The Assam State Textbook Production and Publication Corporation was constituted in 1972 under Companies Act, 1956. Its parent Administrative Department is Education (Elementary) Department, Govt of Assam.
Capital Structure
The Corporation was set up with an authorized and paid up share capital of Rs. 1,00,00,000.00 (Rupees one crore) and breakup of the shareholding is as follows:
| Commissioner Education Govt. of Assam | 9998 unit |
| Finance Department Govt. of Assam | 1 unit |
| The Chairman, Board of Secondary Education, Assam | 1 unit |
Activities of the Assam State Textbook Production and Publication Corporation Limited :
The Assam State Textbook Production and Publication Corporation Limited publishes textbooks from Ka-man to class-X. As per Govt. policies all the above textbooks are distributed as free textbooks.