INTRODUCTION

• The Balochistan Textbook Board, Quetta came into existence in August 1972. The Board remained under the Administrative Control of the Education Department Balochistan up to 17^th November 1977.
• Thereafter it was declared an Autonomous Body under the Balochistan Textbook Board Ordinance, 1977, which was amended in 1979.

VISION & MISSION

• Balochistan Textbook Board has a vision of Nation building through error-free and quality textbooks, prepared on the basses of the culture of innovation, which seeks to stimulate the learning of the students and teaching passion of the teachers, which strives to broaden the horizons of learning in order to produce minds, alive to the responsibilities and challenges of life, and also capable of meeting them.
• In addition to this, BTBB has also a vision to prepare quality textbooks that cater to the learning needs of the students and assist in their cognitive development and conceptual understanding.
• BTBB has to ensure the enhancement of provincial expertise (Authors, Illustrators, Editors, and Reviewers) and capacity to review and develop quality textbooks and supplementary learning martial. BTBB has also a vision to provide online free textbooks for E-learning in the future.     

FUNCTIONS OF BTBB

• Production and publication of error-free quality textbooks.
• Review And Develop The Textbooks In Accordance With The National Curricula 2006, Provincial Curriculum 2018 (Only Urdu Grade I To V) And National Textbooks And Learning Materials Policy 2007

LEGAL BODIES OF BTBB

•  The Balochistan Textbook Board works as an Autonomous Body and self income generating institution. It gets no Grant-in-Aid. Its functioning is controlled, supervised, and supported by the following bodies, formed under the Ordinance 1977:-

1. Controlling Authority

The Controlling Authority is the Government of Balochistan or his nominee.

2. Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is a whole-time Chairman / Chairperson of the BTBB and two ex-officio members nominated by the Controlling Authority. Presently the Director of Education (Schools) Balochistan and the Director Bureau of Curriculum & Extension Centre Balochistan are the members of the Board of Directors. Board has the following functions and powers:-

• POWERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Implementation of the Educational Policies of Government in respect of the production and publication of textbooks.
• Arrangement for publication and distribution of textbooks from Kachi to Higher Secondary level, Basic Non-Formal, and Adult Education.
• Maintenance of a library of reference books, textbooks, teaching aids, educational journals, and periodicals.
• To take such measures and exercise such powers as it considers necessary or expedient for carrying out the purpose of the ordinance.
• May undertake any work.
• Incur any Expenditure.
• To acquire by purchase, lease, exchange, or otherwise any material or machinery or any interest therein.
• And, enter into and perform all such contracts as it may consider necessary.

3. Advisory Council

The Advisory Council comprises the following members:-

• The Chairman.
• Members of the Board.
• The Vice-Chancellor of UOB or his nominee.
• The Director of Education Colleges Balochistan or his nominee.
• The Chairman of the BISE Balochistan.
• One Principal of the College, one Principal / Headmaster of Boys High School and One Principal / Head Mistress of Girls High School, nominated by the Controlling Authority.

• POWERS OF ADVISORY COUNCIL

• To prescribe the qualifications, terms & conditions and duties of the employees of the Board Carrying BPS 16 and above.
• To review the financial position of the Board periodically and make recommendations to the Board for improving its Finances.
• The Advisory Council may act as an advisor of the Board on all cases of advice and suggestions received from the Government of Balochistan, Education Department, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, or an Individual or Institution.

CHAIRMEN BALOCHISTAN TEXTBOOK BOARD QUETTA

S.NO	NAME	FORM	TO
1	Mr. Agha Nasir Khan Ahmedzai	20-08-1972	07-04-1973
2	Mr. Abdul Samad (Addl: Chg)	08-04-1973	03-05-1973
3	Mr. Rehmatullah (Addl: Chg)	04-05-1973	02-01-1974
4	Mr. Mohammad Akbar	03-01-1974	07-08-1974
5	Mr. Sajjad Hussain Qadri	25-08-1974	31-03-1976
6	Mr. Anwar Rooman	01-04-1976	16-06-1978
7	Mr. Mohammad Sardar Khan Gishkori	17-06-1978	16-06-1988
8	Prof. Mohammad Iqbal Qazi	17-06-1988	03-07-1989
9	Mr. Mohammad Sardar Khan Gishkori	03-07-1989	17-01-1993
10	Prf. Dr: Sultan Altaf Ali	18-01-1993	17-01-1996
11	Mr. Mehmood Atiq Khan	31-01-1996	01-05-1996
12	Mr. Malik Ejaz Hussain (Addl: Chg)	09-05-1996	12-08-1996
13	Prof. Amanullah Mengal	13-08-1996	16-12-1998
14	Raja Nisar Ahmed (Addl: Chg)	16-12-1998	15-01-1999
15	Raja Nisar Ahmed	08-02-1999	24-03-1999
16	Prof. Riaz Ahmed Baloch (Addl: Chg)	25-03-1999	06-04-1999
17	Raja. Nisar Ahmed	07-04-1999	09-04-1999
18	Prof. Riaz Ahmed Baloch (Addl: Chg)	10-04-1999	15-05-1999
19	Prof. Dr: Atta Miran Mirza	12-05-1999	31-12-1999
20	Prof. Sultan Mehmood Ahmed Niazi	01-01-2000	18-08-2000
21	Mr. Abdul Majeed Durrani (Addl: Chg)	05-09-2000	04-10-2000
22	Prof. Dr. Shoibullah Khan	01-10-2000	25-03-2003
23	Prof. Munir Ahmed Khan	27-03-2003	21-12-2004
24	Mrs. Sultana Baloch	21-12-2004	19-03-2007
25	Mohammad Ramzan (Addl: Chg)	03-04-2007	12-07-2007
26	Mst: Zubida Bugti	13-07-2007	05-06-2008
27	Mr. Ghulam Ali Baloch (Addl: Chg)	06-07-2008	27-08-2008
28	Dr. Ghulam Hussain Sarparah	11-09-2008	05-10-2010
29	Prof. Noor-Ul-Haq	06-10-2010	19-12-2010
30	Prof. Mohammad Noor	20-12-2010
31	Abdul Qayyum Babai	24-01-2012	11-01-2016
32	Prof. Sadullah Khan Tokhai	11-01-2016	06-11-2017
33	Prof.Muhammad Hashim Tareen	07-11-2017	23-12-2018
34	Mr. Yahya Khan Mengal	24-12-2018