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Online Folk Art and Art Gallery Marketplace

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Detailed Project Report

Online Folk Art and Art Gallery Marketplace

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

01 Project at a glance

Total project cost
₹226.80 L
Term loan from bank
₹204.12 L
Promoter’s contribution
₹22.68 L
Sales · Year 3
₹0.00 L
Profit after tax · Year 3
₹-48.82 L
Average DSCR
-0.21
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

Sell artists' paintings and folk-art products such as Aipan online, earning a commission on each sale.

Main product or serviceOnline Folk Art and Art Gallery Marketplace
Installed capacity per year (at 100%)10,000 units

04 Market

  • Art lovers and collectors
  • Hotels, offices and interior designers
  • Corporate gifting buyers
  • Buyers abroad
  • Own website and app
  • Virtual exhibitions
  • Social media marketing

05 Plant and machinery

ItemQty₹Total ₹
Website and mobile app development145,00,00045,00,000
Warehouse and packaging centre140,00,00040,00,000
ERP, CRM and inventory system125,00,00025,00,000
Cloud infrastructure and servers120,00,00020,00,000
Computers, networking and IT equipment (× 1 lot)118,00,00018,00,000
Product photography studio115,00,00015,00,000
Cyber security and data protection115,00,00015,00,000
Platform development (art gallery model)130,00,00030,00,000
Photography and IT (art gallery model) (× 1 lot)18,00,0008,00,000
Total2,16,00,000

Pre-filled from: Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Online E-commerce platform for LIPAN & AIPAN Art of Uttarakhand; Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Online Art Gallery Platform for Uttarakhand Artists. Prices in older reports will have gone up — enter today’s quotations.

06 Raw materials

  • Artworks and folk-art products from registered artists and artisans — sold on commission
  • Protective packaging materials — sourced from local vendors in the art gallery profile
  • Printing materials for art prints

07 Cost of project

₹ in lakh
Plant and machinery216.00
Contingency10.80
Total fixed capital226.80
Working capital margin0.00
Total project cost226.80

08 Means of finance

₹ in lakh%
Promoter’s contribution22.6810.0
Term loan from bank204.1290.0
Total226.80100.0
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 maintenance4.544.544.544.544.544.544.54
Insurance1.131.131.131.131.131.131.13
Total cost of operations8.558.558.558.558.558.558.55
Operating profit (EBITDA)-8.55-8.55-8.55-8.55-8.55-8.55-8.55
Depreciation34.0228.9224.5820.8917.7615.0912.83
Preliminary expenses written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Interest on term loan22.0919.1415.6912.238.785.331.87
Interest on working capital0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit before tax-64.66-56.61-48.82-41.68-35.09-28.97-23.25
Income tax0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit after tax-64.66-56.61-48.82-41.68-35.09-28.97-23.25

12 Cash flow

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Profit after tax-64.66-56.61-48.82-41.68-35.09-28.97-23.25
Depreciation34.0228.9224.5820.8917.7615.0912.83
Cash accruals (PAT + depreciation)-30.64-27.69-24.24-20.78-17.33-13.88-10.42
Term loan repaid15.7031.4031.4031.4031.4031.4031.40
Owner’s drawings0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Surplus after repayment-46.34-59.10-55.64-52.19-48.73-45.28-41.82
Cash and bank-46.34-105.44-161.08-213.27-262.00-307.28-349.11

13 Projected balance sheet

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capital (own + subsidy)22.6822.6822.6822.6822.6822.6822.68
Reserves and surplus-64.66-121.27-170.09-211.77-246.86-275.83-299.08
Term loan outstanding188.42157.02125.6194.2162.8131.400.00
Working capital loan0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Total liabilities146.4458.42-21.80-94.88-161.37-221.74-276.40
Net fixed assets192.78163.86139.28118.39100.6385.5472.71
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-46.34-105.44-161.08-213.27-262.00-307.28-349.11
Total assets146.4458.42-21.80-94.88-161.37-221.74-276.40

14 Ratios and break-even

Year1234567
Debt service coverage ratio (DSCR)-0.23-0.17-0.18-0.20-0.21-0.23-0.26
Break-even (% of capacity used)———————
Cash break-even———————
Average DSCR-0.21
Lowest DSCR-0.26
Payback period—

15 Depreciation

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Depreciation34.0228.9224.5820.8917.7615.0912.83

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
1204.1222.0915.70188.42
2188.4219.1431.40157.02
3157.0215.6931.40125.61
4125.6112.2331.4094.21
594.218.7831.4062.81
662.815.3331.4031.40
731.401.8731.400.00

17 Licences and registrations

  • Udyam registration
  • GST registration — e-commerce operators register and collect TCS
  • Written agreements with artists covering copyright and sale rights
  • Follow the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020
  • Trademark for the brand

18 Government schemes that may apply

  • 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. Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Online E-commerce platform for LIPAN & AIPAN Art of Uttarakhand — https://duy-heduk.org/downloads/project-profiles/Project%20Profile%20320.pdf
  2. Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Online Art Gallery Platform for Uttarakhand Artists — https://duy-heduk.org/downloads/project-profiles/Project%20Profile%20309.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.