The University has decentralised the CRC preparation  and printing activities and as a result, the Schools have been entrusted with responsibility of not only writing the course materials, which is their academic activity, but also the technical job of CRC preparation  and printing requirements. For this they have been provided technical printing staff. The Printing Unit of MPDD is entrusted with complete reprinting of study material of IGNOU & Printing of fresh and revised study material of new schools(who do not have Printing Staff with them).

MPDD, Printing Unit also handles the print production needs of functional divisions like Distance Education Council, Electronic Media Production Centre, Administration Division, Finance & Accounts Division, Regional Service Division, Student Registration & Evaluation Division etc. MPDD also handles special printing publication requirements like IGNOU Convocation jobs, IGNOU Handbooks, Annual Accounts (bilingual), Annual Report, etc. The MPDD provides technical consultancy and advice for printing jobs to different Schools as and when required.

Important print-related activities like empanelment of printers and their rates schedule etc., issue & storage of  positives for printing, issue/renewal of ISBN Nos. etc. are also the responsibility of the Printing Unit of  MPDD.