The history of printing in Nepal begins with the late prime minister Jung Bahadur Rana’s visit to the United kingdoms in 1850. He brought along with him a printing press on his way back home. Staying idle for several months, the printing press was then used mostly for printing official documents. It was then a must to obtain a prior government approval to get anything printed besides the official documents. At present according to ministry of communication records, there are total of over 800 printing press in the country of which only a handful are modern.
Quality printing work, particularly in colour printing is limited and as a result a large volume of printing work is done abroad. Although materials could be obtained, the skill required for quality printing work is scarce. There are no technical schools offering courses on printing technologies in the country.
Quality printing work, particularly in colour printing is limited and as a result a large volume of printing work is done abroad. Although materials could be obtained, the skill required for quality printing work is scarce. There are no technical schools offering courses on printing technologies in the country.
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