SIPA
reaches out to more than 2,000 printers
By Aakriti Agarwal 06 Jul
2015
South
India Printers Association (SIPA) has reached out to more than 2,000 printers
during two print tours (Print Yatra) organized by the association, including
rural printers who are so far not connected with any major association on
national and state levels.
During the second tour, held June 12-14, the SIPA team lead by
its founder president AMSG Ashokan, along with Karmeham, president of Salem
Offset Printers Association, travelled 1,700km and visited 24 print
associations.
Information shared with rural printers included: providing the
procedure to register as a micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) and to
receive Small Scale Industries (SSI) certification; tips about getting
subsidiary and concessions from state and central governments in purchase of
new and second hand machinery; sharing information about the budget and its
impact on the printing industry; sharing information about exhibitions in India
and abroad, and taking the members to visit the exhibition under government
subsidiary or industry sponsorship; and developing a printer’s knowledge and
skill with training at concessional price.
In addition, SIPA keeps members updated about the import and
export policy adopted by the government or any changes made in the policy.
Members are also provided with a data bank of suppliers, printers, service
providers and machine manufactures, amongst others. The association acts as a
platform to share resource availability, pricing of materials and labor cost,
amongst other topics, in each region so to explore more business
opportunities.
SIPA held an executive meeting during the tour on June 14, where
Ashokan discussed the plans for a third meeting of SIPA and said that the next
Print Yatra will be held in three tier cities of Kerala. It will be hosted by
Kerala Master Printers.
Ashokan also informed that Pondicherry Offset Printers
Association has shown interest to host the fourth meeting of SIPA, which will
be held in the last quarter of 2015.
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