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Counterfeit NCERT books printed connected sub-standard 50 GSM (Grams per Square Metre) insubstantial were seized successful the raid. (Image: ncert.nic.in)
A squad comprising NCERT and Tripura Police unit Friday raided respective bookshops successful Agartala metropolis and seized pirated NCERT textbooks.
The squad was led by Amitabha Kumar, Chief Business Manager, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
Speaking to media persons, Kumar said the Council’s associated squad from Delhi and Guwahati determination office conducted the raid with assistance from the police.
“We surveyed the section marketplace and raided the shops identified successful complaints received by us,” Kumar told reporters.
He besides said counterfeit NCERT books printed connected sub-standard 50 GSM (Grams per Square Metre) insubstantial were seized successful the raid, and added that genuine NCERT textbooks are printed connected 80 GSM paper.
He said NCERT offers a 20 per cent nett borderline to booksellers but immoderate publishers printing counterfeit books are often recovered offering up to 40 percent borderline to sellers.
Kumar besides explained that genuine NCERT books would person registered watermarks connected them portion counterfeit books lacked them and didn’t conscionable respective different specifications arsenic well.
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“The store owners who were recovered to beryllium selling specified books didn’t person due bills for them,” said the official, and added that strict ineligible enactment would beryllium taken against those involved.
The raid came aft immoderate guardians flagged the counterfeit publication contented to Education Department officials.
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