Industry Info:
Since 1984, India
has witnessed an unprecedented computer boom. Along with it
bloomed another
industry: computer stationery manufacturing. According to
available estimates, on an
average each computer consumes 4000 computer forms every
month. With over 3.5 million computers in the Indian market, the demand
for
computer forms works out to a staggering 14 billion forms monthly.
The
computer forms industry is one of Indias fastest growing industries
having a volume growth rate of approximately
30% per annum as against the Indian industrys
average growth rate of 5%.
As
of now, only 7% of the urban population in India have access to computers.
This translates to only 2.3% of the entire Indian population. The computer
stationery consumption has already reached a staggering 3600 crores.
And this is only the tip of the iceberg. Everyone, from the corner-restaurant
to the big corporations is using computers. States like Andhra and Karnataka
are creating an atmosphere favorable enough for giants like Microsoft
to want to shift their bases to India. All states are promoting infotech
parks to promote e-commerce. Computer forms is one of the few industries
fully exempt from Excise duty. In certain backward areas it is also
free of sales tax and income tax for the initial 5 years.