• President Draupadi Murmu has recently inaugurated the Eklavya Model Residential School in Mayurbhanj, Odisha.

ABOUT EMRS

President Murmu is the first person from the tribal community to hold the nation’s highest office.

• Eklavya Model Residential Schools, initiated by the government in 1997-98, are designed to impart quality education to Scheduled Tribe (ST) children in remote areas.
• The objective is to empower them to access opportunities in higher and professional educational courses, ultimately facilitating their employment across various sectors.
• There has been nationwide establishment of over 700 Eklavya Model Residential Schools.
• Aim to provide quality education to more than 3.5 lakh tribal students across India, enabling them to contribute to the development of society and the nation.
• Each school has a capacity of 480 students, catering to students from Class VI to XII.
• Nodal ministry- Ministry of Tribal Affairs
• Minimum of 15 acres of Land is required for establishing EMRSs.
• Non-ST students can be admitted in these schools on seats up to 10% of the total seats.
• CBSE curriculum is followed in these schools, and education is completely free.