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Five Eklavya Model Residential School to be founded in Jharkhand

Five Eklavya Model Residential School to be founded in Jharkhand

Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda laid the foundation stone for construction five Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) on 3rd and 4th July, 2021 in three districts of Jharkhand.

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Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) is a Government of India scheme for model residential school for Indian tribals (ST, 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 by the year 2022.

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