COMMON SENSE SIMPLIFIED: BLACK BOOKS:
Similar patterns emerged from Patna as well! Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students have to move from one shop to another because of the non-availability of NCERT books. Thus, the photocopies of the text books are being sold at exorbitant prices. The problem of books scarcity is further compounded by the increased prices from this year. The textbooks for classes I to VIII are seeing a price rise by upto 50 per cent, and for classes IX to XII, it’s going to rise by 15-20 per cent for 2012-13. The total demand for NCERT books for the current academic year is approximately 3.5 crores. It’s a lose-lose situation for the students and their parents - shortage compounded by price hike. As such the parents have been shelling out more from the black market; now with increased price the books will be even more expensive from the hoarders
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