Question : Target to set up EMRS

(a) whether the Government has planned to establish more Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) and if so, the details thereof including Assam along with the funds allocated and target set for the purpose;
(b) the number of EMRS opened so far throughout the country and the location of these schools;
(c) the State/year-wise funds allocated/expenses incurred on each EMRS during the last three years and the current year; and
(d) the number of EMRS opened in Bihar along with the details of any further plan to open such school in Bihar?

(a)& b) As per budget announcement 2018-19, Ministry of Tribal Affairs is to establish 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) across the country including the State of Assam upto the year 2022. Out of these, 588 EMRSs have already been sanctioned till date. State/UT-wise list of these 588 sanctioned EMRSs is annexed at Annexure-I. Block and Village wise details of all these schools is available at Dashboard: www.dashboard.tribal.gov.in. Remaining 152 EMRSs are scheduled to be sanctioned during the year 2021-22. As per the extant Guidelines of EMRS, existing capital cost for construction of EMRS in plain areas is Rs. 20.00 Crore with 20% increase in hilly and LWE affected areas. Besides, recurring grant at the rate of Rs.1.09 lakh per student per annum is also provided for running of EMRSs.

(c) State/UT and year-wise fund released for EMRSs during the last three years and current year is at Annexure-II.

(d) Three EMRSs have already been sanctioned in the districts of West Champaran, Jamui and Kaimur (Bhabua) and no further EMRS is scheduled to be sanctioned upto the year 2022 for the State of Bihar as per existing criteria of the scheme.

ANNEXURE-I
referred to in Reply to Unstarred Question No. 2181 for answer on 08.03.2021 regarding “Target to set up EMRS”

Sl. No. State / UT Total EMRS Sanctioned
1 Andhra Pradesh 26
2 Arunachal Pradesh 10
3 Assam 10
4 Bihar 3
5 Chhattisgarh 71
6 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 1
7 Gujarat 35
8 Himachal Pradesh 4
9 Jammu & Kashmir 6
10 Jharkhand 79
11 Karnataka 12
12 Kerala 4
13 Ladakh 2
14 Madhya Pradesh 63
15 Maharashtra 30
16 Manipur 15
17 Meghalaya 15
18 Mizoram 17
19 Nagaland 19
20 Odisha 70
21 Rajasthan 30
22 Sikkim 4
23 Tamil Nadu 8
24 Telangana 23
25 Tripura 16
26 Uttar Pradesh 4
27 Uttarakhand 3
28 West Bengal 8
Grand Total 588


ANNEXURE-II
referred to in Reply to Unstarred Question No. 2181 for answer on 08.03.2021 regarding “Target to set up EMRS”
Fund released towards EMRSs in last 3 year and current year (as on 03.03.2021)
(? in lakhs)
Sl. No Name of the State/ UT 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
1 Andhra Pradesh 3791.11 1994.00 5198.31 3879.12
2 Arunachal Pradesh 4550.80 683.60 3239.25 200.24
3 Assam 0.00 736.00 3059.04 750
4 Bihar 900.00 0.00 0.00 0
5 Chhattisgarh 5999.00 6886.25 13052.49 6968.12
6 Dadra & Ngagar Haweli 0.00 0.00 0.00 95.7
7 Gujarat 6580.78 7963.78 14380.04 4755.86
8 Himachal Pradesh 688.02 1265.15 2540.70 255.06
9 Jammu & Kashmir 800.00 2634.68 2400.00 0
10 Jharkhand 4026.00 5668.08 8829.14 2175.73
11 Karnataka 896.38 1780.59 4867.77 2495.83
12 Kerala 644.02 769.00 633.29 0
13 Madhya Pradesh 7007.28 7087.06 31006.61 10763.36
14 Maharashtra 5938.40 4331.35 5629.87 2787.16
15 Manipur 1141.40 1841.55 4050.60 1218
16 Meghalaya 0.00 2105.15 0.00 132.6
17 Mizoram 1554.78 2611.00 3931.64 3283.73
18 Nagaland 1897.60 1174.54 1958.71 285.51
19 Odisha 7242.80 4314.80 4743.00 5064.27
20 Rajasthan 2970.00 4162.25 8706.75 8044.17
21 Sikkim 416.98 662.12 3175.35 800.33
22 Tamil Nadu 1420.80 1218.40 6356.07 1225.14
23 Telangana 4394.57 3541.83 7816.40 7117.3
24 Tripura 1644.78 1555.20 2472.64 4734.89
25 Uttar Pradesh 952.00 1145.45 1147.09 386.68
26 Uttarakhand 1697.06 1197.80 428.37 321.28
27 West Bengal 1049.16 3767.13 5301.25 2062.45
Grand Total 68203.72 71096.76 144924.38 69802.53

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