Srinagar, Nov. 6 -- In a major relief for students and parents, the Jammu and Kashmir government is set to begin distribution of free textbooks among students of government schools for classes 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th and 8th from Monday, with Education Minister Shameema Firdous scheduled to formally launch the exercise at a government school in Srinagar.

Education Minister Shameema Firdous said the distribution process would begin on Monday and is expected to be completed within a week.

"We will start distributing the books from Monday. Hopefully, the process will be completed within a week, and the books will be available in every school by the end of this month," she said.

The Minister said textbooks for classes 3rd and 6th would tak...