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The scheme of EMRS is a flagship intervention of
the Ministry of Tribal
Affairs to provide
quality education to the tribal students in the tribal areas of the country.
The
scheme, in operation since 1998 underwent a major revamping in the year 2018-19 to improve
the geographical outreach of the schools to
every block with 50%
or
more
ST population
and 20,000 or more tribal persons with an aim to improve accessibility to the schools. Under the revamped scheme, 452 new schools will be setup in addition to
the existing 288 schools thereby taking the total number of schools to 740 in the coming years.
Out of these, proposals
submitted by States for opening of 100 schools have been finalised, where in construction will
start soon.
EMRSs have become an island of excellence in the remote tribal hinterlands attracting
large number of tribal children.
The focus under the scheme is to ensure holistic development of the students in both academic and extracurricular sphere. With the filling
up of the vacant posts and as several initiatives fructify in the days to come, EMRSs will not only be model school in the tribal areas, they will become a premier
institution of nation building.
various initiatives have been taken in the recent past through capacity building of teachers, leadership development
of principals, CBSE
affiliation of the schools, introduction
of online and digital education in the schools, partnership with external stakeholders for converging resources under various existing
programmes like Atal Tinkering Labs, NISHTA etc..
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