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Utilise funds under Eklavya model schools scheme, panel tells ministry
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
|March 20, 2025
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 (EMRS) 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 (2025-26) 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 EMRS scheme aims to provide quality education to ST students in remote areas with a target of establishing 728 schools by 2026.
This story is from the March 20, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Coimbatore.
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