Ministry of Tribal Affairs
EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
Posted On:
04 FEB 2026 1:41PM by PIB Delhi
Replying to an un-starred question in Rajya Sabha today the Union Tribal Affairs Minister of State Shri. Drugadas Uikey informed that as of 1st January, 2026, 723 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) have been sanctioned and 499 EMRSs are functional across the country. The State-wise/UT- wise number of EMRSs sanctioned, functional are given at Annexure.
Year-wise details of total funds allocated and utilised for EMRS in the last five years is as under:
(Rs.in Crore)
|
Sr. No.
|
Financial Year
|
Fund Allocated
(RE)
|
Utilisation
|
|
1
|
2020-21
|
1,200.00
|
936.28
|
|
2
|
2021-22
|
1,153.00
|
1,322.78
|
|
3
|
2022-23
|
1,999.90
|
2,014.95
|
|
4
|
2023-24
|
2,471.81
|
2,446.24
|
|
5
|
2024-25
|
4,748.92
|
4,713.21
|
31 teaching posts and 21 non-teaching posts are sanctioned per EMRS for EMRSs with classes uptoXIIth standard having a full strength of 480 students. There are 6605 regular teaching and 1832 non-teaching staff in position in EMRSs as on 31.12.2025. In addition to the direct recruitment, NESTS has also advised State Governments to depute staff on deputation. Further, State EMRS Societies are engaging guest teachers against vacancies, if any, and non-teaching staff on outsourcing basis/local engagement, so that academic activities are not hampered.
Annexure
Annexure as referred in part (a) of the reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred question No. 627 for 04.02.2026 raised by Shri Samirul Islam regarding “Eklavya Model Residential Schools”
State/UT- wise number of EMRS Sanctioned and Functional as on 1st January 2026
|
S.No.
|
Name of State
|
EMRS Sanctioned
|
EMRS Functional
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
28
|
28
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
10
|
5
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
17
|
6
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
3
|
2
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
75
|
75
|
|
6
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
|
1
|
1
|
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
47
|
44
|
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
4
|
4
|
|
9
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
6
|
6
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
91
|
51
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
12
|
12
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
4
|
4
|
|
13
|
Ladakh
|
3
|
-
|
|
14
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
71
|
63
|
|
15
|
Maharashtra
|
39
|
37
|
|
16
|
Manipur
|
21
|
5
|
|
17
|
Meghalaya
|
37
|
2
|
|
18
|
Mizoram
|
17
|
11
|
|
19
|
Nagaland
|
22
|
3
|
|
20
|
Odisha
|
111
|
47
|
|
21
|
Rajasthan
|
31
|
31
|
|
22
|
Sikkim
|
4
|
4
|
|
23
|
Tamil Nadu
|
8
|
8
|
|
24
|
Telangana
|
23
|
23
|
|
25
|
Tripura
|
21
|
12
|
|
26
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
4
|
3
|
|
27
|
Uttarakhand
|
4
|
4
|
|
28
|
West Bengal
|
9
|
8
|
|
|
Total
|
723
|
499
|
***
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