 2,732.67 10,654.29 6,234.79 4 Bihar - 10.00 - - 8.95 34.12 974.15 5 Chhattisgarh - 6,968.12 13,259.66 19,435.93 15,888.89 87,116.18 29,353.98 6 Dadra & Nagar - 95.70 252.55 568.22 163.45 335.72 297.16 Haveli 7 Delhi 5,170.84 93.76 7 Gujarat - 4,755.86 1,060.00 10,088.95 15,667.55 27,426.87 13,309.56 8 Himachal Pradesh - 255.06 599.11 483.18 829.76 1,573.21 900.10 9 Jammu & Kashmir - - 392.40 1,200.00 891.40 824.01 859.91 10 Jharkhand - 2,205.73 11,309.20 23,562.27 23,915.13 64,433.10 39,083.12 11 Karnataka - 2,495.83 3,672.86 1,768.84 2,677.67 7,931.85 2,557.52 12 Kerala - - 229.56 1,515.66 249.00 1,252.21 1,375.54 13 Ladakh - - 10.00 450.00 800.00 17.41 400.00 14 Madhya Pradesh - 14,459.36 3,560.00 31,817.79 13,157.19 37,322.68 21,569.51 15 Maharashtra - 2,787.16 4,393.74 12,919.16 8,525.91 30,480.89 14,063.89 16 Manipur (NE) - 1,268.00 398.08 2,369.98 3,044.92 2,408.14 10,268.77 17 Meghalaya (NE) - 1,123.45 1,100.00 800.00 21,014.66 31,442.72 5,714.37 18 Mizoram (NE) - 3,283.73 6,085.41 2,094.54 1,242.52 14,602.86 3,350.9219 Nagaland (NE) - 5,885.51 9,481.60 557.71 18,377.12 698.27 511.65 20 Odisha - 6,174.27 10,648.82 28,164.31 48,934.80 64,195.55 32,546.55 21 Rajasthan - 12,944.17 18,214.71 19,463.30 13,687.79 14,316.06 9,540.99 22 Sikkim (NE) - 800.33 1,037.88 1,047.35 1,118.83 1,058,36 1,146.47 23 Tamil Nadu - 1,225.14 1,190.62 1,098.78 1,099.80 1,738.95 1,661.45 24 Telangana - 9,517.30 19,695.52 12,794.53 14,276.17 16,804.36 11,336.27 25 Tripura (NE) - 6,064.89 5,715.44 6,435.19 6,670.35 11,718.41 10,019.18 26 Uttar Pradesh - 386.68 337.49 596.23 624.14 1,379.74 864.74 27 Uttarakhand - 321.28 598.39 474.95 1,537.53 3,856.71 2,370.75 28 West Bengal - 2,062.45 - 2,303.67 1,869.70 1,789.50 900.00 Total - 92,239.38 1,29,753.86 1,97,055.63 2,30,494.86 4,66,250.55 2,42,106,63Annexure II Annexure as referred in part (e) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 727 for 04.12.2025 raised by Shri Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia regarding “Status of EMRSs” THE STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF DROPOUT RATES OF STUDENTS 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 No. of % No. of % No. of % No. of % S. No. State Student Dropou Student Dropou Student Dropou Student Dropou s t s t s t s t 1. Andhra 66 0.67 7 0.08 - - - - Pradesh 2. Chhattisgar 88 0.36 46 0.21 17 0.09 2 0.01 h Dadra & Nagar 3. Haveli and 5 1.45 - - - - - - Daman & Diu 4. Gujarat 7 0.06 20 0.18 6 0.05 - - 5. Himachal 2 0.22 - - - - - - Pradesh 6. Jammu & 3 0.33 1 0.17 - - - - Kashmir 7. Data Jharkhand 6 0.18 5 0.16 30 0.94 25 0.82 handled 8. by State Karnataka 9 0.20 2 0.05 9 0.22 23 0.57 EMRS 9. Kerala - - - - - - - - Societie s 10. Madhya 71 0.28 42 0.18 101 0.42 14 0.06 Pradesh 11. Maharashtra 68 0.67 24 0.27 8 0.10 3 0.04 12. Manipur 6 0.42 7 0.49 1 0.07 1 0.07 13. Mizoram 13 0.69 1 0.08 - - - - 14. Nagaland 1 0.13 3 0.42 - - 2 0.30 15. Odisha 87 0.75 84 0.87 24 0.28 6 0.08 16. Rajasthan 45 0.47 23 0.27 29 0.35 2 0.03 17. Sikkim 2 0.16 1 0.08 - - - - 18. Tamil Nadu 1 0.04 14 0.63 - - - -19. Telangana 37 0.40 31 0.38 8 0.11 - - 20. Tripura 12 0.57 2 0.10 1 0.05 - - 21. Uttar 18 2.02 7 1.07 4 0.65 33 6.88 Pradesh 22. Uttarakhand - - 1 0.10 - - - - 23. West 5 0.16 8 0.28 3 0.12 - - Bengal Grand 552 0.40 329 0.27 241 0.21 111 0.11 Total . *****

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