Officials from Balbharati, the Maharashtra government’s body responsible for producing and publishing state board school textbooks, conducted a raid on Wednesday at a printing press in Nagpur and found textbooks being illegally printed, reported the PTI.  The action followed a tip-off about the printing of duplicate textbooks at Pratibha Printing Press, located in the Digdoh area of Hingna MIDC. During the inspection, officials discovered 10,000 to 30,000 illegally printed textbooks of Balbharati. While Balbharati’s production officer, Rajesh Potdukhe, estimated the quantity to be between 10,000 and 20,000, the sales store manager in Nagpur, Dilip Witkar, suggested the number could be as high as 30,000, according to the PTI. Complaint being filed The officials on Wednesday said that a complaint is being lodged and further investigations are underway. The incident highlights concerns about counterfeit educational material in the state. About Balbharati Balbharati – formally known as the Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research – is an autonomous government institution. It develops, publishes, and distributes textbooks and educational resources for Classes 1 to 12 …