EKALAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS (EMRS)

About:

• Background: the scheme of EMRSs was introduced in the year 1997-98 to ensure tribal students get access to quality education in the remote tribal areas.
  
  
• Implementing ministry: Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
  
  
• Features: In December 2018, Union Cabinet revamped the scheme with following features –
  • Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) will be setup in every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons. Thereby around 462 schools will be set up in addition to the 288 EMRSs already sanctioned.
    
    
  • There will be an Autonomous Society under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs similar to Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti to run the EMRSs.