Archive · 28 Jul 2025
Government Reports Textbook Piracy Across Indian States
Imagine someone is selling fake copies of your school books.
The government is trying to stop this because it's against the law.
They caught lots of these fake books!
The government says these fake books are bad because they are made without permission.
The real books are made by a special group called NCERT, and the government wants everyone to use the real ones.
To make it harder to sell fake books, the real books got cheaper.
Also, they use special codes to prove that the books are real, like a secret mark.
So, when you buy a book, make sure it's the real one!
Government reports seizure of 4.71 lakh pirated NCERT textbooks across states in 2024 and 2025.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is responsible for creating textbooks for CBSE and state schools.
Minister of State for Education, Jayant Chaudhary, provided details in the Rajya Sabha.
NCERT has taken measures like price reduction, improved printing, and online sales to curb piracy.
NCERT has implemented a tech-based anti-piracy solution on one million textbooks with positive results.
- Who
- The government, NCERT, and those involved in textbook piracy.
- What
- Seizure of 4.71 lakh pirated NCERT textbooks.
- When
- 2024 and 2025
- Where
- Across different states in India.
- Why
- To curb the piracy of textbooks and protect the integrity of educational materials.
NCERT
Pirated Book Sellers
Pricing
NCERT
NCERT aims to provide quality textbooks at affordable prices on a no-profit and no-loss basis.
Pirated Book Sellers
Vendors sell pirated textbooks at higher prices than authentic ones.
Strategies
NCERT
NCERT has implemented measures to address textbook piracy, including price reduction.
Pirated Book Sellers
Distribution and sales wing underestimate demand.
Book Quality
NCERT
NCERT is actively using technology and partnerships to solve the issue.
Pirated Book Sellers
Paper and printing are substandard in pirated books.
- Seized Pirated Books
- 4.71 lakh
- Governing Body
- NCERT
- Ministry Involved
- Ministry of Education
- Price Reduction
- 20%
- NCERT Sales 2024-25
- ₹526 crore
- NCERT Sales 2023-24
- ₹232 crore