§1What this business is

Jamun fruit is washed, heated and pulped. The pulp is cooked in a kettle with sugar, glucose, butter and skimmed milk powder until thick, then cooled, cut and wrapped on a double-twist wrapping machine. The model unit makes 150 tonnes of candy a year (500 kg a day), buying jamun at ₹30 a kg and selling candy at ₹240 a kg.

Capacity: 150 tonnes of jamun candy a year (500 kg a day), 300 days of 8–10 hours; 55% use in year 2, 65% in year 3, 75% in year 4, 90% in year 5 and 100% from year 6.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A confectioner or fruit processor in a jamun-growing area with distributors for sweets.

Who it is not for

Someone without cold storage for pulp or without funds for a large working capital.

Advantages

  • Jamun is cheap in season (₹30 a kg in the report) and little of it is processed
  • A fruit candy with a health image stands apart from plain sugar sweets
  • Wrapped candy keeps for months and travels easily

Drawbacks

  • Jamun season lasts only a few weeks, so pulp must be stored cold for the year
  • Butter and milk powder cost more than the fruit
  • Working capital need is high — over ₹48 L of current assets in year 2

Skills you need

  • Pulping and storing jamun
  • Cooking candy to the right set
  • Running a wrapping machine
  • Building a distributor network

Why difficulty 3/5: Simple cooking process, but a very short fruit season and heavy working capital.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Children and families
  • Kirana and sweet shops
  • Gift-pack and health-food sellers

How it sells

  • Confectionery distributors and wholesalers
  • Kirana shops and supermarkets
  • Online sale

Good to know

  • The report takes the selling price at ₹240 a kg.
  • Projected sales ₹198.00 L in year 2 rising to ₹360.00 L in year 6.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Cold store (9,000 kg)1₹6 lakh
Bubble washer (100 kg/hr)1₹1.5 lakh
Heating kettle, gas operated (200 litre)1₹0.6 lakh
Fruit pulp extractor (100 kg/hr)1₹2.2 lakh
Pulp handling vessel with trolley2₹1.4 lakh
Thermic fluid steam kettle (200 litre)1₹1.8 lakh
Double-twist packaging machine (250 candies a minute)1₹3.5 lakh
Weighing balance1₹0.06 lakh
Accessories1₹0.5 lakh

From: NIFTEM-Thanjavur (IIFPT) PMFME model DPR — Jamun Candy

  • Jamun fruit418 kg a day at 55% capacity, ₹30 a kg; 50% pulp recovery
  • Sugar₹35 a kg
  • Liquid glucose₹25 a kg
  • Butter₹450 a kg
  • Skimmed milk powder₹280 a kg

From: NIFTEM-Thanjavur (IIFPT) PMFME model DPR — Jamun Candy

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration
  3. FSSAI licence
  4. Trade licence from the local body
  5. Consent from the State Pollution Control Board where it applies

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§6Schemes & subsidies

Written as a PMFME model (35% subsidy up to ₹10 L); the report shows subsidy ₹9.85 L, own money ₹10.62 L and term loan ₹18.15 L. The project is within PMEGP's ₹50 L manufacturing ceiling.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Land and building ₹5.18 L + plant and machinery ₹17.56 L + utilities ₹0.80 L + other fixed assets ₹0.90 L + pre-operative ₹0.90 L + contingencies ₹1.20 L + working capital margin ₹12.08 L = ₹38.62 L.

Working capital: Current assets of ₹48.30 L are needed in year 2; bank finance ₹36.23 L and margin ₹12.08 L. Working capital is larger than the machinery cost.

Year not printed on the DPR (the PMFME scheme began in 2020) — check current machinery prices.

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§8Export potential

Export council / board: APEDA

  • Confectionery falls under APEDA's processed-food group; the report plans for the home market.
  • HS code not checked against the DGFT ITC-HS list here — confirm the code before you ship.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • A short or failed jamun crop
  • Candy turning sticky in humid weather
  • Big confectionery brands with deep discounts
  • Credit stuck with distributors (30 days in the report)

§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 jamun candy (toffee) 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 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.

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Sources

  1. NIFTEM-Thanjavur (IIFPT) PMFME model DPR — Jamun Candy

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