Bindi Making Unit

§1What this business is

Coloured velvet sheets are coated with adhesive, dried in a hot-air chamber, punched into bindi shapes, set on release paper and packed in small printed folders. Designer and bridal bindis add stones and beads. Buyers are cosmetic shops, wholesalers and online stores.

Capacity: Samadhan: 1,000 packets a day (10 × 12 bindis a packet), 3 lakh packets a year at ₹20 a packet. KVIC: production valued at ₹6.00 L a year.

§2Is it right for you?

Skills you need

• Design and colour sense
• Machine punching and die care
• Packing and branding
• Dealer and online selling

Why difficulty 2/5: Simple making; the work is in design and selling.

§3Market

§4Raw material & machinery

From: PMEGP sample project report — Bindi Making (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan) · KVIC Project Profile — Bindi Manufacturing Unit (PMEGP)

• Velvet clothmain raw material
• Adhesive, glue, stones, beads, release paperfor designer and bridal bindis
• Printed folders and packing₹50,000 a year in the KVIC profile

From: PMEGP sample project report — Bindi Making (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan) · KVIC Project Profile — Bindi Manufacturing Unit (PMEGP)

§5Licences & registration

1. Udyam
2. GST
3. Trade licence
4. Trademark for the brand (optional)

We can do this registration for you

§6Schemes & subsidies

• PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
• MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
• Stand-Up IndiaCentralClosed₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore loan

Both reports are PMEGP samples; MUDRA fits the small size; Stand-Up India suits women entrepreneurs above ₹10 L.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: KVIC profile ₹4.00 L (land and building shed ₹1.50 L, equipment ₹1.00 L, working capital ₹1.50 L). Samadhan report cost table ₹17.93 L (building ₹6.00 L, machinery ₹6.25 L, furniture ₹0.50 L, working capital ₹5.18 L); its summary page prints ₹18.85 L.

Working capital: KVIC ₹1.50 L; Samadhan ₹5.18 L (bank ₹4.66 L).

Year not printed on either report — check current machine and die prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

§9Risks — where people fail

• Price competition
• Unsold old designs
• Adhesive quality complaints (skin)
• Dealer credit

§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan

A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.

1. Days 1–30: Visit a working bindi making unit unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam, GST), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
3. Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.

§11Who to connect with

§12Watch

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¶Sources

1. KVIC Project Profile — Bindi Manufacturing Unit (PMEGP)
2. PMEGP sample project report — Bindi Making (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.