Delivery of textbooks during academic year 2026 in Balochistan being completed rapidly: BTB’s Chairman

QUETTA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Apr, 2026) Balochistan Textbook board (BTB)’s Chairman Dr. Gulab Khan Khilji on Monday said that the process of timely printing and delivery of textbooks during the academic year 2026 in the province is being completed rapidly.

He said that on the demand of the Director Schools, textbooks were printed on a large scale this year, which resulted in the printing of more than 11.5 million books.

He said that all these books have been printed and sent to the relevant districts on time, and so far about 96 percent of the books have been delivered to different districts.

Dr. Gulab Khan Khilji said that complaints of partial shortage of textbooks have been raised in some areas, the main reasons for which include an extraordinary increase in the number of students in government schools.

He further said that more than 96 percent of the textbooks printed by the Balochistan Textbook Board have been delivered to the designated warehouses of the Directorate of Education Schools and have also been provided to the District Education Officers of all districts.

Due to the positive educational policies and admission campaign 2026 launched by the government, a large number of children have entered government schools this year, due to which the number of students has increased significantly compared to the previous year, he said.

The Chairman also explained that the demand for books has also increased significantly in the recent year 2026 due to the rise in the trend of English medium education and the admission of students from some private schools to government educational institutions.

He assured that the delivery of the remaining books would also be completed soon so that the teaching process in any school is not affected.