Archive · 23 Jul 2025
India Seizes 470,000+ Pirated Textbooks, Raids Production Sites
Someone has been making fake copies of school textbooks, which is illegal.
The government caught over 470,000 of these fake books!
They also raided places making and selling them, seizing a lot of stuff worth a lot of money.
The people in charge of making the real books are trying to stop this by making the real books cheaper and better.
Also, a new textbook for 8th graders leaves out some historical figures and events.
Over 4.7 lakh pirated NCERT textbooks seized across India since 2024.
Raids conducted on 29 locations associated with pirated textbook production.
Seized stock and equipment valued at over Rs 20 crore.
NCERT has taken measures including price reduction and improved printing.
New Class 8 textbook omits mentions of Tipu Sultan and Anglo-Mysore wars.
- Who
- The Union Minister of State for Education and NCERT.
- What
- Seizure of pirated NCERT textbooks and related actions by the Education Ministry.
- When
- Since 2024.
- Where
- Across India.
- Why
- To combat the illegal production and sale of pirated NCERT textbooks.
NCERT View
Opposing View
Omissions in new textbooks.
NCERT View
Eliminating mention of the Battle of Plassey in the new NCERT curriculum.
Opposing View
Omitting of historical figures from the text.
- Seized Pirated Copies
- Over 4.7 lakh
- Locations Raided
- 29
- Value of Seized Items
- Over Rs 20 crore
- Price Reduction
- 20%
- Textbook Grade
- Class 8