
No shortage of NCERT textbooks, over 4 crore books distributed for 2022-23 academic session: Education Ministry
India Today
During a written reply to a question, Union Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi provided the information. Indian Postal Services delivers the online-ordered textbooks to customers at their doorsteps.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has informed that there is no reported shortage of NCERT books in the country, as per the information shared by Union Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi in response to a written question.
"The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has informed that there is no reported shortage of textbooks in the country. They have informed that 4.25 crore textbooks for the academic Session 2022-23 have already been distributed through 950 empanelled vendors all over the nation," the minister said.
As per the information, 4.25 crore textbooks for the Academic Session 2022-23 have already been distributed through 950 empanelled vendors all over the nation.
NCERT textbooks are also distributed through its Sales Counters located at NCERT Headquarter, New Delhi, its Regional Institutes of Education (RIEs) at Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Mysuru, and Shillong, and its regional centers at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, and Guwahati.
The minister said the online ordered textbooks are supplied at the customer's doorstep with the help of Indian Postal Services. "All the NCERT textbooks are also made available for free download in PDF form through its digital platforms such as E-Pathshala, E-Pub, etc to facilitate the students across the country," she added.
(With PTI inputs)

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