Balbharati

Balbharati (The Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research) is located in Pune, Maharashtra, India.[1]

Balbharati
The Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research
TypeGovernment institution
Established1967 (1967)
Location
Pune
,
Maharashtra
,
India

18.5177°N 73.8148°E / 18.5177; 73.8148
Websitewww.balbharati.in

Balbharati is publishing integrated textbooks for Class I to Class VII.In this type of textbook all subjects are included in one book and that book is splitted into 4 parts according to unit tests.This decision was taken from the academic year 2023-24 to reduce load of school bags of students.Also after every page a blank page is added so that students could note down some important points, new word & their meanings, etc as per guidance of their teachers.




The Institute

The institute was established by the Government of Maharashtra on 27 January 1967. This was as per the recommendations of the Kothari Commission. This is to improve the quality of textbooks for Stds. I to VIII, and to make textbooks available at a reasonable price. Balbharati institute is an autonomous body registered under the Public Trusts Act 1950 and the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

The Editorial Team

The editorial team consists of following members:

  • Vijaya Wad
  • Gajanan Chawhan
  • H G Narlawar
  • Rajeev Tambe
  • Dilip Phaltankar
  • Shrikant Chougule
  • Madhav Rajguru[2]

Online books

Since students are not getting textbooks even after schools start, Balbharati put up soft copies of all its textbooks on its website, from where they can be easily downloaded. The e books from first to tweleth standard are downloadable from the website of Balbharti.[3] Currently the books are available in eight languages — Marathi, English, Hindi, Urdu, Kannada, Telugu, Sindhi and Gujarati. 35 books titled My District for Std III Geography for each district in the state are available on the website. Balbharati had published class XI and Class XII new syllabus from 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively.

References
  1. "Sprawling Balbharati library in Pune is now open for public". Hindustan Times. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Balbharati books now available online

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