Pakistan: Pakistan: Publishers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa refuse printing until 4 billion PKR due paid

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PESHAWAR: Private publishers The following are some examples of how to use Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The refusal to print textbooks Public sector Dawn on Sunday reported that schools will not be able to open until the Pakistani Rupees (4 billion PKR) dues are paid by the provincial textbook Board amid the province’s economic crisis.
According to official documents, the textbook board has extended the bid date for the supply of books from October 26 until November 7.
It is important to note that the word “you” means “you”. KP Textbook Board On October 7, the Department of Education announced a tender for the purchase of schoolbooks for the next academic years 2024-25, and invited applications until Oct. 26.
The board was not present at the ‘pre-bidding’ meeting on October 19, which could delay the delivery of books to students for the new academic year, starting in April.
The owner of a print company said, “We won’t print books until the government pays our Rs4 billion in dues for last year and releases to the textbook board half the payment required to print books next year.”
He claimed that publishers published 10 billion PKR worth of books last year but that the government only paid them PKR 6 Billion, and this, too, despite repeated requests.
“We [printers] He said that he had asked the provincial Ombudsperson for help in receiving Rs 4 billion of unpaid dues.
Owner of the printing company said that publishers would only charge for printing if government provided paper for books.
He claimed that due to a delay in payment, publishers had difficulty continuing their business. They did not collect the bidding forms even though the deadline for them had passed.
He said, “We do not have the money to pay for the two percent ‘bidding security’ that is required in order to participate in the textbook supply bid.”
Dawn reported that he said the owners of printing firms had informed the secretary to the textbook board via a letter of their inability participate in the bid due to their poor finances.
Dawn reported that official sources said that the board had called a meeting with prospective bidders to resolve “issues”, but the meeting never took place because the bidders refused to attend.
The textbook board said that if the government did not pay the PKR 4 Billion due to private printing companies in time, the books would not be available to the schoolchildren for the beginning of the new academic year. This would cause learning loss.
Dawn quoted an official from the board as saying: “In the event of further delays in payment of dues, as well as for the amount of next year’s print, then the production of books will require four to six additional months as books are not available on the market as readily as sugar and flour.”
The government, which is strapped for funds, delayed in paying the books to some schoolchildren. They received them almost two full months after the April start of classes.
Dawn reported that the teachers gave away old textbooks to new students after collecting them from their former students.

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