§1What this business is
The shop dismantles a motor, notes the winding data, strips the old coils, winds new copper coils into the slots, then preheats, varnishes and bakes the winding and tests it (earth, open-circuit and short-circuit tests). Work comes from homes, farms with pump sets, workshops and small factories.
Capacity: 10 motors a day, 3,000 a year; first year at 60%. Charges: fan ₹1,000, mixer ₹600, 0.5–2 HP ₹1,500, 2.5–5 HP ₹2,500, 5.5–10 HP ₹4,000 (average ₹1,235). First-year income ₹20.01 lakh.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
An ITI electrician or experienced winder who wants his own shop.
Who it is not for
Someone without hands-on winding skill who plans to rely only on hired staff.
Advantages
- Every motor burns out sooner or later — repeat work
- Big demand in semi-urban and rural areas (pump sets, fans)
- Low machinery cost (₹1.70 lakh)
- Low break-even (27%)
Drawbacks
- Copper wire prices move a lot
- Work depends on the skill of one or two people
- Customers bargain hard on repair rates
- Peak load in summer and the irrigation season
Skills you need
- Coil winding for single- and three-phase motors
- Varnishing and baking
- Motor testing with megger and test panel
- Pricing jobs and keeping customers
Why difficulty 2/5: Cheap to start; success rests on winding skill and local reputation.
§3Market
Who buys
- Households (fans, mixers)
- Farmers with pump sets
- Workshops, small factories and shops
How it sells
- Walk-in customers at the shop
- Electrical shops and pump dealers who pass on repairs
Good to know
- The report says motor repair demand is high in semi-urban and rural areas because of rural electrification and pump use.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Motorised winding machine | 1 | ₹45,000 |
| Manual winding machine | 1 | ₹10,000 |
| Table winding machine | 1 | ₹10,000 |
| Baking oven | 1 | ₹28,000 |
| ½-inch bench drilling machine | 1 | ₹6,000 |
| Portable drilling machine | 1 | ₹5,000 |
| Bench grinder 200 mm | 1 | ₹6,000 |
| Soldering machine | 2 | ₹4,000 (₹2,000 each) |
| 2.5 KV testing machine | 1 | ₹9,000 |
| Panel board for testing | 1 | ₹7,000 |
| Clamp meter, 500 V megger, multimeters, earth-leakage tester | 1 set | ₹14,000 (₹3,500 + ₹3,500 + ₹2,000 + ₹5,000) |
| Auto transformer 10 A | 1 | ₹6,000 |
| Other instruments, moulds, dies, tools and jigs | 1 lot | ₹20,000 |
From: PMEGP sample project report — Electrical Motor Winding (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
- Super-enamelled copper wire of different gauges200 kg a year
- Insulation paper40 kg a year
- Cotton tape15 kg a year
- Insulation varnish100 litres a year
- Glass sleeving, cables and consumablesmaterial cost averages ₹550 per motor
From: PMEGP sample project report — Electrical Motor Winding (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
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§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST registration
- Shop and establishment registration
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
PMEGP fits (service projects up to ₹20 lakh); MUDRA gives loans up to ₹20 lakh; CGTMSE lets the bank lend without collateral.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Building & civil work (2,000 sq ft) ₹3.00 lakh, plant & machinery ₹1.70 lakh, office equipment & furniture ₹0.61 lakh, pre-operative ₹0.50 lakh, working capital ₹2.71 lakh = ₹8.52 lakh.
Working capital: Working capital ₹2.71 lakh, of which the bank finances ₹2.44 lakh — mostly copper wire stock.
Year not printed on the report — check current machinery prices.
§8Export potential
A local service business; it has no goods to export.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Copper price rises
- Comebacks from poor winding
- Credit to farmers and workshops
- Losing a skilled winder
§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan
A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.
- Days 1–30: Visit a working electric motor winding & rewinding shop unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
- Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam registration, GST registration), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
- Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.
§11Who to connect with
Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect
§12Watch
There is no episode on this business yet. Shows are coming soon on the Podcast page.
Want to start Electric Motor Winding & Rewinding Shop?
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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.