Staff Reporter:
The government yesterday approved a proposal in principle for reducing the timeframe in the procure-ment process for free distribution of textbooks in the next year (2026) for emergency state purpose.
The approval came from the 27th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs in this year held yesterday. Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed chaired the meeting virtually.
Cabinet Division officials said that following a proposal from the Secondary and Higher Education Divi-sion, the meeting approved the proposal in principle following the Section 83 (1) (Ka) of the Public Procurement Rules 2008 for printing, binding and distribution of textbooks free of cost in 2026 under emergency state purpose.
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