Chandigarh- Underneath the Samagra Shiksha scheme, the Haryana College Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad offers free textbooks yearly to college students finding out in authorities faculties from Class 1 to eight. Persevering with this initiative, the Ministry of Training, Authorities of India, has authorised a complete quantity of ₹45.05 crore for the monetary 12 months 2026–27 beneath the “Free Textbooks” element for college students of Courses 1 to eight within the Challenge Approval Board (PAB) assembly.
Offering particulars, a spokesperson of the council said {that a} assembly of the Excessive-Powered Buy Committee (HPPC) was held on December 29, 2025, beneath the chairmanship of Haryana’s Training Minister, Sh. Mahipal Dhanda. As per the choices taken within the assembly, chosen companies have been assigned the work of printing and supplying textbooks.
In compliance with these choices, the division issued work orders to the involved companies on January 8, 2026. In keeping with these orders, the provision of textbooks is to be accomplished by April 15, 2026.
He additional knowledgeable that beneath the steering and supervision of the Training Minister, the chosen companies have already equipped textbooks on the district degree in Ambala, Hisar, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Palwal, Bhiwani, and Charkhi Dadri for Courses 1 to eight. The provision to all faculties might be ensured throughout the stipulated timeline.
To make sure well timed distribution of textbooks, the Training Minister’s workplace is sustaining steady coordination with the division.
