Dr. Yashpal Singh, an Eklavya Model Residential School

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Dr. Yashpal Singh, an Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) teacher was conferred the National Teachers’ Award – 2023. Dr. Yashpal Singh, Principal, EMRS Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh was one of the 75 most talented teachers who were selected through a rigorous and transparent online three stage process from all over the country for the National Teachers’ Award by  President of India, on Teachers' Day. This award indeed shows the dedicated efforts of Ministry of Tribal Affairs' to facilitate tribal schools and  integration of students into the mainstream, thus ensuring a brighter, successful future. About EMRS EMRS is a scheme for making model residential schools for Indian tribals (ST- Scheduled Tribes) across India. It started in the year 1997-98. The Eklavya Model Residential School in Shinde (Nashik) has been planned by the Ministry Tribal Affairs to give impetus to quality education in nearby tribal areas. The EMRS School follows the CBSE curriculum. Eklavya Model Residential Schools are being developed to impart quality education to tribal students, with an emphasis on not only academic education but all-round development of tribal students.