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EMRS Demo School

In the context of the trend of establishing quality residential schools for the promotion of education in all areas and habitations in the country, the Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) for ST students take their place among the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) and the Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs).

Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) is a Government of India scheme for model residential school, specifically for Scheduled Tribes across India. It is one of the flagship interventions of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India and was introduced in the year 1997-98 to ensure tribal students get access to quality education in the remote tribal areas.

EMRSs are set up in States/UTs with grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India. As per the budget 2018-19, every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons, will have an Eklavya Model Residential School.

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Salient Fatures

Comprehensive physical, mental and socially relevant development of all students enrolled in each and every EMRS. Students will be empowered to be change agents, beginning in their school, in their homes, in their village and finally in a larger context.
Focus differentially on the educational support to be made available to those in Standards XI and XII, and those in standards VI to X, so that their distinctive needs can be met.
Admission to these schools will be through selection/competition with suitable provision for preference to children belonging to Primitive Tribal Groups, first generation students, etc.
Sufficient land would be given by the State Government for the school, play grounds, hostels, residential quarters, etc., free of cost.
The number of seats for boys and girls will be equal. In these schools, education will be entirely free.
Every class can have maximum 60 students preferably in 2 sections of 30 students each and the total sanctioned strength of the school will be 480 students.

Management of School

All EMRSs are managed by NESTS [ National Education Society for Tribal Students] and State/UT Socieity.
NESTS, as an autonomous Society under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860.
NESTS is mandated to plan, construct, establish, endow and administer the Schools and to do all acts and things necessary for or conducive to tribal education.
The NESTS shall function through an Executive Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Tribal Affairs. The Executive Head of the administrative pyramid will be the Commissioner (Joint Secretary level) who shall execute the policies laid down by the Executive Committee.
The NESTS will be guided by a Steering Committee headed by the Hon’ble Minister for Tribal Affairs.
At school level, there will a District Level Comittee [DLC] which will act like a School Management Committee. Collector / District Magistrate of the concerned district is the Chairman. Other members are Cheif Development Office cum Executive Officer, Project Administrator ITDA, Chief District Medical Officer, District Education Officer, two eminent educationist and the Principal of the concerned school.