New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the revamped Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) programme on September 12.
Under this initiative, 462 EMRS will be set up in Odisha, Jharkhand and North Eastern States in the next two years. These schools will be modelled after Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Schools, with focus on the quality outcome.
At present, there are 102 blocks where EMRSs are functioning.
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda on Monday said that the new scheme will be launched from Ranchi by the PM.
Eligible blocks:
Under the revamped programme, the blocks with more than 50 per cent of ST population and at least 20,000 tribals will be eligible for a school.
What does the revamped scheme envisage:
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