§1What this business is

Wheat is cleaned, washed, soaked for 5–6 hours, sun-dried, roasted and cracked in a grinder; fine and coarse daliya are sieved out and packed. The Samadhan report also suggests daliya from mixed grains, maize, jowar, green pea and groundnut. Sold to grocers and wholesalers as a quick, filling breakfast food.

Capacity: KVIC: 600 quintals a year. Samadhan: 1.5 MT a day, 450 MT a year (60% use in year 1).

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A flour-mill or grain trader who already buys wheat and sells to local grocers.

Who it is not for

Someone who cannot sell under their own brand — loose daliya earns little.

Advantages

  • Simple process and easily available wheat
  • Can start very small (₹2.40 L KVIC model)
  • Steady household and institutional demand
  • Mixed-grain daliya earns a better price

Drawbacks

  • Thin gap between wheat price and daliya price
  • Big brands sell daliya in every supermarket
  • Sun-drying needs space and good weather
  • Large working capital in the bigger model

Skills you need

  • Wheat grading and buying
  • Roasting and grinding control
  • Hygienic packing
  • Selling to grocers and wholesalers

Why difficulty 2/5: Simple process; success depends on wheat buying and selling a brand.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Households wanting a quick, light breakfast
  • Grocers and wholesalers
  • Institutions that serve breakfast

How it sells

  • Local grocers (kirana)
  • Wholesale grain and food traders
  • Own brand in retail packs

Good to know

  • The reports describe growing demand for nutritious, easy-to-digest breakfast foods.
  • Mixed-grain versions raise nutritional value (Samadhan report).

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Daliya making pulveriser (crushing machine)1₹3.50 lakh
Perforated screens, 300 × 150 mm (set of three)1₹20,000
MS foundation plate with motor rail1 lot₹15,000
Packing machine and accessories1 lot₹20,000
Frying pan (kadai), pulley, V-belt, starter, diesel items1 lot₹50,000
Circuit breaker and fittings1 lot₹20,000
Grinder, dehusker, cleaner, frying pan, sieves, packing machine (KVIC small unit)1 set₹1.00 lakh

From: PMEGP sample project report — DALIYA MANUFACTURING UNIT (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan) · KVIC Project Profile — DALIYA MANUFACTURING UNIT (PMEGP)

  • Whole wheatmain raw material; ₹5.00 L a year in the KVIC profile
  • Mixed grain, maize, malt, jowar, green pea, groundnutfor value-added daliya; costed at ₹28,000 a tonne in the Samadhan report
  • Labels and packing material₹20,000 a year in the KVIC profile

From: KVIC Project Profile — DALIYA MANUFACTURING UNIT (PMEGP) · PMEGP sample project report — DALIYA MANUFACTURING UNIT (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

In our raw material database

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§5Licences & registration

  1. FSSAI registration/licence
  2. Udyam
  3. GST
  4. Legal Metrology packaged commodity registration
  5. Pollution control board consent if your state asks for it (the Samadhan report says no chemical process)

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§6Schemes & subsidies

Food processing: PMFME and PMEGP fit; MUDRA and CGTMSE for loans; the ₹2.40 L KVIC model fits UP's CM-YUVA range.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: KVIC profile ₹2.40 L (shed 500 sq ft ₹1.00 L, equipment ₹1.00 L, working capital ₹0.40 L). Samadhan report ₹17.05 L (building 2,000 sq ft ₹3.00 L, plant & machinery ₹4.75 L, furniture ₹0.61 L, working capital ₹8.69 L).

Working capital: KVIC ₹0.40 L; Samadhan ₹8.69 L (bank finance ₹7.82 L) — 15 days of wheat and 15 days of finished stock.

Year not printed on either report (KVIC profile or sample report) — check current machinery prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export

1103.11Cereal groats and meal, of wheat

Export council / board: APEDA

  • HS codes are from the WCO HS 2022 list; confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS) line with DGFT or your customs broker.
  • You need an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before the first shipment.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Wheat price swings
  • Moisture and insects in storage
  • Competition from branded daliya
  • FSSAI labelling compliance

§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 daliya (broken wheat) making unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
  2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (FSSAI registration/licence, Udyam), 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

Not verified yet

Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect

§12Watch

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Sources

  1. KVIC Project Profile — DALIYA MANUFACTURING UNIT (PMEGP)
  2. PMEGP sample project report — DALIYA MANUFACTURING UNIT (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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