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Bleaching and Dyeing of Cotton Knitted Fabric (Job Work)

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Detailed Project Report

Bleaching and Dyeing of Cotton Knitted Fabric (Job Work)

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

01 Project at a glance

Total project cost
₹33.13 L
Term loan from bank
₹21.53 L
Promoter’s contribution
₹3.31 L
Subsidy
₹8.28 L
Sales · Year 3
₹0.00 L
Profit after tax · Year 3
₹-8.95 L
Average DSCR
-0.87
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

Bleach and dye grey cotton knitted fabric for hosiery makers who have no processing house of their own, and charge per kg.

Main product or serviceBleaching and Dyeing of Cotton Knitted Fabric (Job Work)
Installed capacity per year (at 100%)10,000 units

04 Market

  • Knitting units without their own processing
  • Hosiery garment makers
  • Fabric traders
  • Job work collected from knitting units
  • Regular contracts with garment exporters

05 Plant and machinery

ItemQty₹Total ₹
Stainless steel winch machine, 200 kg11,05,0001,05,000
Stainless steel winch machines, 150 kg (× 3)13,00,0003,00,000
MS kiers (× 2)11,40,0001,40,000
Four-cylinder drier with motor and gear box12,30,0002,30,000
Hydro-extractors, 40–45 kg (× 2)11,40,0001,40,000
Steam calendering machine170,00070,000
Baby boiler11,20,0001,20,000
Water softening plant, 6 kl an hour175,00075,000
Effluent treatment plant150,00050,000
Deep tube well with submersible pump11,25,0001,25,000
Computer colour matching equipment (optional)118,00,00018,00,000
Total31,55,000

Pre-filled from: DC-MSME project profile — Bleaching and Dyeing of Cotton Knitted Fabric. Prices in older reports will have gone up — enter today’s quotations.

06 Raw materials

  • Dyes of different shades — ₹80,000 a month in the profile
  • Soda ash — 1,750 kg a month at ₹14 a kg in the profile
  • Hydrochloric acid — 2,400 kg a month at ₹6 a kg in the profile
  • Bleaching powder — 1,000 kg a month at ₹13 a kg in the profile
  • Caustic soda, wetting agent, optical whitener, dye-fixing agent, salts and acids
  • Coal or furnace oil for the boiler — ₹20,000 a month in the profile

07 Cost of project

₹ in lakh
Plant and machinery31.55
Contingency1.58
Total fixed capital33.13
Working capital margin0.00
Total project cost33.13

08 Means of finance

₹ in lakh%
Promoter’s contribution3.3110.0
Subsidy8.2825.0
Term loan from bank21.5365.0
Total33.13100.0
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 maintenance0.660.660.660.660.660.660.66
Insurance0.170.170.170.170.170.170.17
Total cost of operations3.713.713.713.713.713.713.71
Operating profit (EBITDA)-3.71-3.71-3.71-3.71-3.71-3.71-3.71
Depreciation4.974.223.593.052.592.201.87
Preliminary expenses written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Interest on term loan2.332.021.651.290.930.560.20
Interest on working capital0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit before tax-11.01-9.95-8.95-8.05-7.23-6.47-5.78
Income tax0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit after tax-11.01-9.95-8.95-8.05-7.23-6.47-5.78

12 Cash flow

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Profit after tax-11.01-9.95-8.95-8.05-7.23-6.47-5.78
Depreciation4.974.223.593.052.592.201.87
Cash accruals (PAT + depreciation)-6.04-5.73-5.36-5.00-4.63-4.27-3.91
Term loan repaid1.663.313.313.313.313.313.31
Owner’s drawings0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Surplus after repayment-7.70-9.04-8.68-8.31-7.95-7.58-7.22
Cash and bank-7.70-16.74-25.41-33.72-41.67-49.25-56.47

13 Projected balance sheet

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capital (own + subsidy)11.5911.5911.5911.5911.5911.5911.59
Reserves and surplus-11.01-20.96-29.91-37.96-45.19-51.67-57.45
Term loan outstanding19.8816.5613.259.946.633.310.00
Working capital loan0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Total liabilities20.467.20-5.07-16.43-26.97-36.76-45.85
Net fixed assets28.1623.9320.3417.2914.7012.4910.62
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-7.70-16.74-25.41-33.72-41.67-49.25-56.47
Total assets20.467.20-5.07-16.43-26.97-36.76-45.85

14 Ratios and break-even

Year1234567
Debt service coverage ratio (DSCR)-0.93-0.70-0.75-0.81-0.87-0.96-1.06
Break-even (% of capacity used)———————
Cash break-even———————
Average DSCR-0.87
Lowest DSCR-1.06
Payback period—

15 Depreciation

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Depreciation4.974.223.593.052.592.201.87

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
121.532.331.6619.88
219.882.023.3116.56
316.561.653.3113.25
413.251.293.319.94
59.940.933.316.63
66.630.563.313.31
73.310.203.310.00

17 Licences and registrations

  • Udyam registration
  • GST
  • State Pollution Control Board consent to establish and operate (dyeing effluent)
  • Groundwater permission if you draw from a tube well, where the state requires it
  • Boiler registration under the Boilers Act if your boiler is covered
  • Factory licence under the Factories Act

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)
  • Stand-Up India

19 Sources

  1. DC-MSME project profile — Bleaching and Dyeing of Cotton Knitted Fabric — https://www.dcmsme.gov.in/publications/pmryprof/hosiery/ch3.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.