4th National EMRS Sports Meet 2025 Concludes in Rourkela
Telangana Emerges as Overall Sports Champion
Event Held on Bhagwan Birsa Munda Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas
The 4th National Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) Sports Meet 2025 concluded with grandeur and patriotic fervour today at the Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium, Rourkela, coinciding with the nationwide celebration of Bhagwan Birsa Munda Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas. The event paid tribute to the valour and sacrifice of Bhagwan Birsa Munda and celebrated the rich legacy of India’s tribal freedom movement.
The Sports Meet was hosted by the Odisha Model Tribal Education Society (OMTES) under the ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Odisha, and organised by the National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.
Dignitaries Present
The closing ceremony was graced by the presence of:
- Shri Mohan Charan Majhi, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha (Chief Guest)
- Shri Jual Oram, Hon’ble Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Government of India (Guest of Honour)
- Shri Ajeet Kumar Srivastava, IRAS, Commissioner, NESTS
- Shri B. Parameswaran, IAS, Secretary, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department, Odisha
- Dr. Subhankar Mohapatra, IAS, Collector & District Magistrate, Sundargarh
- Ms. Dutee Chand, International Sprinter
- Hon’ble MLAs from the Sundargarh region and other public representatives
Shri Ajeet Kumar Srivastava, Commissioner NESTS, welcomed the dignitaries and presented a detailed report on the Sports Meet, commending the outstanding performances of EMRS students from across the country and highlighting the growing sports culture in tribal communities.