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Towards Duty
Towards Duty
Path
Path
Years
Years

EKLAVYA MODEL DAY
BOARDING SCHOOL (EMDBS)

GOING ONLINE AS

LEADERS
GOAL (Going Online as Leaders)
is a joint initiative of the Ministry
with Facebook to provide digitally
enabled mentorship and empower
tribal youth to become leaders in
their field of interest. So far, 23
states or UTs have been included in
the GOAL programme.

It is proposed to set up Eklavya Model
n
Day Boarding School (EMDBS) on an
experimental basis for ST students
desirous of availing school without a
residential facility where the density of the
ST population is 90% or more in selected
sub-districts. TRIBES OF INDIA: AADI MAHOTSAV

n The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and CBSE
jointly launched an online certificate course n Aadi Mahotsav is a miniature India, where the
on experiential education for the 21st exquisite craft traditions of tribal artisans—weavers,
century for EMRS and CBSE teachers. potters, puppet makers, and embroiderers—are all in
one place.
n For capacity building programmes for
EMRS teachers and principals, the Ministry n The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Government
of Tribal Affairs and NCERT come together. of Goa jointly launched the Manpower Digital Data
Solution for Migrant Workers and Tribal Migrants Cell
n Including all types of scholarships, an
amount of more than Rs 2500 crores is n On June 19, 2021, the 2nd National Conference on
provided annually to more than 30 lakh Sickle Disease in India was organised on the occasion
students as scholarships. of World Sickle Cell Disease Day. The Unmukt Project
was launched to eliminate sickle cell disease.
n Every year, a thousand students are given
scholarships for admission to top institutes n Tribal Health Sahyog 'Anamay': A multi-stakeholder
like IIT, IIM, and AIIMS. initiative launched to enhance tribal health and
nutrition

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