Directorate of Government Printing, Stationery & Publications, Mumbai

The Government Printing and Stationery Department is under the administrative control of the Industries, Energy and Labour Department of the Government of Maharashtra. The Printing and Stationery Department is primarily a Service Department falling under the category of Departments which are necessary to and form part of the general conduct of the business of Government. However, with the object of maximum utilization of Government Presses and to ensure cost consciousness and greater sense of responsibility on the part of Government Departments sending material for printing to the Government Presses, Government has declared the Printing Department as a Commercial Department.

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The Printing and Stationery Department is established for the purpose of:

Executing and supervising the printing and binding work of the Government of Maharashtra.
Publication and sale of Government Publications, such as Maharashtra Government Gazette, Acts, Rules, Reports, Maps, Books on various topics – Scientific, Social and Cultural, etc.
Supply of stationery articles, drawing material, clothing, umbrellas, bicycles, wall clocks and time-pieces, duplicators and Government publications to Government offices in the State.
Repair to typewriters, duplicators, bicycles, clocks and time-pieces and quarterly servicing of typewriters in Government offices.

The Director, Government Printing and Stationery, is the Head of the Department, whose jurisdiction extends over the whole of the state in respect of the subjects mentioned above.

Key items of work entrusted to Government Presses

Sr. No.	Name of Press	Main items of work
1	Government Central Press, Mumbai	Book work such as Government Gazette, Legislative Assembly/Council Proceedings and Reports, Government Resolutions and all confidential printing work. Quality work such as publicity material, Cultural Publications, Diaries, Calendars etc. Manufacture of Rubber Stamps. Budget session works. Printing of High Court appeals, Special forms and Reports.
2	Yerawada Prison Press, Pune	Printing, storage and distribution of standard forms and envelopes. Printing of Government Gazette - Divisional Supplements. Printing of various types of Reports.
3	Government Photozinco Press, Pune	Drawing and Printing of Maps, Survey sheets. Printing of Posters and Charts. Printing of books and forms of long run. Manufacturing of blocks. Printing of Vishwakosh.
4	Government Press, Nagpur	Book work such as Government Gazette – Divisional supplements, Legislative Assembly/Council proceedings and Reports. Printing of Book work and Special forms. Printing of Maps and Survey sheets.
5	Central Prison Press, Nagpur	Printing, storage and distribution of standard forms and envelopes. Manufacturing of Rubber Stamps.
6	Government Press, Kolhapur	Printing of High Court Appeals, Special forms and Reports.
7	Government Press, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	Printing of High Court Appeals, Special forms and Reports.
8	Government Press, Wai	Printing of Vishwakosh.

Government Stationery Depots

The Director shall arrange to supply the following items to Government offices in the State through the Stationery Depots under his control:

Stationery Articles
Drawing Articles
Clothing Material
Umbrellas
Bicycles
Clocks and Time Pieces
Duplicators

Government Stationery Depots and the Districts Catered by them

Sr. No.	Officer In-charge of Stationery Depot	Districts Catered
1	Assistant Director, Government Stationery Depot, Mumbai - 400 004	Greater Mumbai; Mumbai Suburban; Raigad; Thane; Nashik; Dhule; Nandurbar; Palghar
2	Assistant Director, Government Stationery Depot, Pune - 411 004	Pune; Solapur
3	Manager, Government Press & Stationery Depot, Kolhapur - 416 002	Kolhapur; Satara; Sangli; Ratnagiri; Sindhudurg
4	Assistant Director, Government Stationery Depot, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar - 431 001	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; Beed; Dharashiv; Parbhani; Nanded; Jalna; Jalgaon; Ahilyanagar; Hingoli; Latur
5	Assistant Director, Government Stationery Depot, Nagpur - 440 001	Nagpur; Wardha; Bhandara; Chandrapur; Amravati; Akola; Buldhana; Yavatmal; Washim; Gondia; Gadchiroli

Government Typewriter Workshops

The Government Typewriter Workshops attend to the inspection and repair of typewriters, duplicators and the quarterly servicing of typewriters of the Government Offices in the Districts as shown below:

Sr. No.	Workshop	Districts
1	Government Typewriter Workshop, Mumbai	Greater Mumbai; Mumbai Suburban; Raigad; Thane; Palghar
2	Government Typewriter Workshop, Nashik	Nashik; Jalgaon; Nandurbar; Dhule
3	Government Typewriter Workshop, Pune	Pune; Solapur; Ahilyanagar
4	Government Typewriter Workshop, Kolhapur	Kolhapur; Satara; Sangli; Ratnagiri; Sindhudurg
5	Government Typewriter Workshop, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; Beed; Dharashiv; Parbhani; Nanded; Jalna; Hingoli; Latur
6	Government Typewriter Workshop, Nagpur	Nagpur; Wardha; Gondia; Gadchiroli; Bhandara; Chandrapur
7	Government Typewriter Workshop, Akola	Akola; Buldhana; Yavatmal; Amravati; Washim

Government Book Depots

Government Book Depots sell Government Publications at the counters as well as supply them by Post (payment in advance). They also supply Government Publications to the Government offices in the Districts allotted to them, free of charge, as per rule 140 of the Maharashtra Contingent Expenditure Rules, 1965.

Some important Central Government publications are stocked and sold by the Government Book Depots at Mumbai, Pune, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Nagpur.

Sr. No.	Officer-in-charge of the Book Depot	Sales facilities / Remarks
1	Assistant Manager (Publications), Directorate of Government Printing, Stationery & Publication, Near Charni Road, Mumbai – 400 004	Maharashtra Government Publications Maharashtra State Maps and Mumbai city survey sheets Important Central Government Publications Sale by post/parcel to citizens and free supply to Government Offices in Mumbai, Konkan and Nashik Divisions.
2	Manager, Government Photozinco Press and Book Depot, Pune – 411 001 (Book Depot at Bhandarkar Institute Road, Lane No.3, Near P.Y.C. Gymkhana, Pune – 411 004)	Maharashtra Government Publications Maharashtra State Maps, All Districts & Taluka Maps (excluding restricted maps) Important Central Government Publications Sale by post/parcel to citizens and free supply to Government Offices in Pune Division.
3	Asstt. Director, Government Stationery and Book Depot, Paithan Road, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 431 001	Maharashtra Government Publications Maharashtra State Maps Important Central Government Publications Sale by post/parcel to citizens and free supply to Government Offices in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Division.
4	Manager, Government Press and Book Depot, Civil Lines, Nagpur – 440 001	Maharashtra Government Publications Maharashtra State Maps Important Central Government Publications Sale by post/parcel to citizens and free supply to Government Offices in Nagpur and Amravati Divisions.
5	Manager, Government Press and Stationery Stores, Tarabai Park Kolhapur – 416 003	Few important publications of Maharashtra State and sale at the counter only. It is not a full-fledged unit.

Services to Citizens

Maharashtra Government Gazette Part Two – The following four services have been made available online on the Aaple Sarkar portal and the e-gazette for the citizens; the e-gazette is also made available on the Directorate website. (Website referenced in source: dgps.maharashtra.gov.in)

Sr. No.	Name of the Service	Time Limit for Providing The Service
1	Maharashtra Government Gazette Part Two - Miscellaneous Notices & Advertisements	15 days
2	Maharashtra Government Gazette Advertisement Part Two - (Change In Name)	15 days
3	Maharashtra Government Gazette Advertisement Part Two - (Change In Date of Birth)	15 days
4	Maharashtra Government Gazette Advertisement Part Two - (Change In Religion)	15 days

Innovative Initiatives

The Maharashtra Government Gazette has been made available in the form of e-gazette to citizens on the Directorate website (dgps.maharashtra.gov.in) since 2014.
The process of making Maharashtra Government Publications available to citizens online through the Directorate's Government Book Depot is in the final stage.