The All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) has elected its new team of office bearers for 2026-27 at its 73rd Annual General Body Meeting and election held on 27 September 2026 at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. The meeting was hosted by the Telangana Offset Printers Association.
Tushar V. Dhote of Moksh Print Pack, Mumbai, has been elected president of AIFMP and took charge from 1 October 2026. The federation, established in 1953, represents 75 regional associations across India and serves as the apex body for around 2.5 lakh printers, employing approximately 15 lakh people directly and another 10 lakh indirectly.
The new office-bearer team includes G Raveendra Babu as honorary general secretary, Arun Agrawal as vice-president (North), Sanjoy Kumar Dey as vice-president (east), Sanjay Thorwat as vice-president (west), C Prakash Babu as vice-president (south), Shubhojit Biswas as honorary joint secretary, Rahul Mahajan as honorary treasurer and C Ravinder Reddy as immediate past president.
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