Replying to un-starred questions of Shri Bastipati Nagaraju and Dr. Manna Lal Rawat, the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha today that no such proposal is under consideration at present to set up more EMRSs in Andhra Pradesh. National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), an autonomous organization, has been established to manage and implement the scheme of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) in co-ordination with State EMRS Societies. Funds are released to NESTS by Ministry and NESTS further releases funds to States/ UTs/ PSUs/ Construction Agencies/ State Societies as per their requirements for construction of EMRSs and recurring cost for running of the schools. The details of state wise fund released for construction for EMRS as reported by NESTS is at Annexure-I.

Udaipur and Salumbar districts in Rajasthan have 8 approved EMRSs. Similarly, In Pratapgarh and Dungarpur districts each have 4 approved EMRSs. Further, no new proposal is under consideration at present.

MoTA through NESTS has made provision of special preparatory courses and coaching programmes within Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) to support tribal students in preparing for competitive examinations such as NEET, IIT-JEE, and CUET, thereby enhancing their access to higher education. At present, Centre of Excellence (CoEs) are operational in 3 EMRSs. Additionally, online coaching facilities have been made available in all EMRSs through NGOs.

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Annexure I

 

Annexure as referred in part (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 3033 raised by Shri BastipatiNagaraju and Dr. Manna Lal Rawat regarding “Locations for New EMRSs”.

 

Details of State/UT wise fund released for construction for EMRS

(Rs. In Lakh)

Name of the State/UT	2024-25	2025-26 (Till 30/07/2025)
Andhra Pradesh	13,751.56	5,586.88
Arunachal Pradesh	1,335.45	2,744.71
Assam	10,638.59	1,994.12
Bihar	34.12	974.15
Chhattisgarh	65,031.06	7,413.23
Gujarat	12,475.77	5,356.90
Himachal Pradesh	390.08	-
Jharkhand	59,454.16	21,329.30
Karnataka	2,739.95	-
Kerala	386.75	-
Ladakh	17.41	-
Madhya Pradesh	13,548.94	2,045.16
Maharashtra	17,629.30	504.77
Manipur	851.54	7,228.54
Meghalaya	31,442.72	334.90
Mizoram	12,308.98	-
Odisha	53,637.93	11,909.42
Rajasthan	3,237.77	270.55
Tamil Nadu	371.67	1,061.45
Telangana	7,162.34	2,057.41
Tripura	8,331.39	1,395.63
Uttar Pradesh	399.41	-
Uttarakhand	2,692.19	146.42
Total	3,17,869.06	72,353.54

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