M.P. Text Book Corporation is a society registered under the M.P. societies registration Act 1973. It was Created in 1968 at the behest of the state government with its basic function being publication and sale/distribution of text books for class 1 to 12 for schools in Madhya Pradesh. The Corporation has framed its rules of business (Regulations 1974) with the approval of the Registrar Firms & Societies M.P. Bhopal and conducts its operations within the frame work of these rules. In addition, the corporation also adheres to instructions issued by the State Government from time to time.