Medicated Ghee (Ayurvedic Ghrita) Unit

§1What this business is

Medicated ghee (ghrita) is an Ayurvedic medicine made by cooking ghee with ground herbs and liquids as per a classical formula. The report focuses on Vachadi Ghrita (cow ghee with vacha, guduchi, shankhapushpi, haritaki and other herbs). It is made under a state Ayurveda drug licence and sold through vaidyas, Ayurvedic pharmacies and retail.

Capacity: Report prints installed capacity as 35,000 one-kg bottles a year in one place and 3,500 bottles in another — the figures do not agree.

§2Is it right for you?

Skills you need

• Classical Ayurvedic formulation
• Herb identification and quality testing
• GMP record keeping
• Selling to vaidyas and pharmacies

Why difficulty 3/5: Small investment, but licensing and the need for qualified staff raise the bar.

§3Market

§4Raw material & machinery

From: PMEGP sample project report — Medicated Ghee (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

• Cow ghee / cow milkthe report costs 35 tonnes of cow milk at ₹40,000 a tonne
• Herbs: vacha, guduchi, shankhapushpi, haritaki, shati, vidang, shunthi, apamargVachadi Ghrita formula; one formulation has 8 to 10 active ingredients
• Glass bottles, labels and boxespackaging ₹50,000 in the report

From: PMEGP sample project report — Medicated Ghee (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

§5Licences & registration

1. Ayurvedic drug manufacturing licence from the State Drug Controller / Ayurveda Director
2. GMP as per Schedule T
3. Udyam registration
4. GST registration
5. Trademark for your brand

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

PMEGP (the report is a PMEGP sample), MUDRA (cost is under ₹20 lakh) and CGTMSE.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Report: plant & machinery ₹4.00 lakh, furniture ₹0.20 lakh, contingencies ₹0.40 lakh, pre-operative ₹0.20 lakh, working capital ₹6.10 lakh = ₹10.90 lakh. Building rented.

Working capital: Working capital ₹6.10 lakh; cow milk 35 tonnes at ₹40,000 a tonne (₹14.00 lakh) plus packaging ₹0.50 lakh.

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

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

§9Risks — where people fail

• Licence or GMP lapses
• Adulterated or poor-quality herbs
• Ghee price rise
• Slow sales without a known brand

§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 medicated ghee (ayurvedic ghrita) 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 (Ayurvedic drug manufacturing licence from the State Drug Controller / Ayurveda Director, GMP as per Schedule T), 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 — Medicated Ghee (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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