Eklavya Model Residential Schools Key Features of Education for All, Good Education

Sabko Shiksha, Good Education for Eklavya Model Residential Schools is a scheme by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to provide quality education and holistic development to tribal students in remote areas of India.

The salient features of this scheme are as follows:

It aims to set up 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools across the country by 2022, each with a capacity of 480 students, serving students from classes VI to XII1. The school follows CBSE curriculum and provides facilities for sports, arts, culture and skill development.

It also supports the establishment of Eklavya Model Day Boarding Schools and Sports Excellence Center in tribal areas with high ST population. These schools and centers will provide additional scope for desirous ST students with special training and facilities for schooling and sports without residential facility.

Also read: Tribal Entrepreneurship Growing Rapidly In India

It provides training, mentorship, financial assistance and market linkages to tribal entrepreneurs through Tribal Welfare and Entrepreneurship Programme.

The program also intends to create centers of excellence for tribal entrepreneurship that will enable research, innovation and policy advocacy.

Also Read: 11 Popular Tribal Foods Of India

It also creates Tribal Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (TEDIs) in various states to provide skill development, capacity building and entrepreneurship education to tribal youth. TEDI also provides incubation and mentorship services to tribal start-ups and enterprises.