23 Eklavya Model Residential Schools operational in Telangana, says MoTA
Hyderabad: Twenty-three Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) were functional in the State, according to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. These are among the total number of 708 EMRSs sanctioned across the country, out of which 405 schools are reported to be functional.
Under the new scheme of EMRS, Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) releases funds to National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), the autonomous society created in the year 2019 under the Ministry to manage and implement the scheme of EMRS.
The NESTS further releases funds to States, Union Territories (UTs) and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), construction agencies and State societies as per their requirements for construction of EMRSs and recurring cost for running of the schools.
Prior to 2020-21, this scheme was a component under grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India and no separate budget allocation was made for the scheme of EMRS. This was informed by Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Durgadas Uikey, in written replies to questions in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
As many as 1.23 lakh students were enrolled in EMRS in 2023-24 academic years while 1.13 lakh students in 2022-23.
