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Section 24

Artistic Leather Goods (Santiniketan-Style Embossed Bags and Purses)

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Detailed Project Report

Artistic Leather Goods (Santiniketan-Style Embossed Bags and Purses)

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Prepared on: 13 November 2026 · Prepared with Building Business DPR (buildingbusiness.in)

01 Project at a glance

Total project cost
₹9.56 L
Term loan from bank
₹6.21 L
Promoter’s contribution
₹0.96 L
Subsidy
₹2.39 L
Sales · Year 3
₹0.00 L
Profit after tax · Year 3
₹-4.63 L
Average DSCR
-2.53
Break-even (% of capacity used)
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02 Promoter and unit

Promoter name—
Business / firm name—
Legal formProprietorship
Address of the unit—
Applicant categoryGeneral · Rural

03 The project

Emboss, hand-colour and stitch goat leather into decorated shopping bags, vanity bags, purses, wallets and jewellery cases.

Main product or serviceArtistic Leather Goods (Santiniketan-Style Embossed Bags and Purses)
Installed capacity per year (at 100%)10,000 units

04 Market

  • Craft emporia and handicraft shops
  • Gift and fashion-accessory retailers
  • Export buying houses
  • Tourists and visitors at craft centres
  • Supply to emporia and retailers
  • Export orders made to the buyer's sample
  • Craft fairs and exhibitions

05 Plant and machinery

ItemQty₹Total ₹
Ball press (× 2)130,00030,000
Flat-bed single-needle sewing machine with motor (× 2)120,00020,000
Cylinder-bed sewing machine (× 2)16,00,0006,00,000
Board-cutting machine (× 2)145,00045,000
Glazing machine (× 2)11,00,0001,00,000
Skiving machine (× 2)170,00070,000
Mini compressor15,0005,000
Zinc blocks for design embossing15,0005,000
Wooden vat for washing110,00010,000
Tools and equipment13,0003,000
Furniture and equipment122,00022,000
Total9,10,000

Pre-filled from: DC-MSME project profile — Artistic Leather Goods; DGFT — ITC(HS) classification of export and import items. Prices in older reports will have gone up — enter today’s quotations.

06 Raw materials

  • E.I. tanned goat leather — 5,750 sq ft a month across the five products, at ₹40–52 per sq ft
  • Lining cloth (silk, poplin and plain lining) — 425 m a month at ₹60–100 a metre
  • Dye and spirit — costed per piece
  • Thread and adhesive — costed per piece
  • Fittings — zips, buttons, D and O rings, locks, decorative fittings — costed per piece
  • Paper board and packing — paper board 10 kg a month at ₹100 a kg for shopping bags

07 Cost of project

₹ in lakh
Plant and machinery9.10
Contingency0.46
Total fixed capital9.56
Working capital margin0.00
Total project cost9.56

08 Means of finance

₹ in lakh%
Promoter’s contribution0.9610.0
Subsidy2.3925.0
Term loan from bank6.2165.0
Total9.56100.0
Working capital loan (outside project cost)0.00

09 Key assumptions

Selling price₹0 per units
Raw material & packing cost₹0 per units
Capacity used each year60% · 70% · 80% · 80% · 80% · 80% · 80%
Term loan interest rate (% a year)11% · 84 months (Moratorium 6)
Working capital methodTurnover method (RBI) · Working capital interest (% a year) 11%
Income tax rate25%
Yearly price and cost rise0%

10 Production and sales

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capacity used60%70%80%80%80%80%80%
Production (units)6,0007,0008,0008,0008,0008,0008,000
Sales0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

11 Projected profitability

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Sales0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Raw material and packing0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Power and fuel0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Salaries and wages2.882.882.882.882.882.882.88
Rent0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Administration0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Selling and distribution0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Repairs and maintenance0.190.190.190.190.190.190.19
Insurance0.050.050.050.050.050.050.05
Total cost of operations3.123.123.123.123.123.123.12
Operating profit (EBITDA)-3.12-3.12-3.12-3.12-3.12-3.12-3.12
Depreciation1.431.221.040.880.750.640.54
Preliminary expenses written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Interest on term loan0.670.580.480.370.270.160.06
Interest on working capital0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit before tax-5.22-4.92-4.63-4.37-4.13-3.92-3.72
Income tax0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit after tax-5.22-4.92-4.63-4.37-4.13-3.92-3.72

12 Cash flow

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Profit after tax-5.22-4.92-4.63-4.37-4.13-3.92-3.72
Depreciation1.431.221.040.880.750.640.54
Cash accruals (PAT + depreciation)-3.79-3.70-3.60-3.49-3.39-3.28-3.18
Term loan repaid0.480.960.960.960.960.960.96
Owner’s drawings0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Surplus after repayment-4.27-4.66-4.55-4.45-4.34-4.24-4.13
Cash and bank-4.27-8.93-13.48-17.92-22.27-26.50-30.63

13 Projected balance sheet

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capital (own + subsidy)3.343.343.343.343.343.343.34
Reserves and surplus-5.22-10.14-14.78-19.15-23.28-27.20-30.91
Term loan outstanding5.734.783.822.871.910.960.00
Working capital loan0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Total liabilities3.85-2.02-7.61-12.94-18.03-22.90-27.57
Net fixed assets8.126.905.874.994.243.603.06
Preliminary expenses not written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Current assets (stock and debtors)0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Cash and bank-4.27-8.93-13.48-17.92-22.27-26.50-30.63
Total assets3.85-2.02-7.61-12.94-18.03-22.90-27.57

14 Ratios and break-even

Year1234567
Debt service coverage ratio (DSCR)-2.71-2.03-2.18-2.35-2.55-2.79-3.08
Break-even (% of capacity used)———————
Cash break-even———————
Average DSCR-2.53
Lowest DSCR-3.08
Payback period—

15 Depreciation

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Depreciation1.431.221.040.880.750.640.54

Written-down value method at Income-tax Rules block rates (building 10%, plant & machinery 15%, furniture 10%, computers 40%). Change them if your CA uses other rates.

16 Term loan repayment

YearOpeningInterestTerm loan repaidClosing
16.210.670.485.73
25.730.580.964.78
34.780.480.963.82
43.820.370.962.87
52.870.270.961.91
61.910.160.960.96
70.960.060.960.00

17 Licences and registrations

  • Udyam registration
  • GST registration
  • Trade licence from the local body
  • NOC from the State Pollution Control Board (the profile asks for it)
  • IEC code and Council for Leather Exports membership if you export

18 Government schemes that may apply

  • Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
  • Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)

19 Sources

  1. DC-MSME project profile — Artistic Leather Goods — https://www.dcmsme.gov.in/old/reports/leather/Artistic_leather.pdf
  2. DGFT — ITC(HS) classification of export and import items — https://www.dgft.gov.in/CP/?opt=itchs-import-export

This report is a projection from the figures entered by the promoter. It is not a bank appraisal or a guarantee of a loan or subsidy. Check every figure with current quotations and your chartered accountant before submitting it.