Prime Minister Narendra Modi To Launch Eklavya Schools For Tribals

Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said here on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would launch Eklavya schools exclusively for the tribal students of the country on September 12. “The central government has given the approval to set up 462 Eklavya residential school s on the lines of Navodaya schools. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Eklavya residential school on September 12. The residential school will have 450 tribal students from class six to twelve. Around Rs, 10,000 crores will be spent. All the 462 schools will be opened in Jharkhand, Odisha, Northeastern and other states in the next two years,” Mr. Munda said while addressing a press conference here on the completion of 100 days of the Modi government. “In 100 days, the Narendra Modi government has taken many decisions which will benefit people of the country. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, people gave a huge mandate to Modi government based on the (previous) five years’ performance”