Secretary, Cooperatives and Tribal Affairs, Abdul Majid Bhat, today convened a meeting to review the status of five newly sanctioned Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) for Scheduled Tribe students.
The meeting held threadbare discussions on various aspectsof the model residential schools which will come up at Anantnag, Kulgam,Kargil, Rajouri and Poonch districts. Besides work on previously sanctioned threeEMRS buildings at Gurez, Rajouri and Leh are in various stages of construction.
On the occasion, the Secretary directed the executingagencies to submit the drawing of EMRS as per the guidelines of Government ofIndia within approved cast within a week so that uniform prototype design isadapted in future projects.
He said that EMRS are aimed to provide lodging, boarding andother educational facilities to the ST students.