EMRS were first established in 1997-98 to impart quality education to ST children in remote areas in order to enable them to avail of opportunities in high and professional educational courses and get employment in various sectors.
The only suggestion to make EMRS more effective is to ensure quality learning and extension of residential services to graduate and post graduate students.
In order to give further impetus to EMRS, it was decided that by the year 2022, every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons, will have an EMRS.
As per census 2011 figures, there are 564 such sub-districts out of which there is an EMRS in 102 sub-districts. Thus, 462 new schools have to be opened by the year 2022.