KARACHI, March 13: The city government has demanded an amount of Rs7.5 million from the Sindh government for free distribution of primary school books among the unprivileged students, it was learnt officially.

A senior official in the district education office said since the amount received so far from the provincial government was not sufficient for free supply of textbooks to the deserving students of primary classes in government schools in urban slums and rural areas, the Sindh government had been requested for further financial allocations.

The books are meant for academic session commencing from April 1. It was learnt that the city government has already paid Rs4.979 million to the Sindh Textbook Board for supply of 62,000 sets of primary class books, which would be supplied to students through district education officials.

The books were supposed to be received from the STBB by February 25, but in view of the failure, now a new supply deadline of March 15 has been set by the board, the official added.