School Edu Deptt likely to issue two types of textbooks from this year

Srinagar : School Education Department is likely to issue two types of textbooks for school students from this academic year.

Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK), Tassaduq Hussain Mir has said, “We will be issuing two types of textbooks for school students in terms of paper quality.”

Mir said, “One of the textbook which we provide free of cost to the students will have different type of paper quality while another type of textbooks which will be open to purchase from market will have different quality of paper.”

The director said that it has been decided in view of ‘financial constrains’.

“Most likely, this matter will be implemented from this academic year,” he said.

Mir further said, “This matter has been taken up with the principal secretary, School Education Department and he has given a positive response to it.”

The director said that the decision has been made in order to complete the government with pivate institutions—(KNO)