Shortage of textbooks hits city students, leaves parents fuming

Vijayawada | Sunday | 15th July, 2018

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Vijayawada: Many municipal and private schools in the city are facing problems due to the shortage of textbooks even a month after reopening. “I have put my two kids in municipal schools, considering the experienced teaching staff and developed infrastructure there. The education wing officials in VMC said that there has been a shortage of specific textbooks and they are taking measures to solve the problem. However, the managements of private schools manage to get the books from various stores. Till now, around 40 per cent of the students in municipal schools have not received textbooks, while the distribution of two sets of free uniforms also did not start..