MARGAO, April 14 -- Team Herald

Bookstore owners across Goa have urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to initiate immediate action against schools selling stationery and notebooks on campus.

The Goa Book Sellers Association has accused the schools of making it mandatory for students to make purchases from designated vendors linked to these institutions.

In the petition to the Chief Minister, the Association said, "Several schools have resorted to commercial activities within their premises, with some even involving their staff in conducting stationery sales."

"This practice is eating into the business of independent booksellers and forcing parents to pay inflated rates under the pretext of supporting school infrastructure. We the member...