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Govt removes burden from parents on commencement of new academic year
Key takeaways
- The provincial Punjab Education Department introduced a specific formula to streamline the process and resolve previous distribution challenges.
- Under this plan, textbook allocation will be a hybrid of new books and “Book Banks”—a system where usable textbooks are collected from outgoing students and redistributed.
- Classes 1–3: Students will receive 100% new books.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize LAHORE: The Punjab government has finalized a new strategy for the distribution of free textbooks across all government schools before the start of the upcoming academic year, which will also help ease the burden on parents, ARY News reported.
The provincial Punjab Education Department introduced a specific formula to streamline the process and resolve previous distribution challenges.
Under this plan, textbook allocation will be a hybrid of new books and “Book Banks”—a system where usable textbooks are collected from outgoing students and redistributed.
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