Students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools showing excellent results: Jual Oram
New Delhi: As per the budget announcement for 2018-19, by the year 2022, every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20000 tribal persons will have Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) throughout the country. Replying to a starred question in the Lok Sabha today, the Minister of Tribal Affairs, Shri Jual Oram said that there are 564 Sub-districts i.e. block/taluka/tehsil having more than 50% ST population and at least 20000 tribal persons. Accordingly, all these 564 sub-districts will be covered under the EMRS scheme over the next three years.
In reply to a supplementary question, the Tribal Affairs Minister said that the performance of these schools is excellent in several states with almost 100% passed result while 60-70% of the students having passed with first class distinction. The students of these schools are qualifying NET and also joining IITs and IIMs, the Minister explained.
A total of 284 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) have been sanctioned as on date, out of which 214 have been reported functional. The number of EMRSs currently operational in the country, and the details of students enrolled in these EMRSs is mentioned below:
Sl No.
States
Number of functional EMRSs
Number of students enrolled
1.
Andhra Pradesh
14
2800
2
Arunachal Pradesh
2
240
3
Chhattisgarh
25
6780
4
Gujarat
27
10172
5
Himachal Pradesh
1
210
6
Jammu & Kashmir
2
120
7
Jharkhand
7
2829
8
Karnataka
10
2385
9
Kerala
2
600
10
Madhya Pradesh
32
10270
11
Maharashtra
18
4103
12
Manipur
3
1170
13
Mizoram
2
400
14
Nagaland
3
583
15
Odisha
14
5340
16
Rajasthan
15
5350
17
Sikkim
4
915
18
Tamil Nadu
7
1553
19
Telangana
11
4160
20
Tripura
4
1680
21
Uttar Pradesh
2
630
22
Uttarakhand
2
279
23
West Bengal
7
2662
Total
214
65231
The capital cost for the school complex, including hostels and staff quarters is Rs. 12.00 crore with a provision to go up to Rs. 16.00 crore in hill areas, deserts and islands. As per guidelines, Recurring cost during the first year (2010) for schools was @ Rs. 42000/- per child which has now been enhanced to Rs. 61,500/- per student per year. As per extant guidelines the responsibility for the management of the School including student admission, staff recruitment, personnel policy/administration estate management etc. rests with the State Government. The details of the teachers in EMRSs across the country is not centrally maintained. A statement on recurring grants released during last four years for the EMRSs is mentioned below:
Sl. No.
States
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
1
Andhra Pradesh
1260.00
680.00
680.40
757.26
2
Arunachal Pradesh
50.40
120.80
50.40
100.80
3
Chhattisgarh
4126.24
1725.57
1756.02
2226.84
4
Gujarat
2503.62
3168.90
3802.26
3930.78
5
Himachal Pradesh
95.00
88.20
88.20
88.20
6
Jammu & Kashmir
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
6
Jharkhand
504.00
504.00
806.40
957.60
7
Karnataka
680.40
1000.00
999.60
999.60
8
Kerala
388.50
350.00
221.76
244.02
9
Madhya Pradesh
3290.80
3008.88
3370.92
3643.28
10
Maharashtra
916.96
1083.60
1512.00
1663.20
11
Manipur
0.00
75.00
239.40
302.40
12
Mizoram
100.00
345.45
168.00
168.00
13
Nagaland
200.34
200.34
183.96
222.60
14
Odisha
2683.29
2142.00
2242.80
2242.80
15
Rajasthan
1381.80
1381.80
1633.80
1970.00
16
Sikkim
320.30
300.00
300.30
354.48
17
Tamil Nadu
264.00
352.80
378.00
504.00
18
Telangana
2520.00
1272.00
1344.00
1377.60
19
Tripura
655.20
0.00
730.80
705.60
20
Uttar Pradesh
195.44
208.70
189.00
252.00
21
Uttarakhand
126.00
151.20
0.00
367.06
22
West Bengal
1049.16
1049.16
1049.16
1049.16
Total
23311.45
19208.40
21747.18
24127.28