New Delhi, a Parliamentary Committee has pulled the Ministry of Tribal Affairs more than delay in construction of sports infrastructure for Eklav model residential schools and tribal students.
In its 10th report on the action taken by the government on the demands of 2024-25, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment on Monday said that only 476 of the 717 sanctioned EMRs were functional, most of the new schools were still working from the rented campus.
The report states that 87 new school buildings have been completed, more than 222 work is going on, and 120 remain in the pre-construction phase.
The panel urged the National Education Society for Tribal Students to adopt “more solid, result-oriented and active approach” to ensure that both old and new are operational in their buildings within the stipulated time frame.
The committee also expressed concern over slow progress in setting up the Center for Sports in EMR. Of the 15 proposed centers, only five locations for the first phase have been finalized for the first phase, with the operating target of June 2026.
The remaining 10 December 2026 are slapped to be completed, but their sites are yet to be confirmed. The panel called for a quick final form to complete the revised time limit.
Dharti Abba Janjatia Village Ushshsh Abhiyan on flagship, which is a multi-ministerial mission to bridge the infrastructure and service gaps in more than 63,000 villages, the committee said that progress has been made, but warned that it can delay the approved approval implementation pending in AYUSH and Skill Development Ministries.
This emphasized the need for rapid coordination so that all targeted intervention, from roads and housing to health and education facilities, are completed within 2024- “2028 missions.
The report welcomed measures such as EMRS reducing land requirements, installation of escrow accounts for project funding and inclusion of India’s Sports Authority in Sports Facilitation Scheme.
However, it warned that without tight monitoring and inter-minister coordination, these major programs remember their goals for tribal welfare.
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