The Kerala Books and Publications Society is a society owned by the Government of Kerala headquartered at Kakkanad, Kochi. It is registered under the Travancore - Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Society registration Act, 1955[citation needed]. It was established for printing the entire textbooks of SCERT syllabus required by the school children in the state and is functioning on a no loss no profit basis.[1]
| Abbreviation | KBPS |
|---|---|
| Formation | August 1978 |
| Purpose | Printing the textbooks of SCERT syllabus |
| Headquarters | Kakkanad, Kochi |
| Location | |
Official language | Malayalam |
| Website | http://www.keralabooks.org/ |
Overview edit
The Society started commercial production in August 1978[citation needed]. The Society is also carrying out the printing of various Government Department & Universities and lottery tickets[citation needed].
The Society's Press at Kakkanad was established in 3.97 hectares of land at Kakkanad near Civil Station[citation needed]. It is the biggest multicolour offset printing unit in Government Sector with a Harris M-300 High Speed Multicolor Web offset printing machine, four Web Offset colour Printing Machines, four Sheet fed Offset Printing Machines, three HMT Letterpress machines and a Label Printing Machine [citation needed]. It also has a Muller Martini Saddle stitcher imported from Switzerland[citation needed].
References edit
- ^ "KBPS Confident of Completing Textbook Printing in Two Weeks". New Indian Express. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on December 13, 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.