Where are textbooks? BJP to government
8 May 2012 6:08 AM IST
The new session has already begun on 1 April, but students and parents are still wandering around for books. The class tests has also started in most of the schools, which has added to the pressure among students. These class tests count towards the final grade.
'My classes have started since 1 April, but I am still on the lookout for science books. The tests have already begun, the marks of these tests will be counted in board examination. Teacher punishes me for no fault of mine,' said Nikhil, a class IX student in a government school in East Delhi.
The parents are also facing problem in finding the books, but are helpless as they are not available in the market. 'This drama happens every year. They start the session in April, but books are not available in the market,' said Ratanjeet Kaur, a resident of Laxminagar in East Delhi.
The books of all the standards of NCERT are short of supply in the market. 'Its the same story every season. The demand is very high. We run out of stock. It may come in a couple of days or in July when schools reopen,' said a bookseller in Laxminagar. Further, the books available in market are printed on sub-standard papers.
However, the issue is gradually taking a political hue as Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged connivance of the government with book suppliers. 'Due to gross negligence and corruption in the Education Department of Delhi Government, lakhs of students of private and government schools of Delhi have not been supplied text books by the Delhi Text Book Bureau even after one month of the start of the session. The same is the condition of the books of NCERT,' said Vijender Gupta, president of Delhi BJP.
Voicing the concerns of the students, Gupta further added that the students of Delhi suffer due to misdeeds of the officers of Education Department of Delhi and the NCERT. 'Despite the fact that no changes have been made in the text book, the bureau is not in a position to reprint the text books,' added Gupta.
The supply of textbooks has been a serious concern among students during admission season and their performance lags due to non-availability of books.
On Sunday, the police caught a truck full of government text books in Ghaziabad. The owner of the truck could not be arrested, but the driver was arrested. These books were being taken to various areas of NCERT secretly. The government press deliberately work slowly so that the books of the private printers may be sold in the market. Government books come in the market in the month of August or even end of year and by then the private publishers earn heavy profit.
Delhi has been divided into 28 areas for the distribution of text books. Earlier, one distributor was appointed for each area. Now this rule has been changed and only one distributor is appointed for all the 28 areas for the distribution of books. This is also one of the reasons for scarcity of books.
'My classes have started since 1 April, but I am still on the lookout for science books. The tests have already begun, the marks of these tests will be counted in board examination. Teacher punishes me for no fault of mine,' said Nikhil, a class IX student in a government school in East Delhi.
The parents are also facing problem in finding the books, but are helpless as they are not available in the market. 'This drama happens every year. They start the session in April, but books are not available in the market,' said Ratanjeet Kaur, a resident of Laxminagar in East Delhi.
The books of all the standards of NCERT are short of supply in the market. 'Its the same story every season. The demand is very high. We run out of stock. It may come in a couple of days or in July when schools reopen,' said a bookseller in Laxminagar. Further, the books available in market are printed on sub-standard papers.
However, the issue is gradually taking a political hue as Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged connivance of the government with book suppliers. 'Due to gross negligence and corruption in the Education Department of Delhi Government, lakhs of students of private and government schools of Delhi have not been supplied text books by the Delhi Text Book Bureau even after one month of the start of the session. The same is the condition of the books of NCERT,' said Vijender Gupta, president of Delhi BJP.
Voicing the concerns of the students, Gupta further added that the students of Delhi suffer due to misdeeds of the officers of Education Department of Delhi and the NCERT. 'Despite the fact that no changes have been made in the text book, the bureau is not in a position to reprint the text books,' added Gupta.
The supply of textbooks has been a serious concern among students during admission season and their performance lags due to non-availability of books.
On Sunday, the police caught a truck full of government text books in Ghaziabad. The owner of the truck could not be arrested, but the driver was arrested. These books were being taken to various areas of NCERT secretly. The government press deliberately work slowly so that the books of the private printers may be sold in the market. Government books come in the market in the month of August or even end of year and by then the private publishers earn heavy profit.
Delhi has been divided into 28 areas for the distribution of text books. Earlier, one distributor was appointed for each area. Now this rule has been changed and only one distributor is appointed for all the 28 areas for the distribution of books. This is also one of the reasons for scarcity of books.
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