§1What this business is

A 100 mm pipe is cut to 1 m and a ½-inch pipe to 10 cm. The small pipe moves inside the big one on a strong spring, linked by a rope to a foot pedal on a ground plate, and pushes the pump of a 250 ml–1 litre sanitizer bottle. The report was written during Covid-19 for hospitals, schools, offices and public places.

Capacity: 4,050 units in year 1 at 45%, 5,850 in year 5 at 65%.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A fabricator who can add this as one product among many steel stands and fixtures.

Who it is not for

Someone relying on this single product for steady income.

Advantages

  • Simple fabrication — pipe cutters, drills, welding, paint
  • Institutional buyers place bulk orders
  • Low machinery cost (₹2.50 L)
  • The same shop can make other steel stands

Drawbacks

  • The report was written for the Covid-19 period — check today's demand
  • Easy for any fabricator to copy
  • Low price per unit
  • Raw material is most of the cost

Skills you need

  • Pipe cutting and welding
  • Spring and pedal fitting
  • Spray painting
  • Institutional and tender sales

Why difficulty 2/5: Basic fabrication; the real question is whether demand still exists.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Hospitals, schools and colleges
  • Offices, factories, shops and malls
  • Stations, airports, bus stands and places of worship

How it sells

  • Direct institutional sales
  • Government purchase portals and tenders
  • Hardware dealers

Good to know

  • The report's demand case rests on Covid-19 hand-hygiene rules; demand today may be much lower.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Heavy pipe cutter4₹60,000 (₹15,000 each)
Drilling machine4₹40,000 (₹10,000 each)
Welding machine1₹15,000
Hand-operated press1₹10,000
Painting booth with spray gun1₹80,000
Hand grinding machine1₹5,000
Other equipment and hand toolsLS₹40,000

From: PMEGP sample project report — Foot Pedalled Sanitizer Dispenser (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Big pipe, 100 mm dia₹12.60 L a year at full capacity
  • Small pipe, ½ inch dia₹1,48,800 a year
  • Ground support plate with foot pedal₹18.00 L a year
  • L joints, industrial spring, screws, rope, welding rods, small plate, paint₹8.00 L a year

From: PMEGP sample project report — Foot Pedalled Sanitizer Dispenser (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration
  3. State Pollution Control Board consent (CTE/CTO)
  4. Trademark for your brand (optional)

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§6Schemes & subsidies

Built for PMEGP; at ₹10.44 L it also fits MUDRA, CGTMSE and Stand-Up India.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Building/shed 1,000 sq ft ₹2.00 L + plant & machinery ₹2.50 L + furniture ₹1.50 L + working capital ₹4.44 L = ₹10.44 L. Finance: own ₹1.04 L, term loan ₹5.40 L, working-capital loan ₹4.00 L.

Working capital: Working capital ₹4.44 L (bank ₹4.00 L); raw material ₹40.09 L a year at full capacity.

Year not printed on the report — check current machinery prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

Export council / board: DGFT

  • No HS code is given here — ask your customs broker or DGFT to classify the product before exporting.
  • You need an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before the first shipment.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Demand falling after the pandemic
  • Steel price rise
  • Copycat competition
  • Slow payment from institutions

§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 foot-pedal sanitizer dispenser 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 registration, GST registration), 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

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

§12Watch

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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Foot Pedalled Sanitizer Dispenser (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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