Students to get textbooks by April 20: Sood

Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood on Friday said students in government schools will receive textbooks by April 20, addressing concerns over delays following the start of the academic session on April 1. 

Mr. Sood said a tendering process adopted for printing textbooks reduced costs by 20-30% for the Directorate of Education (DoE) and ensured better utilisation of resources, but led to a slight delay. He added that the quality of the new textbooks has improved and that distribution has already begun for primary classes in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) schools.