Tribal youths to get international level education: Tribal Affairs Minister

The government of India has taken it up as a mission to educate the tribal youths and bring them to the level of international standard in the coming time.

Eklavya Model Residential Schools, which have been open to provide quality education to youngsters, is being opened in more numbers so that more and more students can get the opportunity to study and make a good career.

The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda, spoke to students of seven Eklavya Model Residential Schools from various districts in Jharkhand via video conferencing mode on February 22, 2022.

The Minister said, “The Government has taken up the challenge of education of tribal population in mission mode and we are working to catapult them to international levels. To this effect, the government has sanctioned new 452 Eklavya Model Residential Schools to fill the gap in the education of tribal children and a large number of these schools are proposed to be opened in remote areas and at block level. These schools will provide quality education for all round development of the tribal students.”

He added, “The Prime Minister laid foundation stone of 50 EMRSs on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas i.e 15th November, 2021, out of which 20 are located in Jharkhand. During last few years, efforts have been made to step up the quality of education in these schools as a result of which we now see many toppers and winners emerging from EMRSs in different fields like academics, sports, cultural activities among others.”

The Minister further informed that the students are also being involved in social and nation building activities like Poshan Abhiyaan, Swachchta Mission among others.