In accordance with the Karnataka state (Society Registration Acts-1960) Karnataka Government by its order No. sakaE 532 S.E.W 96, dated 06-10-99 established Karnataka Residential Educational Institution Society it was being registered on 22-11-1999.The Society started its activities from 02-02-2000.

             Efficient Teachers are to be prepared by fiving they study Classes, Conducting Seminars, arranging lectures, organizing workshops and other activities in order to provide higher standard of learning to the Residential School Students. 

              Construction of School complexes required to the Residential Schools and their maintenance.

The State Government in memory of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar’s centuary celebrations in 1991, decided to start 4 Residential Schools for scheduled castes on the Model of Government of India’s Jawaharlal Navodaya Residential Schools in four revenue divisions one for each.

During 1995-96 Budget Session his Excellency the Governor made reference on starting of Sri Morarji Desai Residential Schools in the State. In the education departments budget proposals of the same year government declared the sanction of four Sri Morarji Desai Residential Schools in each revenue division. 

In the academic Year 1996-97 government has sanctioned 40 Morarji Residential Schools for S.C/S.T category students as per its budgetary allocations. At present state Government established and running totally 506 Residentail Schools and PU Collges among which 347 Morarji Desia, 115 Kittur Rani Channamma , 5 Atal Bihari Vajapayee, 5 Hutatma for SC, ST And BC along with 8 Ekalavya Educational Complexes of central Government, put the total number of institutions to 394(The total number of Residential Schools sanctioned yearly,classwise and District wise details are given in Annexure I and Annexure II.