Jeggings Stitching Unit

§1What this business is

Jeggings are leggings made to look like skin-tight denim, from a cotton–spandex blend. Fabric rolls are layered and cut, stitched on about 10 machines, fitted with buttons or belts, trimmed, steam-pressed and packed. Each roll gives about 60–70 pieces.

Capacity: Larger report: 200 pieces a day, 60,000 a year. Smaller report: 10 machines at 5 pieces an hour, 43,200 pieces in year 1 at 60%.

§2Is it right for you?

Skills you need

• Pattern cutting and fit
• Stitching line supervision
• Fabric buying
• Wholesale selling

Why difficulty 2/5: Simple stitching work; profit depends on buying and selling well.

§3Market

§4Raw material & machinery

From: PMEGP sample project report — Jeggings (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan) · PMEGP sample project report — Jegging (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

• Stretch fabric rolls (cotton–spandex)₹12,500–15,000 a roll, 60–70 pieces a roll, ₹178.57 a piece
• Needles, threads, buttons and beltstrims and accessories
• Fabric (smaller report)₹15,000–20,000 a roll, about ₹250 a piece

From: PMEGP sample project report — Jeggings (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan) · PMEGP sample project report — Jegging (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

§5Licences & registration

1. Udyam registration
2. GST registration
3. Fire/pollution registration as required (report)
4. Trademark for your brand name (optional)

We can do this registration for you

§6Schemes & subsidies

• PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
• MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
• CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore

Both are PMEGP sample reports; MUDRA and CGTMSE fit units of this size.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Small report: plant & machinery ₹5.61 L + furniture ₹1.00 L = ₹6.61 L printed as the cost of project, with working capital of ₹15.00 L (bank limit ₹13.50 L) shown separately. Larger report: shed (1,000 sq ft) ₹4.00 L + plant & machinery ₹7.45 L + furniture ₹1.25 L + working capital ₹5.55 L = ₹18.25 L (term loan ₹11.43 L, working capital ₹5.00 L, own ₹1.83 L).

Working capital: Larger report: working capital ₹5.55 L (bank ₹5.00 L). Smaller report: ₹15.00 L because it holds a month of finished stock.

Year not printed in the report — check current machinery and raw-material prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

§9Risks — where people fail

• Unsold stock
• Fabric price rise
• Worker turnover
• Price pressure from wholesalers

§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 jeggings stitching 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.

§11Who to connect with

§12Watch

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¶Sources

1. PMEGP sample project report — Jeggings (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
2. PMEGP sample project report — Jegging (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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