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- 1DEMAND No. 30ப.1
Stationery and Printing is Demand No.30, under the Tamil Development and Information Department.
- 2originated in China, evolved into a mechanized form in Germanyப.1
The note's own account of printing: originated in China, mechanised in Germany, brought to India through European influence.
- 3inception on 17.12.1831 with just 10 employees at Fort St. Georgeப.2
The department began on 17.12.1831 at Fort St. George with ten employees, to print gazettes - 194 years of continuous working.
- 4Chennai District Collector from July, 1953ப.2
The stationery wing, until then under the Chennai District Collector, was merged with the Printing Department in July 1953 to form the present department.
- 5Government Central Press, Chennaiப.3
Eight units: the Government Central Press and the Stationery Office at Chennai, and Branch Presses at Pudukkottai, Virudhachalam, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Madurai and Tiruppur.
- 6Rs.750/- and fee for publishingப.5
A name-change notification in the Gazette costs Rs.750 in English and Rs.150 in Tamil, and is published free of cost for transgender persons.
- 741,405 individualsப.5
41,405 name changes were notified in the Government Gazette during 2025-26.
- 8Commissioner, an officer of the Indian Administrativeப.6
The Commissioner is an IAS officer, assisted by a Joint Director / District Revenue Officer for administration and a General Manager for technical operations.
- 9sanctioned strength of 4,870 employeesப.8
Against a sanctioned strength of 4,870 only 1,537 are in position - 577 women, 960 men, 229 differently abled. The vacancy is the department's central fact.
- 10Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998ப.8
All paper, machinery and consumables are procured under the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act 1998 and Rules 2000.
- 112,82,45,250 copiesப.9
2,82,45,250 voter enrolment forms, envelopes and stationery worth Rs.6.81 crore were printed for the Public (Elections) Department in 2025-26.
- 126,79,04,000 answer sheetsப.10
6,79,04,000 answer sheets were printed for the SSLC and Plus Two public examinations at a cost of Rs.19.95 crore.
- 13since July 1953ப.10
The Government Stationery Office at Rajaji Salai has worked since July 1953, supplying paper and stationery to departments - charged to 67 offices and free to the rest.
- 14Lok Sabha Elections, Tamil Nadu State Assembly Elections and Local Body Electionsப.10
Electoral stationery for Lok Sabha, Assembly and local body elections reaches District Electoral Officers through this office.
- 15shifted to Mint Street (Mint Buildings) later in the year 1888ப.11
The Central Press moved from Fort St. George to Mint Street in 1888, where it still works.
- 16Budget and Top Secret sectionsப.11
The Budget and Top Secret sections of the Central Press work on all days including Sundays - budget documents, policy notes and performance budgets are printed here under secrecy.
- 17Proceedings / Minutes of the Tamil Nadu Assemblyப.12
The Central Press prints the Assembly's proceedings and committee reports, the Gazette, statutory codes and manuals, and the Principal Accountant General's reports.
- 181.21 crore E-Permit Slips and 78 lakh E-Transit Passesப.13
1.21 crore e-permit slips and 78 lakh e-transit passes are printed for the Department of Geology and Mining - mineral transport control still runs on printed paper.
- 19Thermal CTP machineப.14
A Thermal CTP (computer-to-plate) machine costing Rs.2.50 crore was installed for multi-colour work at the Central Press.
- 20Variable Data Printer (VDP)ப.15
A Variable Data Printer with a drop-on-demand piezo inkjet system allows each printed copy to carry different data - the technology behind numbered forms and certificates.
- 21eco-friendly polymer rubber-stamp making machineப.15
An eco-friendly polymer rubber-stamp machine makes stamps for the Chief Minister's and Ministers' offices, Secretaries, Heads of Departments, Collectors and confidential examination stamps.
- 22established in 1883ப.16
Government Branch Press, Pudukkottai dates from 1883 and has worked in its own premises since 1949.
- 23Established in the year 1961ப.17
Branch Press, Virudhachalam was established in 1961 and has been in its own building since 1981.
- 24established on March 20, 1965ப.18
Branch Press, Tiruchirappalli was established on 20 March 1965 at Ariyamangalam and moved to Thuvakudi in 1990.