§1What this business is

Flour or rava dough is fed into a pani puri machine that makes 4,000 puris an hour; about 200 puris come from a kilogram of dough. Street chaat sellers, restaurants and caterers buy them by the kilo. Three people run the unit from rented space.

Capacity: 4,000 puris an hour, 32,000 a day, 76,80,000 a year (38,400 kg of dough); year 1 is planned at 50% (19,200 kg).

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

Someone who already supplies snacks or chaat ingredients locally.

Who it is not for

Someone looking for a large income.

Advantages

  • Tiny investment
  • Pani puri sells in every town
  • Daily repeat orders
  • Simple machine

Drawbacks

  • Low income
  • Puris go stale quickly
  • Many home makers compete
  • Hygiene is closely watched

Skills you need

  • Dough consistency
  • Frying and crispness
  • Food hygiene
  • Daily delivery route

Why difficulty 1/5: Cheap machine and simple work.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Pani puri and chaat sellers
  • Restaurants and caterers
  • Sweet and snack shops

How it sells

  • Daily delivery to vendors
  • Caterer orders for weddings and events

Good to know

  • The report prices puris by the kilogram, not by the piece.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Pani puri machine (4,000 puris an hour)1₹1,00,000

From: PMEGP sample project report — Pani Puri Machine (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Flour or rava (semolina)₹25 a kg in year 1, rising to ₹27 in year 5
  • Waterfor the dough

From: PMEGP sample project report — Pani Puri Machine (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

§5Licences & registration

  1. FSSAI registration or licence
  2. Udyam registration
  3. GST registration
  4. Trade licence from the local body

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP (the report shows the 25% KVIC margin money), PMFME for micro food processors, MUDRA Shishu, and CM-YUVA in UP.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Sample report: machinery ₹1.00 L + furniture ₹0.20 L = ₹1.20 L project cost. The report also lists working capital of ₹1.11 L (bank limit ₹1.00 L) outside this total.

Working capital: Working capital ₹1.11 lakh; flour or rava at ₹25 a kg in year 1.

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

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§8Export potential

Export council / board: APEDA

  • Fresh puris are a local product; export is not practical at this scale.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Oil and flour price rises
  • Unsold stock going soft
  • Food-safety inspections
  • Losing street-vendor buyers

§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 pani puri (golgappa) making by machine 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 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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§12Watch

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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Pani Puri Machine (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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