Inability to begin the printing undertaking in time alongside a move by some exploitative paper suppliers to make a quick buck is to be faulted for the obvious postponement, say authorities concerned.
Just 50% of more than 10.87 crore duplicates of the essential reading material have been printed and sent to distinctive upazilas till yesterday, as indicated by the information of National Educational programs and Course book Board (NCTB), the body caring for the administration's book conveyance plan.
Despite what might be expected, around 97 percent of approximately 16.30 crore duplicates of course readings for optional schools understudies are as of now in the upazilas.
On the other hand, both the legislature and printers trust that they would have the capacity to convey the free course books to the kids in time as they did in the most recent five years.
December 25 has been set as that due date while the administration would begin appropriating the books on January 1, one year from now.
Around 92 percent of 3.39 crore Dakhil (optional level of madrasa studies) and Dakhil professional course books have been sent to the upazilas while 94 percent of around 1.92 crore ibtedai (essential level of madrasa studies) and 96 percent of 22.71 lakh SSC professional books are as of now there, said NCTB authorities.
In the event of essential books, the situation is entirely distinctive.
"According to our most recent information, around 50 percent of the essential books have been dispatched. However, we would like to finish the assignment inside of the given time," said NCTB official Ratan Siddique.
A postponement of over a month by the printers in starting the printing errand is the primary purpose behind the moderate advancement of work.
The administration throughout the years has been selecting printers for essential reading material through universal tenders. The NCTB this year welcomed universal tenders on April 29. Exactly 22 nearby printing firms submitted most minimal offers of Tk 221 crore, a much lower cost than the evaluated cost.
The printing of essential course books hit an obstacle in mid-August when World Bank set a few conditions for the triumphant bidders, as indicated by printers and NCTB authorities.
The WB, which loans the cash for around 10 percent of the essential course book expenses, tried to check the nature of books amid printing and in upazilas. The bank needed to pay the printers just on the off chance that it discovered their work acceptable.
The bidders dismisses out and out the conditions. They at long last consented to take the necessary steps in the first week of September upon certification from the administration high-ups that a percentage of the conditions would be casual.
"It took over a month to settle every one of these issues," said Shahid Serniabat, president of Bangladesh Mudran Shilpa Samity.
He said the printers had confronted other "issues" from the paper suppliers.
At first, some paper factories, in relationship with numerous manual distributers, made a "manufactured emergency" of papers. They needed their scratch pad to hit the business sector amid the appropriation of free books, he charged.
After the issue was determined, a few factories abruptly expanded the cost of papers by 15 percent from the agreement cost, refering to the trek in gas and power costs, he said.
He, on the other hand, said they were sure that the free books would be sent to their destinations inside of the given time, notwithstanding every one of the obstacles.
As indicated by a source, a few printers are utilizing low quality papers for their books. Asked, Serniabat did not deny the assertion totally.
"We will get great papers if the plants quit supplying those to the manual distributers. We have encouraged the factory proprietors and Pustak Prakashak O Bikreta Samity [Book Distributed and Offering Association] to take activities in such manner," he said.
Gotten some information about the matter, NCTB official Ratan Siddique said they had an instrument to check the nature of papers. A few examples were checked yet no such report has been discovered yet, he guaranteed.
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