<p>If the government decides to reprint the revised textbooks by correcting the mistakes, as announced by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, it will burden the exchequer by Rs 150 crore.</p>.<p>As per one of the orders issued by the government, it costs around Rs 152 crore for the government every year to supply textbooks to students in grades 1 to 10 at state government and aided schools. </p>.<p>Private unaided schools pay the government to buy books and collect money from the parents.</p>.<p>A document available with <em><span class="italic">DH</span> </em>shows that there are over 59 lakh children enrolled at government and aided schools this academic year and to supply free textbooks, the estimated cost was Rs 152.81 crore. </p>.<p>If the government goes for reprinting, the cost will double as the already printed books will go waste, with 75 per cent of the printing being completed.</p>.<p>However, official sources from the department of primary and secondary education said that no decision had been taken yet.</p>.<p>“If we go by the CM’s statement, it will result in reprinting. But there is no official communication from the government about it,” said an official from the Karnataka Textbook Society.</p>.<p>The official said the government is likely to consider reprinting books only if errors are identified.</p>.<p>“It has decided to rectify the mistakes as highlighted - information on Basavanna, Dr Ambedkar, etc. But the mode of communication to schools is yet to be decided,” the official said.</p>
<p>If the government decides to reprint the revised textbooks by correcting the mistakes, as announced by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, it will burden the exchequer by Rs 150 crore.</p>.<p>As per one of the orders issued by the government, it costs around Rs 152 crore for the government every year to supply textbooks to students in grades 1 to 10 at state government and aided schools. </p>.<p>Private unaided schools pay the government to buy books and collect money from the parents.</p>.<p>A document available with <em><span class="italic">DH</span> </em>shows that there are over 59 lakh children enrolled at government and aided schools this academic year and to supply free textbooks, the estimated cost was Rs 152.81 crore. </p>.<p>If the government goes for reprinting, the cost will double as the already printed books will go waste, with 75 per cent of the printing being completed.</p>.<p>However, official sources from the department of primary and secondary education said that no decision had been taken yet.</p>.<p>“If we go by the CM’s statement, it will result in reprinting. But there is no official communication from the government about it,” said an official from the Karnataka Textbook Society.</p>.<p>The official said the government is likely to consider reprinting books only if errors are identified.</p>.<p>“It has decided to rectify the mistakes as highlighted - information on Basavanna, Dr Ambedkar, etc. But the mode of communication to schools is yet to be decided,” the official said.</p>