Ahmedabad: Gujarat Government today increased the prices of first language textbook of primary schools of five mediums except Gujarati, officials said. "We have revised the price of first language textbook of five mediums -- English, Hindu, Urdu, Sindhi, and Marathi in standard one to five due to heavy printing cost," Chief of the Gujarat State School Textbook Board (GSSTB) Nitin Pethani told PTI.

The decision to increase the price has been taken after around ten years by the GSSTB while the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) revises the price every two to three years, Pethani claimed.