Guidebooks
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The govt. distributed nearly 19 crore textbooks among the students of primary and secondary levels at the very beginning of this year. Those books were distributed free of cost with a view to ensuring education for all. Moreover, most of the textbooks are now available as online electronic books. It is obviously a praiseworthy action of the present govt. But the fact is that the students aren't interested in reading textbooks. They pay more attention to reading guidebooks available in the market. Hence, the creativity of the students is being greatly hampered. A textbook is a manual of instruction or a standard book in any branch of study. They are produced according to the demand of educational institutions. As the students do not read textbooks, they are not aware of the textual facts and they answer questions incorrectly. Although the govt. banned all kinds of guidebooks and notebooks, the publishers did not pay heed to it at all. So, I would like to draw the kind attention of the authorities concerned to the issue. Notebooks have to be banned.
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