Question : Teaching Staff in Eklavya Model Residential Schools

(a) whether the Ministry has started Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) for better education to the tribal students and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether it is true that there are no regular teaching and non-teaching Staff in EMRSs and the existing staff is working in unfavourable service conditions;
(c) if so, whether the Government is going to appoint regular teachers or enhance wages to the existing staff at par with other teaching and non-teaching staff; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

(a) to (d) In the context of providing quality in middle and high school education to Scheduled Tribes students, Ministry of Tribal Affairs approves establishment of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in the States/UTs through release of funds under “Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India”. The State Governments / Union Territory Administrations are solely responsible for the management & effective functioning of EMRSs. List of EMRSs sanctioned for State/UTs is placed at Annexure-I. State Governments/UT Administrations may opt for any feasible / suitable mode of management whether by autonomous education societies; public-private partnership with reputed educational institutions; in arrangement with the State Department of Education or any other mode found suitable. The tasks of school admissions, appointment of teachers, appointment of staff, personnel matters and day-to-day running of the schools is handled entirely by the society chosen by the State Government/UT Administration and in the manner deemed most suitable.

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Annexure-I
Annexure-I referred to in part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3106 to be answered on 6.8.2018

Sl. No Name of the State Total EMRS Sanctioned

1 Andhra Pradesh 14
2 Arunachal Pradesh 7
3 Assam 4
4 Bihar 2
5 Chhattisgarh 25
6 Gujarat 27
7 Himachal Pradesh 1
8 Jammu & Kashmir 8
9 Jharkhand 23
10 Karnataka 12
11 Kerala 4
12 Madhya Pradesh 32
13 Maharashtra 18
14 Manipur 6
15 Meghalaya 2
16 Mizoram 6
17 Nagaland 5
18 Odisha 27
19 Rajasthan 18
20 Sikkim 4
21 Tamil Nadu 7
22 Telangana 11
23 Tripura 7
24 Uttar Pradesh 4
25 Uttarakhand 2
26 West Bengal 8
Grand Total 284