While digital publishers want exemption for three years from the policy, print publishers want this policy only to be implemented on the new syllabus and exempt the books that have already been published.
Following the charging of licence fees over the textbook copyright row, the digital and print publishers have urged the government to make amends in the policy. While digital publishers want exemption for three years from the policy, print publishers want this policy only to be implemented on the new syllabus and exempt the books that have already been published.
Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research (Balbharati) announced its textbook copyright policy on May 25, restricting private publishers including print, digital and class owners from issuing supplementary books for the academic year 2018-2019. Disappointed over the policy of the government, the print and digital private publishers met education minister Vinod Tawde earlier this week. The education minister advised the publishers to submit in writing the suggestions about proposed changes.
The publishers have also requested the government to make the application process online for applying for licence to avoid malpractice. They have also requested to charge them between Rs 10,000 and Rs 63,000 for licence depending the turnover of publishers.
A private print publisher said, "The association of publishers and distributors have submitted suggestions for changes in the policy on Wednesday, and is expecting to hear from the government soon."
One of the digital publishers, Samir Vakharia, Managing Director Parshvaa Edu Mentor Digital Education Front, said: "We have suggested to the government that registration charge of Rs 25,000 can be paid once. We are start-up entrepreneurs and want to get established in the market. We have suggested the slab for licence fees, which can be charged to us after three years."
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