§1What this business is

Mango, papaya, pineapple and guava are washed, boiled, peeled and pulped; the pulp is boiled with sugar, citric acid and pectin, a preservative is added, and honey is mixed in once it cools to about 65 °C. The jam is filled hot into 500 ml wide-mouth glass bottles and sealed. KVIC promotes it to raise honey sales for beekeepers.

Capacity: Production valued at ₹10.29 L a year at cost (quantity not printed).

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A beekeeper family, SHG or small food maker wanting a value-added honey product.

Who it is not for

Someone expecting large volumes without a sales network.

Advantages

  • Very small investment (₹3.15 L)
  • Honey jam stands out from ordinary jam
  • Uses seasonal fruit and local honey
  • Simple kitchen-scale process

Drawbacks

  • Glass bottles are costly and breakable
  • Fruit is seasonal; pulp must be stored
  • Big jam brands own the shelf
  • The profile's machinery list is wrong, so you must price equipment yourself

Skills you need

  • Fruit processing and jam setting
  • Food hygiene and FSSAI rules
  • Bottling and sealing
  • Local and online selling

Why difficulty 1/5: Tiny investment and a simple home-scale process.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Households through shops and fairs
  • Bakeries and hotels
  • Khadi and organic stores

How it sells

  • Khadi Bhandars and exhibitions
  • Local shops
  • Online sale

Good to know

  • The profile says honey-based value-added foods raise beekeepers' income and rural jobs.
  • Sales at full capacity are ₹17.50 L a year in the profile.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Equipment (total; the itemised list in the profile belongs to a leather unit and is not usable)—₹1,50,000

From: KVIC Project Profile — Honey Jam Manufacturing (PMEGP)

  • Fruits: mango, papaya, pineapple, guavapulped after washing and boiling
  • Honey, sugar, citric acid, pectinjam ingredients
  • Potassium metabisulphitepreservative
  • All raw material together₹5.94 L a year in the profile
  • 500 ml wide-mouth glass bottles with lug caps; packingpacking material ₹10,000 a year

From: KVIC Project Profile — Honey Jam Manufacturing (PMEGP)

In our raw material database

Honey →Glass bottles and jars →

§5Licences & registration

  1. FSSAI registration or licence
  2. Udyam
  3. GST if turnover crosses the limit
  4. Legal Metrology packaged commodity registration

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§6Schemes & subsidies

Food processing: PMFME fits; ₹3.15 L also fits PMEGP, MUDRA Shishu/Kishor and CM-YUVA in UP.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: KVIC profile total ₹3.15 L: equipment ₹1.50 L, working capital ₹1.65 L. Land own, shed rented. Note: the equipment list printed in this profile is copied from a leather unit, so only the ₹1.50 L total is usable.

Working capital: Working capital ₹1.65 L; raw material ₹5.94 L a year.

Year not printed on the KVIC profile — check current machinery prices.

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§8Export potential

The report covers the home market only; it does not discuss export.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Spoilage from poor sealing
  • Fruit and honey price swings
  • Breakage in transport
  • Slow sales against brands

§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 honey jam manufacturing 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 or 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

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Sources

  1. KVIC Project Profile — Honey Jam Manufacturing (PMEGP)

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