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Bamboo Furniture and Chairs

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Detailed Project Report

Bamboo Furniture and Chairs

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Prepared on: 29 October 2026 · Prepared with Building Business DPR (buildingbusiness.in)

01 Project at a glance

Total project cost
₹10.19 L
Term loan from bank
₹6.62 L
Promoter’s contribution
₹1.02 L
Subsidy
₹2.55 L
Sales · Year 3
₹0.00 L
Profit after tax · Year 3
₹-4.75 L
Average DSCR
-2.38
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

Make bamboo and cane chairs, tables and furniture sets as an eco-friendly substitute for wood.

Main product or serviceBamboo Furniture and Chairs
Installed capacity per year (at 100%)10,000 units

04 Market

  • Households
  • Hotels, resorts and recreation areas
  • Offices
  • Furniture shops
  • Furniture dealers and showrooms
  • Direct orders from hotels and offices
  • Craft fairs and online

05 Plant and machinery

ItemQty₹Total ₹
Band saw (chair unit)12,85,5002,85,500
Drill machine (chair unit)144,00044,000
Carving hand tools: chip carving knives, carpenter chisels, U-, V- and spoon gouges, palm tools (10 each) (× 60)111,00011,000
Carpentry saw (chair unit)19,5009,500
Crosscut machine (furniture unit)126,00026,000
Band saw machine (furniture unit)11,95,0001,95,000
Wood seasoning plant (furniture unit)11,85,0001,85,000
Bamboo slicer machine (furniture unit)185,00085,000
Nail gun (furniture unit)112,00012,000
Glue spreading machine (furniture unit)185,00085,000
Other carpentry tools (furniture unit) (× lump sum)132,00032,000
Total9,70,000

Pre-filled from: PMEGP sample project report — Bamboo Chair DPR (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan); PMEGP sample project report — Bamboo Furniture (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan). Prices in older reports will have gone up — enter today’s quotations.

06 Raw materials

  • Bamboo — bought from local vendors
  • Cane (chadi, mota cane, patri, gola) — for binding and weaving seats
  • Adhesives, nails and oil — consumables
  • Material cost per set of 4 chairs and 1 table — ₹3,000–3,800 a set

07 Cost of project

₹ in lakh
Plant and machinery9.70
Contingency0.49
Total fixed capital10.19
Working capital margin0.00
Total project cost10.19

08 Means of finance

₹ in lakh%
Promoter’s contribution1.0210.0
Subsidy2.5525.0
Term loan from bank6.6265.0
Total10.19100.0
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 maintenance0.200.200.200.200.200.200.20
Insurance0.050.050.050.050.050.050.05
Total cost of operations3.133.133.133.133.133.133.13
Operating profit (EBITDA)-3.13-3.13-3.13-3.13-3.13-3.13-3.13
Depreciation1.531.301.100.940.800.680.58
Preliminary expenses written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Interest on term loan0.720.620.510.400.280.170.06
Interest on working capital0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit before tax-5.38-5.05-4.75-4.47-4.22-3.99-3.77
Income tax0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit after tax-5.38-5.05-4.75-4.47-4.22-3.99-3.77

12 Cash flow

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Profit after tax-5.38-5.05-4.75-4.47-4.22-3.99-3.77
Depreciation1.531.301.100.940.800.680.58
Cash accruals (PAT + depreciation)-3.85-3.76-3.64-3.53-3.42-3.31-3.20
Term loan repaid0.511.021.021.021.021.021.02
Owner’s drawings0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Surplus after repayment-4.36-4.77-4.66-4.55-4.44-4.33-4.21
Cash and bank-4.36-9.13-13.80-18.35-22.78-27.11-31.32

13 Projected balance sheet

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capital (own + subsidy)3.563.563.563.563.563.563.56
Reserves and surplus-5.38-10.43-15.18-19.65-23.87-27.85-31.62
Term loan outstanding6.115.094.073.062.041.020.00
Working capital loan0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Total liabilities4.30-1.78-7.54-13.03-18.27-23.27-28.06
Net fixed assets8.667.366.255.324.523.843.27
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-4.36-9.13-13.80-18.35-22.78-27.11-31.32
Total assets4.30-1.78-7.54-13.03-18.27-23.27-28.06

14 Ratios and break-even

Year1234567
Debt service coverage ratio (DSCR)-2.56-1.91-2.05-2.21-2.41-2.63-2.90
Break-even (% of capacity used)———————
Cash break-even———————
Average DSCR-2.38
Lowest DSCR-2.90
Payback period—

15 Depreciation

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Depreciation1.531.301.100.940.800.680.58

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
16.620.720.516.11
26.110.621.025.09
35.090.511.024.07
44.070.401.023.06
53.060.281.022.04
62.040.171.021.02
71.020.061.020.00

17 Licences and registrations

  • GST registration (named in the furniture report)
  • Udyam registration (the report names Udyog Aadhaar, now replaced by Udyam)
  • Trademark (optional, named in the report)
  • Forest transit permit for bamboo where the state still requires it
  • Trade licence from the local body

18 Government schemes that may apply

  • Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
  • Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) – Shishu, Kishor, Tarun, Tarun Plus
  • Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)

19 Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Bamboo Chair DPR (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan) — https://pmegp.msme.gov.in/Home/DownloadDocument?fileName=Documents/ProjectSampleReport/Bamboo_Chair_DPR_%28_Samadhan_Projects_%29.pdf
  2. PMEGP sample project report — Bamboo Furniture (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan) — https://pmegp.msme.gov.in/Home/DownloadDocument?fileName=Documents/ProjectSampleReport/Bamboo_Furniture_%28_Samadhan_Projects_%29.pdf

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.