Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)

Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) : The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) have partnered to establish 75 Space Labs in Eklavya Model Residential Schools across 19 states in India.

• Objective and Impact:The initiative will help bridge educational gaps and open new avenues for tribal students in STEM fields (Space Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

o Target Group: Tribal youth in EMRS schools, which aim to provide quality education to ST students.

o Expected Beneficiaries: Over 50,000 tribal students from 19 states.

o Total Sanctioned Amount: Around ₹12 crores under BPCL’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.

• About EMRS: A scheme for making model residential schools for Indian tribals (ST- Scheduled Tribes) across India, started in the year 1997-98.

o Objective:  To impart quality education to tribal students, with an emphasis on not only academic education but the all-around development of tribal students.

o Nodal Ministry:  Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

o Implementing agency: National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS).