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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday gave its in-principle approval for setting up of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) in every block with more than 50 per cent Scheduled Tribes population and at least 20,000 tribal persons.
The CCEA has approved Rs 2,242 crore during 2018-19 and 2019-20 for rolling
out the revamped scheme.
There will be an Autonomous Society under the
Ministry of Tribal Affairs similar to Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti to run the
EMRSs, the government said in a release.
As many as 102 such blocks are
already having EMRSs. Thus, 462 new EMRSs will be established in these blocks
across the country.
The new scheme envisages increase in construction
cost of EMRS from current Rs 12 crore to Rs 20 crore to improve the construction
quality and ensure better facilities for the students, it said.
Sports
facilities in 163 tribal-dominated districts will also be set up at a unit cost
of Rs 5 crore each to be constructed by 2022. Financial provisions for 15 sports
facilities during 2018-19 and 2019-20 have also been approved.
"EMRS is
an excellent approach for imparting quality education to ST children. Apart from
school building including hostels and staff quarters, provision for a
playground, students' computer lab, teacher resource room, etc are also included
in the EMRSs. This initiative will benefit ST students immensely," it said.
"By focusing on specific intervention to cater to the educational needs of
STs, the quality of life of STs is expected to improve to the level of rest of
the social groups and a visible impact by 2021 Census," it added.
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