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Fish Feed Plant (Floating Pellets)

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Detailed Project Report

Fish Feed Plant (Floating Pellets)

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

01 Project at a glance

Total project cost
₹0.00 L
Term loan from bank
₹0.00 L
Promoter’s contribution
₹0.00 L
Sales · Year 3
₹0.00 L
Profit after tax · Year 3
₹-2.88 L
Average DSCR
—
Break-even (% of capacity used)
—

02 Promoter and unit

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

03 The project

Grind and mix soybean meal, oil cakes, maize and minerals, extrude them into floating pellets, dry, oil-coat and bag them for fish farmers.

Main product or serviceFish Feed Plant (Floating Pellets)
Installed capacity per year (at 100%)10,000 units

04 Market

  • Pond fish farmers
  • Fish seed (hatchery) units
  • Ornamental fish keepers
  • Fisheries cooperatives
  • Dealers of fisheries inputs
  • Direct supply to large farms
  • Cooperatives and FPOs

05 Plant and machinery

ItemQty₹Total ₹
Intake hopper100
Screw conveyor100
Elevator100
Grinding bin100
Grizzly feeder100
Hammer mill100
Air fan with cyclone100
Mixer hopper100
Paddle-type mixer100
Pellet hopper100
Pellet conditioner (steam)100
Extruder machine (floating feed)100
Air conveyor100
5-layer dryer with electric heater100
Cooler100
Vibratory screen100
Packaging machine100
Boiler100
Total0

Pre-filled from: UP MSME 1-Connect project profile — Automatic Fish Feed Plant. Prices in older reports will have gone up — enter today’s quotations.

06 Raw materials

  • Soybean meal — about 48% protein; the most popular protein source in fish feed
  • Cottonseed meal — about 41% protein; usually 10–15% of the feed
  • Groundnut cake — about 40% crude protein
  • Maize (corn grain) — at least 15–20% for floating pellets
  • Wheat flour — 2–5%, mainly as a pellet binder
  • Rice bran — high in fat, so used in limited amounts
  • Fish meal or meat-and-bone/blood meal blend — protein source
  • Mineral mixture and vitamins — supplements

07 Cost of project

₹ in lakh
Total fixed capital0.00
Working capital margin0.00
Total project cost0.00

08 Means of finance

₹ in lakh%
Total0.00100.0
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 maintenance0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Insurance0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Total cost of operations2.882.882.882.882.882.882.88
Operating profit (EBITDA)-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88
Depreciation0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Preliminary expenses written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Interest on term loan0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Interest on working capital0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit before tax-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88
Income tax0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit after tax-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88

12 Cash flow

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Profit after tax-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88
Depreciation0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Cash accruals (PAT + depreciation)-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88
Term loan repaid0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Owner’s drawings0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Surplus after repayment-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88-2.88
Cash and bank-2.88-5.76-8.64-11.52-14.40-17.28-20.16

13 Projected balance sheet

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capital (own + subsidy)0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Reserves and surplus-2.88-5.76-8.64-11.52-14.40-17.28-20.16
Term loan outstanding0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Working capital loan0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Total liabilities-2.88-5.76-8.64-11.52-14.40-17.28-20.16
Net fixed assets0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
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-2.88-5.76-8.64-11.52-14.40-17.28-20.16
Total assets-2.88-5.76-8.64-11.52-14.40-17.28-20.16

14 Ratios and break-even

Year1234567
Debt service coverage ratio (DSCR)———————
Break-even (% of capacity used)———————
Cash break-even———————
Average DSCR—
Lowest DSCR—
Payback period—

15 Depreciation

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Depreciation0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

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
10.000.000.000.00
20.000.000.000.00
30.000.000.000.00
40.000.000.000.00
50.000.000.000.00
60.000.000.000.00
70.000.000.000.00

17 Licences and registrations

  • Udyam registration
  • GST
  • Registration with the Bureau of Indian Standards (the report lists this)
  • Trade licence
  • Factory licence
  • NOC from the Pollution Control Board
  • NOC from the Fire Safety Board
  • Boiler registration if the boiler falls under the Boilers Act

18 Government schemes that may apply

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

19 Sources

  1. UP MSME 1-Connect project profile — Automatic Fish Feed Plant — https://msme1connect.up.gov.in/Projectreport/Project%20Report638658920857849552.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.