India, home to over 10.45 crore Scheduled Tribe (ST) individuals--comprising 8.6 per cent of the total population--boasts a rich and diverse tribal heritage.
"PV Narasimha Rao launched the concept of Residential school for the first time in the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh. Many students who studied in residential schools have been selected as IAS and IPS officers. TGPSC Chairman B Venkatesham and former Commission Chairman Mahendar Reddy also
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday in the occasion of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti and garlands the statue of Maharishi Valmiki at Legislators' House in Vidhana Soudha premises in Bengaluru.
Addressing the public gathering in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh, PM Modi said that 40 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) are being inaugurated and foundation stones have been laid for 25 more EMRS.
Founded by pre-independence social reformer Thakkar Bapa, this organization runs Ashram Shalas, or residential schools, dedicated to the upliftment of tribal children.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Monday wrote to Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, seeking to reverse centralized recruitment in Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMR), citing adverse impact on tribal students.
Karnataka Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah on Friday paid a surprise visit to Morarji Desai Residential School in Chamarajpet, Bangaluru and emphasised that more necessary infrastructure will be provided to residential schools of the state.
Minister Vikramarka said, " I am proposing an amount Rs 2,543 crores, for the industries department in this budget, Rs 774 crores, in this budget for information technology, Rs 40,080 crores, for panchayat raj and rural development, Rs 11,692 crores, for the municipal administration, Rs 19,7
"As a part of the Yogi government’s initiative, children starting their education in the free government boarding schools known as Atal Residential Schools will get the opportunity to interact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi," said an official statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CM