NEW DELHI: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks for some classes will cost less from next year, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday.
The Council, which currently prints 5 crore textbooks in a year, is working to augment the capacity to 15 crore from next year, he said.
The minister also informed that the new textbooks as per updated curriculum for classes 9-12 will be available from 2026-27 academic session.