NCERT books
online soon
You will soon be able to order NCERT books online just like you do
at Flipkart or Amazon with the government launching a portal for placing orders
this month itself.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
has developed a portal that will allow schools across the country to place
textbook orders directly with it online to ensure they are available in time to
students for next year.
The move will help parents save money, which is usually spent on
sourcing books from private publishers, often on account of the
non-availability of NCERT books. There have been several complaints in the past
about the non-availability of the books and schools end up recommending those
by private publishers.
“The portal will be launched this month itself and schools as well
as individuals will be able to place orders for books online and it will be
delivered to them,” said a senior HRD official.
Through this portal, schools and individuals will be able to track
the status of their consignments online too as it will indicate the delivery
date. Currently, NCERT prints books and they are delivered through authorised
vendors across the country. Sources said approximately 42.5 million books are
used by CBSE-affiliated schools.
Schools will not be required to make the payment immediately but
individuals will be allowed to make the payment and books will be posted to
them.
“Schools and those who place the order will also be able to track
the movement of books, right from placing an order to the delivery. We are
hoping that schools will give us the estimate of the number of books that are
required for next year so that they are available much before time,” said a
senior ministry official.
Sources said that the NCERT is also in talks with Flipkart and
Amazon to host their books and deliver them too.
Source | Hindustan Times | 5 August
2017
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