Making a suo motu statement, Jayalalithaa said since the old building, measuring over 84,000 sq ft housing the central press, was damaged in a fire, a new one would be constructed at a cost of Rs 21.59 crore.
An Automatic Sewing Machine for Binding would also be acquired at a cost of Rs 2.50 crore, to undertake time-bound book publishing work and clear orders of the government, she said.