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Mr. Maitin received the accolade of “Special Recognition
National Award, hosted by MSME, Govt. Of India”
in the presence of then Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan
Singh. In furtherance of this, his alma mater, St. Xavier’s
Alumni Association, also bestowed upon him the
‘Significant Achievement Award’ in 2009. with the advent of newer and faster

technologies, Tara Press had to
eventually cease operations and shut Ajay Maitin is a management professional. He applies his
down. While interacting with Mr.
Maitin, he reveals, with wet eyes, thoughts and behaviour to coordination, communication
and control so as to gain optimum returns from his hard
despite the hardships faced by the
Ajay Maitin family to an extent that his mother had work. He believes in direction, devotion and dedication
to sell off her jewelleries, his father still
to all his tasks and responsibilities. He is fully equipped
preached honesty and discipline, and
perhaps this is why Mr Maitin (Junior) to take fast decisions, translate policies into action, and
owes being ethical to him.
expedition to the Thus, the beginning of Mr. Maitin’s adhere to planned executions and implementation. No
professional journey was more of a project is too big or too difficult for him.
crest and beyond survival necessity than a career choice.
Sweet are the uses of adversity, and
Mr. Maitin warmly embraced this as
an opportunity leading to prosperity.
From seeking a spot as a trainee in
the Times of India to becoming the and perseverance throughout has direction, devotion and dedication to
solution provider to major printing made him the master in his profession. all his tasks and responsibilities. He is
press in Bihar, to venturing into the He wants to be acknowledged for his fully equipped to take fast decisions,
here is just one word to paint the profile of Ajay unexplored IT entrepreneurship, he work, believing in delivering his best, translate policies into action, and
Maitin. He is a performer, always ready to trust created his path step by step, firmly and the rest to follow inadvertently. adhere to planned executions and
only integrity and sincerity, accept risks as well as and steadily. Mr Maitin is certainly a implementation. No project is too big
responsibilities, extend his best possible solution to In last thirty years, his company, combination of professional expertise or too difficult for him. It is this which
a continuous flow of goods and services, and eager Graphic Trades Private Limited and human values. Sky is the limit for has granted Ajay Maitin a distinctive
to maintain a fair balance between business (GTPL) has contributed immensely his vision and targets. No amount of position as the most developing
interests and social progress. in various projects of Government goals can defeat his computation. Only entrepreneur in the country, with
Mr. Maitin has time and again, left us admiring, and its instrumentalities, like IITs’, he knows how to translate challenges enough of ability, duly supported by
as to how beautifully he has carved a niche for NITs’, IOCL, NTPCs’, Railways, into opportunities, or problems into an enormous amount of willingness
himself. Success didn’t come easy for Ajay Maitin. BSNL, and various other PSUs. With prospects. Given accurate support, to produce transformation.
Born in the Gaya district of Bihar, Ajay’s father, Late the help their resilience attributes, the he can command all his financial, Having earned certain awards
Viswanath Prasad Maitin founded Tara Printing Press company has also connected most physical and human resources as the recognizing his efforts in this field,
in Gaya in 1950s, after having a stint at Times of of the departments of the Bihar most productive components of his his quest continues. In 2006 , he
India, Bombay, and later shifted it to Patna by 60’s. Government. Today, apart from Bihar, enterprise. Ajay Maitin, therefore, was honoured with Indian Express’
Being a mechanical brain himself, he had a knack to GTPL is operating pan India with contributes to both his short-term “K Enterprise VAR Emerging East”
acquire scrapped machineries, fix it, and utilise them branches at Ranchi, Kolkata, Mizoram survival as also a long-term growth. award. In the year 2008, Mr. Maitin
in his press, making him a printer of repute. He was and Agartala, conducting various DC- To be true and fair, Ajay Maitin received the accolade of “Special
such a genius, that when one of his printed books DR Projects, election live webcasting, is a management professional. He Recognition National Award, hosted
reached England, they could not stop inviting him Cyber Security, SOC, AI & VR, Edge applies his thoughts and behaviour by MSME, Govt. Of India” in the
to join them at England. But times were different Computing, IoT, CCC etc. projects. In to coordination, communication and presence of then Prime Minister, Dr.
back then, and leaving his family behind, even briefly, his struggles to manage a sustenance, control so as to gain optimum returns Manmohan Singh. In furtherance
didn’t sit quite well with Mr. Maitin’s father. However, Mr. Maitin’s commitment, sincerity from his hard work. He believes in of this, his alma mater, St. Xavier’s