Sindh encourages establishment of bookbanks

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KARACHI/JAMSHORO:

The Sindh Textbook Board has started the distribution of textbooks for the academic year 2025-26 on the directions of Sindh's Minister for Education Syed Sardar Ali Shah.

He said that the distribution of textbooks has been initiated alongside the beginning of the academic year. Over five million sets of textbooks will be prepared according to enrollment ratios, which will help ensure the timely delivery of books and contribute to an effective academic process.

To mark the beginning of the distribution phase, a ceremony was held on Saturday at the Sindh Textbook Board in Jamshoro. The event was attended by Chairman of the STBB Parvez Ahmed Baloch, Secretary Dr Nusrat Parvez Sehto, and other educational administrative officers.

At the launch of the first phase, the chairman handed over the textbooks to the taluka-level education officers in Jamshoro.

In this initial phase, textbooks have been provided to public schools in three talukas of Jamshoro District -—Manjhand, Thano Bula Khan, and Sehwan. Initially, books will be delivered to primary public schools, while distribution to secondary schools will begin next week.

To make the process more effective, the Sindh Textbook Board has formed several monitoring committees. These committees will visit schools to ensure the books have been delivered and are available for students.

At the end of the last academic year, book banks were established in public schools on the instructions of Minister Sardar Ali Shah. He said that these newly established book banks will help ensure timely availability of textbooks in schools.

He further explained that textbooks will be distributed to schools based on student enrollment and the availability of books in the book banks.