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Organic Green and Herbal Tea Cultivation

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Detailed Project Report

Organic Green and Herbal Tea Cultivation

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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

Grow green tea and herbs like tulsi, lemongrass and chamomile organically, dry and pack them as tea.

Main product or serviceOrganic Green and Herbal Tea Cultivation
Installed capacity per year (at 100%)10,000 units

04 Market

  • Urban wellness consumers and fitness communities
  • Yoga retreats, eco-tourists and boutique cafés
  • Ayurvedic pharmacies and naturopaths
  • Organic-certified export buyers
  • Organic stores and yoga retreats
  • Instagram and online wellness stores
  • Export through aggregators

05 Plant and machinery

ItemQty₹Total ₹
Small-scale tea dryer (solar or electric)100
Herb cutting machine100
Moisture analyser100
Manual or semi-automatic rolling machine (green tea)100
Hand or foot-operated sealing machine100
Weighing scales, labelling machine, pluckers, drying racks100
Total0

Pre-filled from: Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Organic Tea Cultivation (Herbal & Green Tea) in Uttarakhand; DGFT — ITC(HS) classification of export and import items. Prices in older reports will have gone up — enter today’s quotations.

06 Raw materials

  • Tea seedlings (TV-26, TV-22, Darjeeling-type clones) — small-leaf green tea varieties
  • Herbs: lemongrass, tulsi, chamomile, mint, hibiscus, rhododendron — for herbal blends
  • Compost and vermicompost — made on the farm
  • Kraft paper pouches, aluminium-lined sachets, jute bags — packaging

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

  • FSSAI registration or licence for packed tea
  • Tea Board registration for growers/manufacturers of Camellia tea
  • Organic certification (NPOP or PGS-India)
  • Udyam and GST registration

18 Government schemes that may apply

  • Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
  • Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) – Shishu, Kishor, Tarun, Tarun Plus

19 Sources

  1. Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Organic Tea Cultivation (Herbal & Green Tea) in Uttarakhand — https://duy-heduk.org/downloads/project-profiles/ORGANIC_TEA_CULTIVATION_%28HERBAL_&_GREEN_TEA%29_IN_UTTARAKHAND.pdf
  2. DGFT — ITC(HS) classification of export and import items — https://www.dgft.gov.in/CP/?opt=itchs-import-export

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.