❖ In 2019, Centre introduced a sub-quota of 5% for the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) in admissions to Eklavya Model Residential Schools.

❖ But the recent data show that schools are struggling to meet this quota with just 3.4% of all EMRS students belonging to PVTG communities.

❖ Of the 1,30,101 students enrolled into all 407 functional EMRSs as of October this year, 4,480 belong to PVTG communities.

 ❖ Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Gujarat were struggling to meet the 5% PVTG student quota.

❖ In Madhya Pradesh, PVTG students account for 3.8% of the total students, in Chhattisgarh they comprise 2.74% of the student population.

❖ In Gujarat, just 21 students out of the total 10,688 students belong to PVTG communities.

❖ In Tamil Nadu’s EMRSs, PVTGs comprise 8.36% of total students; in Jharkhand, this percentage is at 7.48%; and in Andhra Pradesh, it is 12.91%.

❖ According to the very latest available population estimates, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Tamil Nadu are the States with the greatest number of PVTGs.