Has Delhi overtaken Mumbai as a print hub in the country?

Faheem Agboatwala
Hi-Tech Printing Services
"Mumbai is India’s top printing hub because of the work culture. Delhi however, is growing faster because of its better infrastructure, cheaper land and low power rates. Expansion in Mumbai becomes difficult due to hindrances of slow pace development and the cost of living in and around the city. Delhi on the other hand has many well developed suburbs, some with metro connections too! The benefit to do business in Mumbai is undoubtedly, the proximity to the clients and their warehousing facilities."

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Rajinder Chhabra
Print Aids Centre
"I think Delhi has overtaken other centres to become the largest print hub in the country. TechNova has honoured us as the largest and number one dealer for their PS and CTP plates in India. We feel, our sale of plates is linked to the growth of print industry in Delhi NCR region. The pro-industry policies of the Delhi government have complemented the advancement of the industry. The firms have boosted their operations with their expansion plans and healthy bottom lines. There is a significant and positive correlation between improvement of productivity and sales of PS and CTP plates."

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Tushar Dhote
Dhote Offset Technokrafts
"Delhi and North India is rapidly growing to be the top print hub in India. The industrial space in Mumbai is taken over for commercial purposes, creating expansion constraints. Power supply and government regulations like octroi are the additional deterrents. Delhi has always been a printing hub with open spaces, infrastructure and power availability to facilitate expansion. Labour and cost of living is cheap. Mumbai will dominate in short run and POD. Top firms in Mumbai are Repro India, Silverpoint Press and Magna Publications. Delhi has International Print-o-Pac, Thomson Press and Gopsons Papers."

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I N Mittal
Narain Printers
"Delhi is a larger print hub. The large scale printers in Delhi offer good quality at the best prices. In Mumbai however, due to factors like the high estate rates, there is a hindrance to plant expansion and print development. Delhi being a centralised hub has better opportunities for the print industry to grow. The print industry will accrue in Mumbai only because of the high value derived for the products. Delhi has the benefits of a huge clientele and low labour as well as its real estate rates."