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Ginger-Garlic Paste Unit

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Detailed Project Report

Ginger-Garlic Paste Unit

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Prepared on: 27 October 2026 · Prepared with Building Business DPR (buildingbusiness.in)

01 Project at a glance

Total project cost
₹31.50 L
Term loan from bank
₹28.35 L
Promoter’s contribution
₹3.15 L
Sales · Year 3
₹0.00 L
Profit after tax · Year 3
₹-9.26 L
Average DSCR
-0.65
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

Wash, peel, crush and pulp ginger and garlic into a ready paste with preservative, packed in pouches and containers for kitchens and hotels.

Main product or serviceGinger-Garlic Paste Unit
Installed capacity per year (at 100%)10,000 units

04 Market

  • Households
  • Hotels, restaurants and caterers
  • Food processors making sauces, gravies, pickles and curries
  • Distributors and kirana shops
  • Supermarkets
  • Bulk supply to HoReCa and food processors

05 Plant and machinery

ItemQty₹Total ₹
Water-jet washer and skin peeling machine (pulp division)112,00,00012,00,000
Fruit mill / crusher with mixer, grinder and slicer14,00,0004,00,000
Pulping machine15,00,0005,00,000
Testing and packing equipment (mixing tank, filling, sealing, weighing, carton packing) (× lump sum)13,00,0003,00,000
Utility equipment (× lump sum)12,00,0002,00,000
Installation, taxes and transport (× lump sum)14,00,0004,00,000
Total30,00,000

Pre-filled from: SIDBI Stand-Up Mitra project profile — Ginger, Garlic & Onion Pastes; World Customs Organization – HS Nomenclature 2022, Chapter 20. Prices in older reports will have gone up — enter today’s quotations.

06 Raw materials

  • Ginger and garlic — bought from farms; grown in Gujarat, Odisha, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Haryana, MP and UP, per the profile
  • Preservative — mixed into the paste
  • Pouches, containers and outer cartons — two pack types: pouch and container

07 Cost of project

₹ in lakh
Plant and machinery30.00
Contingency1.50
Total fixed capital31.50
Working capital margin0.00
Total project cost31.50

08 Means of finance

₹ in lakh%
Promoter’s contribution3.1510.0
Term loan from bank28.3590.0
Total31.50100.0
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 maintenance0.630.630.630.630.630.630.63
Insurance0.160.160.160.160.160.160.16
Total cost of operations3.673.673.673.673.673.673.67
Operating profit (EBITDA)-3.67-3.67-3.67-3.67-3.67-3.67-3.67
Depreciation4.734.023.412.902.472.101.78
Preliminary expenses written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Interest on term loan3.072.662.181.701.220.740.26
Interest on working capital0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit before tax-11.46-10.34-9.26-8.27-7.35-6.50-5.71
Income tax0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit after tax-11.46-10.34-9.26-8.27-7.35-6.50-5.71

12 Cash flow

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Profit after tax-11.46-10.34-9.26-8.27-7.35-6.50-5.71
Depreciation4.734.023.412.902.472.101.78
Cash accruals (PAT + depreciation)-6.74-6.33-5.85-5.37-4.89-4.41-3.93
Term loan repaid2.184.364.364.364.364.364.36
Owner’s drawings0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Surplus after repayment-8.92-10.69-10.21-9.73-9.25-8.77-8.29
Cash and bank-8.92-19.60-29.81-39.54-48.79-57.56-65.85

13 Projected balance sheet

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capital (own + subsidy)3.153.153.153.153.153.153.15
Reserves and surplus-11.46-21.80-31.06-39.33-46.69-53.19-58.90
Term loan outstanding26.1721.8117.4513.088.724.360.00
Working capital loan0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Total liabilities17.863.15-10.47-23.10-34.81-45.68-55.75
Net fixed assets26.7822.7619.3416.4413.9811.8810.10
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-8.92-19.60-29.81-39.54-48.79-57.56-65.85
Total assets17.863.15-10.47-23.10-34.81-45.68-55.75

14 Ratios and break-even

Year1234567
Debt service coverage ratio (DSCR)-0.70-0.52-0.56-0.61-0.66-0.72-0.79
Break-even (% of capacity used)———————
Cash break-even———————
Average DSCR-0.65
Lowest DSCR-0.79
Payback period—

15 Depreciation

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Depreciation4.734.023.412.902.472.101.78

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
128.353.072.1826.17
226.172.664.3621.81
321.812.184.3617.45
417.451.704.3613.08
513.081.224.368.72
68.720.744.364.36
74.360.264.360.00

17 Licences and registrations

  • FSSAI manufacturing licence
  • Udyam registration
  • GST registration
  • State Pollution Control Board consent (wash water)
  • Legal Metrology registration for retail packs
  • Factory licence

18 Government schemes that may apply

  • PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME)
  • Stand-Up India
  • Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)

19 Sources

  1. SIDBI Stand-Up Mitra project profile — Ginger, Garlic & Onion Pastes — https://www.standupmitra.in/Default/ViewFile/?id=1521221373240_Ginger%2C%20Garlic%20%26%20Onion%20Pastes.docx&path=ProjectProfile
  2. World Customs Organization – HS Nomenclature 2022, Chapter 20 — https://www.wcoomd.org/-/media/wco/public/global/pdf/topics/nomenclature/instruments-and-tools/hs-nomenclature-2022/2022/0420_2022e.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.