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Expedite construction and operationalisation of 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools

Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024

Last updated 8 Jul 2026

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Original manifesto wording

“We have emphasised the education of tribal children with a target of setting up 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools. We will expedite the construction and operationalization of the remaining schools.”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.32

Our Assessment

The full target of 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) has been approved/sanctioned and construction is ongoing, with the EMRS construction budget raised sharply (e.g. about Rs 6,399 crore in 2024-25) and recruitment of around 38,800 teachers and staff announced. However, the number functional has lagged the target: roughly 401 were functional in early 2023 and about 405 by mid-2024, and a parliamentary committee flagged risk to the 2025-26 deadline. The pledge to expedite construction/operationalisation is in progress, not complete. Partial.

Eklavya Model Residential Schools made functional (of 740 target)55%

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