Srinagar, Sep 23: In a written reply to a question in the assembly by Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) MLA from Langate, Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh, the government said it has examined 21,81,582 books/publications till date. Out of these, 9,32,941 were examined in Jammu division, while 12,48,641 in Kashmir division, the Higher Education Department said in its reply.
The government said it has withdrawn from circulation 4,767 books including 518 banned publications. While 293 books have been withdrawn in Jammu region, 4,474 have been withdrawn from the Kashmir valley.
The government has also referred 1,752 books, 538 in Jammu and 1,214 in Kashmir for expert examination to director of colleges.
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