{
  "id": 6989724,
  "title": "MPTBC Awaits Over INR 300 Crore Dues For Free Study Material Supply Across Madhya Pradesh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/mptbc-awaits-over-inr-300-crore-dues-for-free-study-material-supply",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T20:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/mptbc-awaits-over-inr-300-crore-dues-for-free-study-material-supply-across-madhya-pradesh"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Madhya Pradesh Text Book Corporation (MPTBC) is awaiting over INR 300 crore in overdue payments from Rajya Shiksha Kendra and the Directorate of Public Instruction for supplying free study material. This financial gap has led to a loss of Rs 57 lakh from unsalable, obsolete books and additional costs for storage, maintenance, and rent. The corporation is also lacking crucial documents such as registers and records, which could have prevented the financial setback. Furthermore, security deposits from government officials handling funds were not obtained, further complicating their financial situation.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Madhya Pradesh Text Book Corporation (MPTBC) supplies free study material and other educational material to the Rajya Shiksha Kendra and the Directorate of Public Instruction. Dues from the two agencies have remained pending for several years and stand at Rs 300,18,65,146. The delay has blocked the corporation's funds and caused loss of interest, according to its…",
  "key_points": [
    "MPTBC owes over INR 300 crore to Rajya Shiksha Kendra and Directorate of Public Instruction.",
    "Financial gap caused Rs 57 lakh loss from unsalable books and extra storage costs.",
    "Missing documents and security deposits worsen MPTBC's financial situation."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}