Summary:
Private publishers had recently met education minister Vinod Tawde to request him for certain changes in the textbook copyright policy. Catering to the demands of private publishers, the Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research, Pune (Balbharati) has again, on Saturday, revised the textbook copyright policy for the former. The bureau announced its Textbook Copyright Policy on 25 May, restricting private publishers — including print, digital and class owners — from issuing supplementary books for the academic year 2018-19. However, print publishers suggested that the publishers can be charged as per the turnover of their business. The Maharashtra Class Owner's Association appealed to the government to abolish the copyright policy for them while digital publishers requested implementation of the policy for them after three years..