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Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in Rajasthan are established primarily to serve which purpose?

Correct answer: (B) To impart quality education to Scheduled Tribe children in remote tribal areas from class VI to XII..

Eklavya Model Residential Schools in Rajasthan are established to provide quality education to Scheduled Tribe children in remote tribal areas from Class VI to Class XII.

  1. (A)

    To provide free coaching for IAS/RAS exam to tribal youth in urban areas.

  2. (B)

    To impart quality education to Scheduled Tribe children in remote tribal areas from class VI to XII.

  3. (C)

    To preserve tribal art, culture, and language through specialized vocational training institutes.

  4. (D)

    To provide higher education (degree-level) to ST students on par with Navodaya Vidyalayas.

Explanation

EMRS are not coaching centres or colleges; they are residential school-level institutions for Scheduled Tribe students. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs describes the scheme as a central sector scheme meant to provide quality education to ST students from Class 6 to Class 12 in remote areas, so they can access better educational opportunities and study in their own environment. The eligibility logic also shows the tribal-area focus: an EMRS is to be established in every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons, subject to suitable land. In Rajasthan, this purpose is especially relevant to TSP districts such as Dungarpur, Banswara, Udaipur, and Pratapgarh.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) EMRS are designed for quality residential schooling from Class VI to XII in tribal areas, not for IAS or RAS coaching for tribal youth in urban centres.
  • (C) Although tribal welfare is the broad policy context, EMRS specifically provide mainstream school education to ST students rather than specialised vocational institutes for art, culture, or language preservation.
  • (D) EMRS operate at the school level from Class VI to XII, so they do not provide degree-level higher education.

Concept

This tests welfare geography and tribal development institutions in Rajasthan. It recurs in RAS because EMRS link spatial targeting, ST population thresholds, and education delivery in remote tribal regions.

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