Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
▪ Context: About 600 Eklavya school students cracked IIT-JEE, NEET exams.
▪ It is a flagship intervention of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, to provide quality residential education to Scheduled Tribes students from Class 6th to 12th in remote areas to enable them to access the best opportunities in education and to bring them at par with the general population.
▪ The programme has been in operation since 1998 and was revamped during the year 2018-19 to expand the geographical outreach and enhance the quality of facilities.
▪ EMRSs will be set up in every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons.
