Utilise funds under Eklavya model schools scheme, panel tells ministry
2 weeks ago

Utilise funds under Eklavya model schools scheme, panel tells ministry

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The standing committee on ‘Social Justice and Empowerment on Wednesday asked the Tribal Affairs Ministry to make concerted efforts to overcome the hurdles in implementation of the ‘Eklavya Model Residential School scheme, a flagship initiative of the Central government. In the report submitted by the standing committee on Social Justice and Empowerment on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in Lok Sabha, it said that the funds allocated for the scheme should be utilized fully to provide quality education to tribal students. The panel headed by P C Mohan also recommended that the ministry should revise annual per student recurring expenditure in EMRS and strengthen the administrative infrastructure of NEST. “The average recurring expenditure of EMRS should be in comparison with Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti since the modeling of EMRS is based on NVS and vigorously pursue with Department of Expenditure to enhance posts for National Education Society for Tribal Students headquarters and for the proposed nine regional offices.

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House panel asks govt. to pursue centralisation of Eklavya schools, notes slow progress of PVTG scheme, tribal freedom fighter museums
2 weeks, 1 day ago

House panel asks govt. to pursue centralisation of Eklavya schools, notes slow progress of PVTG scheme, tribal freedom fighter museums

The Hindu  

A parliamentary panel on social justice on Wednesday asked the Union government to “urgently” pursue the centralisation of Eklavya Schools and empower the National Education Society for Tribal Students further to run them. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment also noted the “slow” progress in the implementation of the PM-JANMAN package across 29,000 villages where particularly vulnerable …

Five years on, little progress made to centralise Eklavya schools’ administration
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Five years on, little progress made to centralise Eklavya schools’ administration

The Hindu  

Five years after the Union government introduced fresh guidelines to elevate its flagship Eklavya Model Residential Schools for tribal children to the standards of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas by centralising their administration among other measures, little progress has been made. Proposals to begin the second round of centralised recruitment for over 6,000 school staff, to set up regional offices to administer …

Education gets highest allocation of Rs 41,273 crore in Odisha
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Education gets highest allocation of Rs 41,273 crore in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The higest budget allocation of Rs 41,273 is for the education sector. While the budget allocation for school education is Rs 31,000 crore, an increase of 18 per cent over the previous year, the rest is for higher education. While the government has proposed Rs 2,960 crore for upgrading 7,000 elementary schools at panchayat-level under Godabarisha Mishra Adarsha Prathamik …

Government schools bear full brunt as Tamil Nadu, centre tussle over funds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Government schools bear full brunt as Tamil Nadu, centre tussle over funds

New Indian Express  

‘Fund crunch makes dept hesitant to sanction infrastructure projects’ However, with less than three months left in the academic year, the second installment has not yet been released. On Tuesday, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, in a statement, said the state government had formed a committee, headed by the school education secretary, to review the MoU for PM-SHRI schools. …

India’s Tribal Schools Fail Their Most Vulnerable Students
2 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s Tribal Schools Fail Their Most Vulnerable Students

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 07, 2025 19:46 IST - 12 MINS READ Devi Singh Paharia, in his mid-50s, belongs to one of the three Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in the Santhal Parganas, Dumka district, Jharkhand. The Eklavya Model Residential Schools —a programme launched in 1997-98 by the Central government to provide quality education to Scheduled Tribe students in remote parts of …

No water supply: Tribal students yet to access school inaugurated by PM Modi in Chhattisgarh
4 months ago

No water supply: Tribal students yet to access school inaugurated by PM Modi in Chhattisgarh

New Indian Express  

RAIPUR: Two months after the inauguration of Eklavya Model Residential School by PM Narendra Modi in Jashpur, the home district of the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, the building premises didn't have a supply or any installation of potable water facility for students. The Eklavya School built at a cost of over Rs 40 crore at Pathalgaon, about 350 km north-east of …

Budget 2024: Centre to launch PM Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan for tribal welfare
8 months, 1 week ago

Budget 2024: Centre to launch PM Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan for tribal welfare

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23 announced that the Union government will launch the PM - Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan with an aim at achieving full saturation of basic facilities among five crore Scheduled Tribe families across 63,000 villages in tribal-majority areas and aspirational districts. This came as the government allocated ₹13,000 crore in the Budget Estimate for the …

CSR funds fostering Yogi govt’s Mission Kayakalp
8 months, 3 weeks ago

CSR funds fostering Yogi govt’s Mission Kayakalp

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: The state government’s efforts to modernise education are now taking tangible shape as private companies are coming forward to equip schools with world-class facilities by joining the Yogi government’s ambitious scheme, Mission Kayakalp, through their CSR funds, according to a state government spokesperson. Tata’s Air India SATS is rejuvenating two primary schools in Mahagrajganj district. In this initiative, Tata’s …

2024 Interm Budget | Allocations for Social Justice and Tribal Affairs Ministries see a marginal increase
1 year, 2 months ago

2024 Interm Budget | Allocations for Social Justice and Tribal Affairs Ministries see a marginal increase

The Hindu  

The Estimates presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for financial year 2024-25 on February 1 left the budgets for Social Justice and Tribal Affairs Ministries largely unchanged with marginal increases seen in the estimated allocations for both ministries compared to the FY 2023-24 Budget Estimates. While ₹14,225 crore has been set aside for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, …

EMRS Recruitment 2023: Centre to hire 38,800 teachers, support staff for Eklavya model schools in 3 years
1 year, 9 months ago

EMRS Recruitment 2023: Centre to hire 38,800 teachers, support staff for Eklavya model schools in 3 years

India TV News  

EMRS Recruitment 2023: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda announced that the central government would hire 38,800 teachers and support personnel for Eklavya Model Residential Schools in the next three years. In the next three years, 38,800 teachers and support staff will be recruited to impart quality education to around 3.5 lakh tribal students in these schools," Munda said. Earlier, …

Budget 2023-24: Sitharaman announces scheme to improve socio-economic condition of vulnerable tribes
2 years, 2 months ago

Budget 2023-24: Sitharaman announces scheme to improve socio-economic condition of vulnerable tribes

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday proposed to launch a scheme to improve the socio-economic condition of particularly vulnerable primitive tribal groups. An amount of Rs 15,000 crore will be made available to implement the Prime Minister Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups development mission in next three years under the development action plan for Scheduled Tribes, she said while …

Budget 2023 | 38,800 teachers, support staff to be recruited for Eklavya schools
2 years, 2 months ago

Budget 2023 | 38,800 teachers, support staff to be recruited for Eklavya schools

The Hindu  

The Union Government will hire 38,800 teachers and support staff for Eklavya Model Residential Schools for tribal students across the country over the next three years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on February 1 during her Union Budget 2023-24 speech in Lok Sabha. Ms. Sitharaman said, “Centre will recruit 38,800 teachers and support staff for the 740 Eklavya Model Residential …

Union Budget 2023: 38,000 teachers to be recruited in next 3 years for 740 ERMS, says FM Sitharaman
2 years, 2 months ago

Union Budget 2023: 38,000 teachers to be recruited in next 3 years for 740 ERMS, says FM Sitharaman

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday presented the Union Budget 2023 in Parliament. The priorities of the union budget 2023 are inclusive development, reaching the last mile, infrastructure and investment, unleashing the potential, green growth, youth, and the financial sector. While announcing the budget, within the education sector, FM Sitharaman announced that to boost education for the trial students, the …

38,000 teachers and staff to be recruited for 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools serving 3.4 lakh tribal students
2 years, 2 months ago

38,000 teachers and staff to be recruited for 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools serving 3.4 lakh tribal students

Op India  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her budget speech for the financial year 2023-24, focused on the education sector and announced a host of important measures for the sector. In her budget speech, she said that the Centre will recruit 38,000 teachers and support staff for the 740 model Eklavya Model Residential Schools serving 3.4 lakh tribal students. The finance …

Eklavya schools running with just 58% of the teachers: Government data
2 years, 3 months ago

Eklavya schools running with just 58% of the teachers: Government data

The Hindu  

The Eklavya Model Residential Schools for tribal students across the country are currently functioning with just 58% of the teachers required to do so, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday in response to a question from the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. In response, the Minister of State for Tribal …

What are the hurdles to building schools for tribals?
2 years, 4 months ago

What are the hurdles to building schools for tribals?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Narendra Modi-led government is pushing to set up 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools for tribal students — one each in every sub-district that has at least a 20,000-odd Scheduled Tribe population, which must be 50% of the total population in that area. Until 2018-19, the scheme was overseen by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs with …

Teacher shortage at Eklavya Model Residential Schools will be fixed soon: Tribal Affairs Minister
2 years, 4 months ago

Teacher shortage at Eklavya Model Residential Schools will be fixed soon: Tribal Affairs Minister

The Hindu  

The administrative overhaul of the National Education Society for Tribal Students, which is expected to solve the massive teacher shortage faced by Eklavya Model Residential Schools for tribal students, will be approved “very soon”, Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said on Saturday. Responding to questions on the delay in recruitment of teachers, Mr. Munda said that the administrative change to …

Eklavya Model Residential Schools face teacher shortage
2 years, 6 months ago

Eklavya Model Residential Schools face teacher shortage

The Hindu  

Despite sanctioning the record numbers of Eklavya Model Residential Schools for tribal students since 2014 and setting up of the National Education Society for Tribal Students to manage these schools in 2018, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has so far been unable to fix the teacher shortage faced across 378 of such schools that are currently functional. “The guidelines never …

TN Budget: Girls from govt. schools to get ₹1,000 a month till completion of higher education
3 years ago

TN Budget: Girls from govt. schools to get ₹1,000 a month till completion of higher education

The Hindu  

The DMK government on Friday made two major announcements benefiting government school students -- it would provide a monthly assistance of ₹1,000 to all girl students, who studied from Class 6 to 12 in government schools, until the completion of their graduation or diploma and it would also bear the education expenses of both boys and girls from these schools …

Challenge of tribal population's education taken in mission mode, says tribal affairs minister
3 years, 1 month ago

Challenge of tribal population's education taken in mission mode, says tribal affairs minister

India Today  

Interacting with the students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools across Jharkhand, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda said that the government has taken up the challenge of education of the tribal population in mission mode and we are working to catapult them to an international level. Over 450 Eklavya Model Residential Schools sanctioned The government has also sanctioned 452 …

After Study Finds Andhra with Least Literacy, CM Jagan Reddy Takes Steps to Revamp Education
4 years, 6 months ago

After Study Finds Andhra with Least Literacy, CM Jagan Reddy Takes Steps to Revamp Education

News 18  

Amaravathi: After the National Statistical Office mentions Andhra Pradesh with the least literacy, the Jagan Mohan Reddy government has taken steps to improve the quality of education at government institutions and to incentivise education for students and parents. The state government has planned to disburse Rs 15,000 annually to every mother coming from BPL families for sending their children to …

Maharashtra Govt to implement law to ensure full utilisation of fund for ST students
5 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra Govt to implement law to ensure full utilisation of fund for ST students

India Today  

Minister Nitin Raut on Saturday said the Maharashtra government will bring a law on the lines of Karnataka and Telangana to ensure that funds allotted for students from tribal communities are utilised fully. Ravindra Phatak raised the issue of problems faced by Scheduled Tribes students in government hostels through a calling attention motion in the Legislative Council. Opposition complaints - …

Over 400 Ekalavya schools to be set up across India
6 years, 2 months ago

Over 400 Ekalavya schools to be set up across India

The Hindu  

Union Tribal Welfare Minister Jual Oram said his Ministry has been planning to set up over 400 Ekalavya Model Schools across the country with an estimated budget of ₹25,000 crore. Sports schools The expenditure per student would be increased from ₹42,000 to ₹61,000 and the schools would also be upgraded. The Central government has also been planning to set up …

Govt looks to incentivize states for improving school education
6 years, 10 months ago

Govt looks to incentivize states for improving school education

Live Mint  

New Delhi:States will be financially rewarded for improving their school education system from the current financial year, according to Union government plans. The ministry will kick-start the performance-based funding for key education schemes—from primary to senior secondary level—with the newly launched Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, which clubs key schemes such as Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and teacher training. …

Big boost to school, college education
12 years ago

Big boost to school, college education

The Hindu  

Schools and higher education got a massive allocation of Rs.20,456 crore in the budget 2013-14 keeping with the priority accorded to the sector by the government. While Primary Education got a provision of Rs.8,729.23 crore, Secondary Education was allocated Rs.7,629 crore and the Higher Education sector, Rs.2,726 crore. Of the proposed 2,100 school buildings under Rastryia Medhyamik Siksha Abhiyan scheme …

Congress promises sub-quota for MBCs, scheme for girl child in U.P.
13 years, 2 months ago

Congress promises sub-quota for MBCs, scheme for girl child in U.P.

The Hindu  

With an eye on the forthcoming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress has promised to introduce a sub-quota for the Most Backward Classes, launch a special empowerment scheme for the girl child, open 500 new model schools and ensure broadband internet connectivity in all panchayats. The document was released by Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal, Union Law Minister …

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