OPA launched Print Yatra-2014

Ludhiana, August 29, 2014: Offset Printers’ Association today launched yet another edition of Print Yatra. Speaking at the inauguration of third edition of ‘Print Yatra’ Kamal Chopra said, ‘Printing is the second biggest industry of the world, but in India awareness about this industry is lacking. Though printing press is present at almost every corner of India and the present strength of print shops in India is estimated to be 250,000, but due of unorganized sector we are lacking in networking. With this visit we are persuading the printers to form associations so that there may be proper networking. Such networking is required to understand the common problems and to know the facilities and schemes available with the government, for the growth of the industry.’ Through Print Yatra we are prompting the printers to form associations, during our last visits 34 new associations emerged and now we are working on the target to make these 51 this year, Chopra added.

Kushl Jain, Vice President, OPA officially launching the ‘Print Yatra’ said, OPA is not only a association, it is a mission, we are working for the strengthening of printing and packaging sector of India. There is immense potential in this sector, printing and packaging is the only sector in India which is continuously showing growth even these days of stiff competition of red dragon. Printing, he said, since 1989 has showing a growth of over 14%. The Indian packaging industry is expected to reach $41 billion by 2015, to become the sixth largest market in the world, according to the study by ICD Research. There is need to spread the message and to form a strong national level networking which is necessary to get hold of the outsourced printing and packaging from overseas’ Through this Print Yatra we are trying to guide the printers about latest machines and technologies at the same time the formulae for the cost reductions’.

Speaking about the schedule of ‘Print Yatra’ Kamal Chopra added that this year there will be 5 legs covering an approx area of 5,000 k.m. The first leg will be flagged off tomorrow to visit, Khanna, Gobindgarh, Sirhing, Ambala, Jagadhari, Saharanpur, Panipat, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Samana, Patiala, Nabha, Sangroor, Maleerkotla etc.

The second leg will start on 3rd September, covering Jagraon, Moga, Faridkot,  Muktsar, Bathinda, Mandi Dabhwali, Sirsa, Hisar, Rohtak, Mansa, Barnala and Mullanpur.

In the third leg, we are going to cover the South India, especially Tamilnadu by visiting Chennai, Salem, Coimbatore, Karur, Calicut, Sivakasi, Madurai, Pollachi, Bangalore, Erode and Krishnagiri etc. on 6, 7 & 8th September. The areas of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir etc. will be covered inthe 4th and 5th leg during the third week of September, Mr. Chopra added.