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Very Few NCERT Books In Patna stores
School textbooks have joined items like rice, wheat and kerosene oil on the black market here. NCERT textbooks meant for students of Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), Navodaya Vidayalayas, Delhi Public Schools and government-run secondary high schools are not available in the market here. And, a few book stores who have managed to get some copies of NCERT books are selling them at a premium.
In fact, guardians have been forced to purchase these textbooks at much higher rates than the price tag in order to ensure that studies of their children are not affected. Siddharth, a student of Class VIII of KV (Bailey Road), said: "We have been asked to download the relevant chapters from the Internet. In addition, I've have to spend an extra amount of money at the cyber cafe everyday for this." Ipshita has a similar tale to tell. She said it was only after a frantic search that her father managed to procure the social science and Sanskrit textbooks from a Kazanchi Road bookstore. "And he had to pay a much higher than the printed price," the Class V student of KV said. Pinak Chaudhary, a student of Class VIII of DPS, said: "Most students in my school are yet to get their textbooks. We also bank on the Internet to download chapters." "As most students do not have Internet facility, they are left with no other option but to get photocopies of lessons done," said Ajay Kumar Sinha, an engineer, whose son is a student of KV (Kankerbagh). Another harassed guardian said that even photocopies of NCERT textbooks are being told on the blackmarket by a section of book dealers in Patna City. By siddharth22, Section Educations In Bihar Posted on Thu May 01, 2008 at 02:33:15 AM EST
In fact, students of Classes V, VIII and XII are facing a serious problem ever since their syllabus was changed recently. "Although the new session has started, we still do not have textbooks," said Ranjay, a Class XII student.
HRD principal secretary Anjani Kumar Singh admitted there has been a shortage of NCERT textbooks in the market. "Yes, at the moment there is a definite shortage of textbooks. The problem will be solved by May 15 because the NCERT has promised to send the books by then," Singh said. Bharat Singh, the MD of a leading bookstore here, said the NCERT has created five zones to supply textbooks. Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and the Lakshwadeep get their quotas from Kolkata. "Till April 15, only five per cent of the total requirement was released by NCERT in the market. Very few dealers managed to procure them. The delay is due to the change in syllabus. It may take some more time before the books arrive in the open market," he said. "Some retailers here are cashing on the situation. They go to Delhi every week, get some NCERT textbooks and sell them at exorbitant prices here," said the proprietor of another leading Patna-based bookstore. "Students can now turn to the Internet as an alternative. We have put the study materials on the Web. The digitalization of textbooks, an initiative started by NCERT this year, is on. If there is any delay in getting textbooks, studies will not be hampered. They can easily download lessons from the Web," an NCERT official said. Source:The Times Of India,01-05-08
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