Shimla, March 21 -- More than a month after the commencement of the academic session in government schools across Himachal Pradesh, students from Classes VI to IX are still awaiting their textbooks, severely affecting classroom teaching and learning.
According to officials, all textbooks would be supplied by March 25. The books are printed and distributed by the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education, Dharamshala.
Talking to UNI, Director of School Education Ashish Kholi stated that the board is supplying textbooks to schools directly, but it may be delayed in some educational institutions.
"I have been informed by a few Schools today that they are getting textbooks from the board, which is being dispatched by the board sooner or lat...