Printing of 2.8 crore first-volume textbooks completed: KBPS
The Kerala Books and Publications Society has completed printing 2.8 crore first-volume textbooks for the 2026–27 academic year. This represents 80% of the total required textbooks for Classes I to X, with efforts underway to finish by early June. The organization is also addressing a paper shortage for cover pages while preparing for the distribution of books to schools.
- ▪The printing of 2.8 crore first-volume textbooks has been completed.
- ▪This accounts for 80% of the total number of first-volume textbooks needed.
- ▪The distribution of books to district textbook hubs and school societies is in its final phase.
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The Kerala Books and Publications Society (KBPS) has announced that it has completed the printing of 2.8 crore first-volume textbooks required for the 2026–27 academic year for Classes I to X.This accounts for 80% of the total number of first-volume textbooks. Printing is progressing at a faster pace, the organisation said in a communication. Efforts are under way to complete the process by the first week of June. Once this is completed, printing of the second volume, which students require by October, will begin.In all, 5.5 crore textbooks across two volumes have to be printed for these classes.
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