A strong start to the academic year is crucial after recent disruptions

Millions of school students are starting their new year with the refreshing scent of new textbooks, as authorities all across the nation began distributing the books yesterday.

Even though festivals to distribute free textbooks will be celebrated at schools, many students will not get the full set of new books today, the first day of the latest academic year, thanks to the high price of paper and delays in placing work orders.

The government will distribute around 35 crore textbooks free of cost among the primary and secondary level students in 2019 academic year.