Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) is an agreement between the Government of Canada and approximately 86,000 Native Canadians who at some point were enrolled as children in the Canadian Indian residential school system, a system which was in place between 1879 and 1996. The IRSSA recognized the damage inflicted by the residential schools and established a $2 billion compensation package for all former IRS students and, in particular, those who had been abused or otherwise harmed. The agreement, announced in 2006, was the largest class action settlement in Canadian history. As of December 2012 a total of $1.62 billion has been paid to 78,750 former students.
Eklavya Model Residential School
With funds from Government of India and the State Government. Two new EMRS at Bolepur (Birbhum) and Buniadpur (Dakshin Dinajpur) have started functioning in this academic year 2013-14. Each school has a capacity of 420 students. At present total number of students are 2072. The students who are admitted in these schools are provided with scholarships, free food and lodging etc.