(a) whether the Government is committed to provide best quality education to tribal children in their own environment;
(b) whether the Government has set a deadline of the year 2022 to start 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) across the country;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the total number of such schools sanctioned and the total number of those functional in the country including Jharkhand, district-wise, till date?
(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *89 FOR 08.02.2021 REGARDING ‘QUALITY OF EDUCATION TO TRIBAL CHILDREN’ ASKED BY SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY, SHRI SANJAY SETH:
(a) to (c) Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been setting up Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) since 1998-99 for imparting quality education to tribal children in their own environment. An EMRS has the capacity of accommodating 480 students. As per the budget announcement 2018-19, every block having more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 ST population is to have an Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) by 2022. Ministry has identified 452 such blocks across the country.
As on 04.02.2021, 588 EMRSs have been sanctioned across the country out of which 288 are old EMRS and 300 are new EMRSs as per the budget announcement. Another 152 schools are to be sanctioned during 2021-22 thereby taking the total number of EMRSs in the country to 740 by the year 2022.
(d) The list of total number of sanctioned and functional schools in the country including Jharkhand, district-wise, till date is attached at Annexure 1.
Annexure-1
LIST REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO part (d) of LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *89 FOR 08.02.2021 REGARDING ‘QUALITY OF EDUCATION TO TRIBAL CHILDREN’ ASKED BY SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY, SHRI SANJAY SETH:
Sl. No State District Total No of Sanctioned Schools Total No of Functional Schools
1 Andhra Pradesh Chittoor 1 1
2 Andhra Pradesh East Godavari 4 4
3 Andhra Pradesh Prakasam 1 1
4 Andhra Pradesh SPS Nellore 2 2
5 Andhra Pradesh Srikakulam 2 2
6 Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatanam 11 4
7 Andhra Pradesh Vizianagaram 4 4
8 Andhra Pradesh West Godavari 1 1
9 Arunachal Pradesh East Kameng 2 1
10 Arunachal Pradesh KurungKumey 1 -
11 Arunachal Pradesh Lohit 1 -
12 Arunachal Pradesh Lower Dibang Valley 1 -
13 Arunachal Pradesh Papum Pare 1 -
14 Arunachal Pradesh Tawang 1 1
15 Arunachal Pradesh Tirap 1 -
16 Arunachal Pradesh West Siang 2 -
17 Assam Baksa 2 1
18 Assam Barpeta 1 -
19 Assam Dhemaji 1 -
20 Assam DimaHasao 1 -
21 Assam KarbiAnglong 3 -
22 Assam Kokrajhar 1 -
23 Assam West KarbiAnglong 1 -
24 Bihar Jamui 1 -
25 Bihar Kaimur (Bhabua) 1 -
26 Bihar West Champaran 1 -
27 Chhattisgarh Balod 1 1
28 Chhattisgarh Baloda Bazar 1 1
29 Chhattisgarh Balrampur 6 3
30 Chhattisgarh Bastar 6 3
31 Chhattisgarh Bijapur 4 2
32 Chhattisgarh Bilaspur 1 -
33 Chhattisgarh Dantewada 4 2
34 Chhattisgarh Dhamtari 1 1
35 Chhattisgarh Gariyaband 2 1
36 Chhattisgarh GaurellaPendraMarwahi 2 2
37 Chhattisgarh JanjgirChampa 1 1
38 Chhattisgarh Jashpur 4 2
39 Chhattisgarh Kabirdham 1 1
40 Chhattisgarh Kanker 5 2
41 Chhattisgarh Kondagaon 5 1
42 Chhattisgarh Korba 3 2
43 Chhattisgarh Korea 3 2
44 Chhattisgarh Mahasamund 1 1
45 Chhattisgarh Mungeli 1 1
46 Chhattisgarh Narayanpur 2 2
47 Chhattisgarh Raigarh 3 2
48 Chhattisgarh Rajnandgaon 3 2
49 Chhattisgarh Sukma 3 2
50 Chhattisgarh Surajpur 4 3
51 Chhattisgarh Surguja 4 2
52 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1 -
53 Gujarat Arvalli 2 2
54 Gujarat BanasKantha 3 3
55 Gujarat Bharuch 2 2
56 Gujarat Chhotaudepur 3 3
57 Gujarat Dahod 4 4
58 Gujarat Dang 2 2
59 Gujarat Mahisagar 2 2
60 Gujarat Narmada 4 4
61 Gujarat Navsari 1 1
62 Gujarat PanchMahals 1 1
63 Gujarat SabarKantha 1 1
64 Gujarat Surat 2 2
65 Gujarat Tapi 4 4
66 Gujarat Vadodara 1 1
67 Gujarat Valsad 3 3
68 Himachal Pradesh Chamba 2 2
69 Himachal Pradesh Kinnaur 1 1
70 Himachal Pradesh Lahaul and Spiti 1 1
71 Jammu & Kashmir Anantnag 1 -
72 Jammu & Kashmir Bandipora 1 -
73 Jammu & Kashmir Kulgam 1 -
74 Jammu & Kashmir Poonch 1 -
75 Jammu & Kashmir Rajouri 2 -
76 Jharkhand Chatra 1 1
77 Jharkhand Dhanbad 1 -
78 Jharkhand Dumka 4 2
79 Jharkhand East Singhbum 5 1
80 Jharkhand Garhwa 1 -
81 Jharkhand Giridih 1 1
82 Jharkhand Godda 1 1
83 Jharkhand Gumla 11 1
84 Jharkhand Jamtara 1 -
85 Jharkhand Khunti 6 -
86 Jharkhand Latehar 4 -
87 Jharkhand Lohardaga 6 1
88 Jharkhand Pakur 3 1
89 Jharkhand Palamu 1 -
90 Jharkhand Ranchi 9 1
91 Jharkhand Sahebganj 1 1
92 Jharkhand SaraikelaKharsawan 3 -
93 Jharkhand Simdega 4 -
94 Jharkhand West Singhbhum 16 2
95 Karnataka Ballari 1 -
96 Karnataka Belagavi 1 1
97 Karnataka Chamarajanagar 1 1
98 Karnataka Chikkamagaluru 1 1
99 Karnataka Chitradurga 1 1
100 Karnataka Kalaburagi 1 1
101 Karnataka Kodagu 1 1
102 Karnataka Kolar 1 1
103 Karnataka Mysuru 1 1
104 Karnataka Raichur 1 1
105 Karnataka Tumakuru 1 1
106 Karnataka Yadgir 1 -
107 Kerala Idukki 1 1
108 Kerala Kasargod 1 -
109 Kerala Palakkad 1 -
110 Kerala Wayanad 1 1
111 Ladakh Kargil 1 -
112 Ladakh Leh 1 -
113 Madhya Pradesh Alirajpur 4 3
114 Madhya Pradesh Anuppur 1 1
115 Madhya Pradesh Balaghat 2 1
116 Madhya Pradesh Barwani 5 3
117 Madhya Pradesh Betul 3 1
118 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 1 1
119 Madhya Pradesh Burhanpur 1
120 Madhya Pradesh Chhindwara 4 4
121 Madhya Pradesh Dhar 5 3
122 Madhya Pradesh Dindori 4 2
123 Madhya Pradesh Guna 1 1
124 Madhya Pradesh Harda 1 -
125 Madhya Pradesh Hoshangabad 1 1
126 Madhya Pradesh Indore 2 2
127 Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur 3 3
128 Madhya Pradesh Jhabua 4 4
129 Madhya Pradesh Khandwa 1 1
130 Madhya Pradesh Khargone 2 2
131 Madhya Pradesh Mandla 5 2
132 Madhya Pradesh Ratlam 2 1
133 Madhya Pradesh Satna 2 2
134 Madhya Pradesh Sehore 1 1
135 Madhya Pradesh Seoni 1 1
136 Madhya Pradesh Shahdol 3 2
137 Madhya Pradesh Sheopur 1 -
138 Madhya Pradesh Sidhi 1 1
139 Madhya Pradesh Singrauli 1 1
140 Madhya Pradesh Umaria 1 1
141 Maharashtra Ahmednagar 1 1
142 Maharashtra Amravati 1 1
143 Maharashtra Chandrapur 1 1
144 Maharashtra Dhule 1 1
145 Maharashtra Gadchiroli 6 3
146 Maharashtra Gondia 1 1
147 Maharashtra Nagpur 1 1
148 Maharashtra Nanded 1 1
149 Maharashtra Nandurbar 5 4
150 Maharashtra Nashik 6 5
151 Maharashtra Palghar 4 3
152 Maharashtra Thane 1 1
153 Maharashtra Yavatmal 1 1
154 Manipur Chandel 1 -
155 Manipur Churachandpur 4 -
156 Manipur Kamjong 1 -
157 Manipur Kangpokpi 3 1
158 Manipur Senapati 2 -
159 Manipur Tamenglong 3 1
160 Manipur Tengnoupal 1 1
161 Meghalaya East Garo Hills 3 -
162 Meghalaya East Jaintia Hills 1 -
163 Meghalaya East Khasi Hills 1 -
164 Meghalaya North Garo Hills 1 -
165 Meghalaya RiBhoi 2 -
166 Meghalaya South Garo Hills 1 -
167 Meghalaya South West Garo Hills 1 -
168 Meghalaya South West Khasi Hills 1 -
169 Meghalaya West Garo Hills 1 -
170 Meghalaya West Jaintia Hills 2 -
171 Meghalaya West Khasi Hills 1 -
172 Mizoram Aizawl 3 -
173 Mizoram Champhai 3 -
174 Mizoram Kolasib 1 -
175 Mizoram Lawngtlai 2 -
176 Mizoram Lunglei 3 1
177 Mizoram Mamit 2 -
178 Mizoram Serchhip 1 1
179 Mizoram Siaha 2 -
180 Nagaland Mon 1 1
181 Nagaland Dimapur 2 1
182 Nagaland Kiphire 1 -
183 Nagaland Kohima 3 -
184 Nagaland Longleng 1 -
185 Nagaland Mokokchung 3 -
186 Nagaland Peren 2 -
187 Nagaland Phek 1 -
188 Nagaland Tuensang 3 1
189 Nagaland Wokha 1 -
190 Nagaland Zunheboto 1 -
191 Odisha Balangir 1 1
192 Odisha Balasore 1 -
193 Odisha Deogarh 1 -
194 Odisha Dhenkanal 1 -
195 Odisha Gajapati 2 1
196 Odisha Jajapur 1 1
197 Odisha Jharsuguda 2 -
198 Odisha Kalahandi 2 -
199 Odisha Kandhamal 7 1
200 Odisha Kendujhar 4 1
201 Odisha Koraput 5 1
202 Odisha Malkangiri 4 1
203 Odisha Mayurbhanj 15 3
204 Odisha Nabarangpur 5 1
205 Odisha Nuapada 1 1
206 Odisha Rayagada 5 2
207 Odisha Sambalpur 3 1
208 Odisha Sundargarh 10 4
209 Rajasthan Alwar 2 2
210 Rajasthan Banswara 6 3
211 Rajasthan Baran 1 1
212 Rajasthan Dungarpur 4 2
213 Rajasthan Jaipur 2 2
214 Rajasthan Karauli 1 1
215 Rajasthan Pratapgarh 4 1
216 Rajasthan SawaiMadhopur 1 1
217 Rajasthan Sirohi 1 1
218 Rajasthan Tonk 1 1
219 Rajasthan Udaipur 7 3
220 Sikkim East District 1 1
221 Sikkim North District 1 1
222 Sikkim South District 1 1
223 Sikkim West District 1 1
224 Tamil Nadu Kanchipuram 1 1
225 Tamil Nadu Namakkal 1 1
226 Tamil Nadu Salem 2 2
227 Tamil Nadu The Nilgiris 1 1
228 Tamil Nadu ThiruvannaMalai 1 1
229 Tamil Nadu Tirupattur 1 1
230 Tamil Nadu Villupuram (Kalakuruchi) 1 1
231 Telangana Adilabad 3 2
232 Telangana BhadradriKothagudem 7 4
233 Telangana Kamareddy 1 1
234 Telangana Khammam 1 -
235 Telangana KomaramBheemAsifabad 1 1
236 Telangana Mahabubabad 5 3
237 Telangana Mahabubnagar 1 1
238 Telangana Nagarkurnool 1 1
239 Telangana Nizamabad 1 1
240 Telangana RajannaSircilla 2 2
241 Tripura Dhalai 3 -
242 Tripura Gomati 5 2
243 Tripura Khowai 3 1
244 Tripura Sepahijala 1 -
245 Tripura Unakoti 1 1
246 Tripura West Tripura 3 1
247 Uttar Pradesh Bahraich 1 1
248 Uttar Pradesh Kheri 1 1
249 Uttar Pradesh Lalitpur 1 -
250 Uttar Pradesh Sonbhadra 1 -
251 Uttarakhand Dehradun 1 1
252 Uttarakhand Udam Singh Nagar 2 -
253 West Bengal Bankura 1 1
254 West Bengal Birbhum 1 1
255 West Bengal DakshinDinajpur 1 1
256 West Bengal Jalpaiguri 1 1
257 West Bengal Jhargram 1 1
258 West Bengal Kalimpong 1 -
259 West Bengal PaschimBardhaman 1 1
260 West Bengal Purulia 1 1
TOTAL 588
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