Lok Sabha Question No. 2470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: Copy of NCERT Books
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2470 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025

## Copy of NCERT Books

†2470. Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the books published by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) are released every year at the very beginning of the academic session, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether some publishers copy NCERT books and brought fake books into the market and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  number  of  publishers  of  fake  books  arrested  along  with  the  number  of  books recovered from them during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) prints and distributes  textbooks  every  year  for  use  in  schools  following  the  NCERT  curriculum.  In accordance with the academic calendar, NCERT initiates the printing process well in advance and ensures that textbooks are made available at the very beginning of the academic session. For classes where new textbooks based on the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) 2023 could not be released prior to the commencement of the academic session,  bridge  courses  were  made  available  for  the  use  of  teachers  and  students  to  ensure continuity  of  learning.  Instances  have  come  to  the  notice  of  NCERT  and  law-enforcement agencies  that certain  private  printers  and  unscrupulous  entities  have  copied  NCERT textbooks and circulated pirated or counterfeit versions in the market. Such activities violate the  Copyright  Act,  1957.  NCERT  regularly  conducts  awareness  campaigns,  issues  public advisories, and coordinates with police authorities to curb the circulation of such fake books. During the last three years, several persons involved in the printing and distribution of fake books were apprehended, and a significant quantity of counterfeit textbooks were seized. The details are placed at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2470  ANSWERED  ON  15.12.2025  ASKED  BY HON'BLE MP SHRI RAMVIR SINGH BIDHURI REGARDING 'COPY OF NCERT BOOKS'

| FIR Details of 2023   | FIR Details of 2023   | FIR Details of 2023                                                | FIR Details of 2023   | FIR Details of 2023   | FIR Details of 2023   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Sr. No .              | Area                  | Name &Address                                                      | FIR no.               | FIR date              | No. of seized books   |
| 1                     | Sonipat, Haryana      | M/s RPS Distributor, Murthal Road, Sonipat, Haryana                | 193                   | 06-04-2023            | 705 copies            |
| 2                     | Faridabad, Haryana    | M/s Malhotra Book Centre, Sec-9 Faridabad, Haryana                 | 273                   | 04-04-2023            | 48 copies             |
| 3                     | Gurugram, Haryana     | M/s Bansal Book Depot, Sadar Bazar, Gurugram Haryana               | 72                    | 01-04-2023            | 174 copies            |
| 4                     | Gurugram, Haryana     | M/s Jain Book Depot, Jacobpura Sadar Bazar, Gurugram, Haryana      | 73                    | 02-04-2023            | 127 copies            |
| 5                     | Gurugram, Haryana     | M/s New Mangala Book Depot, Sadar Bazar, Gurugram, Haryana         | 74                    | 02-04-2023            | 370 copies            |
| 6                     | Gurugram, Haryana     | M/s Saraswati Book Depot, Jacobpura Sadar Bazar, Gurugram, Haryana | 75                    | 02-04-2023            | 48 copies             |
| 7                     | Gurugram              | M/s Sahil Stationary Mart, Sadar Bazar, Gurugram, Haryana          | 76                    | 02-04-2023            | 26 copies             |
| 8                     | Gurugram, Haryana     | M/s Mangla Book Stall, Sadar Bazar, Gurugram, Haryana              | 77                    | 02-04-2023            | 284 copies            |
| 9                     | Gurugram, Haryana     | M/s Bansal Books, Jacobpura Sadar Bazar, Gurugram, Haryana         | 78                    | 02-04-2023            | 2142 copies           |
| 10                    | Rewari, Haryana       | M/s KK Book Depot, Apna Bazar, Rewari, Haryana                     | 104                   | 06-04-2023            | 137 copies            |
| 11                    | Fatehabad, Tohana     | M/s Sharma Book Depot, Old Court Road, Tohana, Harayana            | 189                   | 08-04-2023            | 320 Copies            |

|   12 | Fatehabad, Tohana   | M/s Bhatia Book Depot, Old Tehsil Road, Tohana, Haryana             |   190 | 08-04-2023   | 46 Copies   |
|------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|--------------|-------------|
|   13 | Rohini, New Delhi   | M/s Blazon Wholesale Mart India Pvt. Ltd. Sec -22 Rohini, New Delhi |   100 | 19-04-2023   | -           |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2470  ANSWERED  ON  15.12.2025  ASKED  BY HON'BLE MP SHRI RAMVIR SINGH BIDHURI REGARDING 'COPY OF NCERT BOOKS'

| FIR Details of 2024   | FIR Details of 2024       | FIR Details of 2024                                                                       | FIR Details of 2024   | FIR Details of 2024   | FIR Details of 2024   |
|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Sr. No .              | Area                      | Name &Address                                                                             | FIR no.               | FIR date              | No. of seized books   |
| 1                     | Swaroop Nagar Area, Delhi | Ground Floor, Kh. No. 14/24, Gali no. 7, E- Block, Gajraj Chowk, Swaroop Nagar, New Delhi | 167                   | 10-03-2024            | 4510 copies           |
| 2                     | Charkhi Dadri, Haryana    | M/s Mohan Book Depot, Main Bazar, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana                                  | 75                    | 01-04-2024            | 152 copies            |
| 3                     | Faridabad, Haryana        | M/s Mangla Book Depot, Ambedkar Chowk, Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, Haryana                    | 233                   | 02-04-2024            | 372 copies            |
| 4                     | Palwal, Haryana           | M/s Gupta Agencies, Alawalpur Chowk, GT Road, Palwal, Haryana                             | 174                   | 03-04-2024            | 1201 copies           |
| 5                     | Gurugram, Haryana         | M/s Bansal Books, Opp. Main Post Office, Gurugram, Haryana                                | 72                    | 06-04-2024            | 59 copies             |
| 6                     | Gurugram, Haryana         | M/s Mangla &Sons, Sadar Bazar, Gurugram, Haryana                                          | 73                    | 06-04-2024            | 122 copies            |
| 7                     | Gurugram, Haryana         | M/s Nand Book Stall, Maharaja Agrasen Chowk, Gurugram, Haryana                            | 103                   | 06-04-2024            | 947 copies            |
| 8                     | Guwahati, Assam           | Binimoy Book Shop, Kitab Bhawan & Novelty Book Shop, Guwahati, Assam                      | 95                    | 03-05-2024            | 8768 copies           |
| 9                     | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh  | Central Book Depot, Vinay Pustak Sadar, Super Market, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh            | 212                   | 03-05-2024            | -                     |
| 10                    | UPD Bhubaneswar, Odisha   | M/S Bidyashree book counter, kharavelnagar, Orissa                                        | 220                   | 04-05-2024            | -                     |

|   11 | Ernakulam, Kerala   | Surya Books Shop, TD /Road, Ernakulam, Kerala                                                                | 864            | 05-05-2024   | 6 copies     |
|------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
|   12 | Ernakulam, Kerala   | Padamukal Moulavi Book Shop, Kakkand, Kerala                                                                 | 502            | 05-05-2024   | 1200 copies  |
|   13 | Patna, Bihar        | Kamlesh Singh and Vijay Kumar                                                                                | 51170852403 40 | 27-07-2024   | 1500 copies  |
|   14 | Noida, UP           | M/s Sonu Book Depot, Gautam bhudha nagar                                                                     | 256            | 13-06-2024   | 3 copies     |
|   15 | Ahmedabad, Gujarat  | M/s New Zaveri Book Centre, Gandhi Road, Near chadra Vihar Guest House, Old City, Tanshal Kalupur, Ahmedabad | 11910262402 37 | 13-09-2024   | 11 copies    |
|   16 | Jalander, Punjab    | College Book Store, Book Seller and Stationers, Opp DAV Collage                                              | 133            | 18-09-2024   | 49 copies    |
|   17 | New Usmanpur Delhi  | Abdul Aziz Book Binder                                                                                       | 568            | 19-10-2024   | 31280 copies |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2470  ANSWERED  ON  15.12.2025  ASKED  BY HON'BLE MP SHRI RAMVIR SINGH BIDHURI REGARDING 'COPY OF NCERT BOOKS'

| FIR Details of 2025   | FIR Details of 2025                   | FIR Details of 2025                                                                                                                                          | FIR Details of 2025   | FIR Details of 2025   | FIR Details of 2025   |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Sr. No.               | Area                                  | Name &Address                                                                                                                                                | FIR no.               | FIR date              | No. of seized books   |
| 1                     | Hapur, UP                             | Mehboob Binder Friend's Colony, Plot no. 1-16 Pipledha, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh                                                                                 | 0004                  | 06-01- 2025           | 35000 copies          |
| 2                     | Loni, UP                              | Jatin Mahajan Binder Sahara City Nithora Gaon Loni                                                                                                           | 0041                  | 09-01- 2025           | 48330 copies          |
| 3                     | Kharagpur, West Bengal                | Galaxy Book Complex, Shop no. 29 Arora Book Market, Near Giri Maidan, Kharagpur, Pachim Medinipur, West Bengal                                               | 27/2025               | 11-01- 2025           | 50 copies             |
| 4                     | Lumdiengjri, Meghalaya                | Yash Book Centre, Barabazar                                                                                                                                  | 04/2025               | 18-01- 2025           | 63 copies             |
| 5                     | Kanota, Jaipur City                   | Balram Sharma and Girraj Sharma, Basnat Vihar Vijapura PS Kanota                                                                                             | 106                   | 22-01- 2025           | 12315 copies          |
| 6                     | Trans Hindon, Commissionate Ghaziabad | M/s Ds Enterprises, 16- 2B Site 4 Shahibabad                                                                                                                 | 61                    | 10-02- 2025           | 8745 copies           |
| 7                     | Ranchi, Jharkhand                     | Upkar Book Center, Sharwshati Market, Ranchi, Jharkhand                                                                                                      | 60                    | 05-03- 2025           | 300 copies            |
| 8                     | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh                | Akash Agrawal, Vimla Sadan, Banna Devi, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh                                                                                               | 149                   | 25-03- 2025           | 200 copies            |
| 9                     | Khuskheda, Bhiwadi                    | G1-11 c-17 Company ka Malik, G1-11 C-17 RIICO Industrial Area Khuskheda Bhiwadi H-836 Khuskhera Ka Malik, H-836 RIICO Ind. Area Khuskhera Bhiwadi, Rajasthan | 88                    | 04-04- 2025           | 3180 copies           |
| 10                    | Smaipur Badli, Delhi                  | Arvind Gupta S/o Vishaw Nath Parsad, B-2-31 3rd floor Sector 16 Rohini Delhi, Samaipur Badli,                                                                | 449                   | 15-04- 2025           | 4091 copies           |

|    |                              | Outer north, Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |               |             |                   |
|----|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------|
| 11 | West Agartala                | Owner of shop Book Emporiumm, Orient Chowmuhini, west Agartala PS, West Tripura Owner of Saha books & Varietie, Jaynagar, Ronaldsay road, West Agartala, Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |            36 | 17-04- 2025 | -                 |
| 12 | Buniyadganj, Gaya, Bihar     | Jitendra Kumar S/o Dharmaveer Prasad , Near Manokamna Mandir, Thana Buniyadganj, Gaya Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5109011250144 | 30-04- 2025 | 67 copies         |
| 13 | Shahdara, Delhi              | Prashant (S/o) S.K. Gupta 93 Savita Vihar, Vivek Vihar Shahdara Nishant Gupta S/o Prashant gupta 93 Savita Vihar, Vivek Vihar Shahdara                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |           242 | 16/05/2025  | 1.96 lakhs copies |
| 14 | Rohtak, Haryana              | Krishan Rana S/o Indra, Pakshma, Rohtak                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |            95 | 20-05- 2025 | 767 copies        |
| 15 | Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh | Adil Mehto S/o Indu Address:- Bhopal Singh Ki Kothi ke paas, Shyam Nagar, Meerut, UP Anil Chauhan S\o Devendra Chauhan Address:- C17 Sundernagar Defence Enclave, Meerut, UP Rahul Rana S/o Jagat Singh Address:- 548 Sector 4 Madhav Puram, Brahampuri, Meerut, UP Raju Sharma S\o Ramendra Sharma Address:- 279/19 Mohakampur Delhi Road, Patrapur Meerut, UP Tarachander S/o Chetram Pal Address:- 179/19 Mohakampur Delhi Road, Patrapur Meerut, UP Satendra Singhal S\o Vejnath Singhal Address:- 65/7 Nauchandi |           214 | 02-06- 2025 | 133092 copies     |

|    |                                 | Ground,Meerut UP Javed S/o Ikramuddin Address:- Gola Ku, Kotwali, Meerut, UP Amit Saini S/o Premchand Saini Address:- 1425 Indranagar Fart Muhalla, BrahamPuri, Meerut, UP                                                                                                   |               |             |              |
|----|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|
| 16 | Electronic City, Bengaluru City | M/s VKMLBooks, Bangalore                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0379/2025     | 18-07- 2025 | -            |
| 17 | Nagpur City, Maharasthra        | Jaikishan Mahesh, Karam Veer Book Depot Tilak Rd, Mahal, Nagpur, Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 264           | 05-08- 2025 | 189 copies   |
| 18 | Muzaffarpur, Bihar              | 1) Prince S/o Namalum Sakin Namalum, Bihar 2) Ravi Kumar S/o Ghanshyam Prasad Sah Sakin Kai Sthan Ke samneAam Gola PS - Kazimohammadpur Dist - Muzaffarpur Aamgola Bihar 3) Ritesh Kumar S/o Mamalum Sakin - Namalum, Bihar 4) Deepak Kumar S/o Namalum Sakin Namalum, Bihar | 5114032250422 | 06-08- 2025 | 41674 Copies |
| 19 | Bhopal City, Madhya Pradesh     | Amit Khandelwal S/o Late Shri Rajendra Khandelwal Address; - 82/3 Bhawana Complex Kotwali Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                       | 0191          | 12-08- 2025 | 350 copies   |
| 20 | Asansol, West Bengal            | City Books Distributors/Sellers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 327           | 15-09- 2025 | -            |
| 21 | Crime Branch, Delhi             | Kanishq H. No. C-1/313, Yamuna Vihar, North East Delhi Vinod Jain H. No. 78, Rajdhani Enclave Preet Vihar, East Delhi                                                                                                                                                        | 0336          | 11-11- 2025 | 12753 Copies |

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