An INTUC leader alleged on Tuesday that Kerala school textbooks for Classes 6-8 may take another 45 days to reach students, despite schools reopening in two weeks. KBPS union president K K Ibrahimkutty told a channel only 79.96% of 3.57 crore books had been printed by May 18. He blamed delayed paper supplies, pending dues and inefficiency for the crisis.
Kochi: With just two weeks left for government schools to reopen, a senior INTUC leader and president of the KBPS staff and employees union on Tuesday said that textbooks for classes 6 to 8 could take around 45 more days to be ready for distribution.
K K Ibrahimkutty, the president of the Kerala Books and Publications Society (KBPS) staff and employees union, told a TV channel here that, as per the latest figures, only close to 80 per cent of the required books have been printed.
He alleged that when the previous government claimed that all books would reach students before schools reopened for the new academic year, only 20 per cent of the books had been printed at that time.
"After the issue was highlighted by the media, the process gathered speed," he claimed.
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