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Two months into session, schools still await books

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May 01, 2025

Teachers need to prepare extra worksheets to help students

- IFRAH MUFTI @ New Delhi

Two months into session, schools still await books

AS the academic year 2025-26 enters its second month and the BJP government begins its third, students in Delhi government schools are still waiting for 'free textbooks'.

No matter which government is in power, the delay in providing books to students has remained the same for years. Officials stay silent, principals refuse to comment, and teachers are left helpless. Many are now overburdened as they prepare extra worksheets to help students study without books.

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