Ludhiana, June 22 -- The new academic session commenced in April, but government schools in the district are still waiting for complete sets of textbooks for students. In the last week of April, education officials had assured that all books would be delivered by May 31, but to no avail.

There was a requirement of nearly 21 lakh books in the district. Books of a few subjects are still awaited. Teachers and principals have raised alarms over the unavailability, mentioning that the delay affects student learning and classroom progress.

Charanjeet Kaur Ahuja, principal of Government Senior Secondary School, Cemetery Road, said that in almost each class, books are still awaited for one or two subjects.

Jagjit Singh Mann, district president...