In Madhya Pradesh, the second National Level Sports Meet for the students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) was inaugurated yesterday by Chief Minister Kamal Nath at TT Nagar Stadium, Bhopal. The inaugural ceremony saw a scintillating march past by the participants from all the participating states followed by a cultural performance by the students of various tribal welfare residential schools of the state.

The event has a participation of around 4,500 students of 284 Eklavya Schools representing 24 states of the country. The five-day event will have competitions in 15 different disciplines of track and field.  As many as 555 students of 26 residential schools of Madhya Pradesh will also exhibit their skills in various sports disciplines during the competition.

The scheme of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) is one of the flagship interventions of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs introduced in the year 1997-98 to ensure tribal students get access to quality education in the remote tribal areas.