Shimla May, 3: Where Punjab and Haryana failed, Himachal Pradesh delivered. The HP Board of School Education achieved the 100% target of distribution of textbooks to the school students before the start of academic session 2017-2018.
Board secretary Vishal Sharma said the books were sent to distribution centres in each of the 12 districts as early as February.
The books were distributed in schools block-wise by the departments of higher and elementary education. “The board had set a target to distribute the books before the start of new session. Orders were placed in time and printers asked to complete the printing work and supply the books to the board as per their commitment,” he said.
Source Hindustan Times
