§1What this business is

Cement, sand and stone chips are mixed with water, poured into oiled iron or teak moulds around steel reinforcement, vibrated, de-moulded and cured for 21 days. Products include door and window frames, chajjas, lintels, roof slabs, ventilators, wall and compound-wall panels, small pillars, canal-lining slabs, tiles, sills and trusses — used in low-cost and mass housing.

Capacity: Output worth ₹11.31 L a year at full capacity (cost basis); quantity not printed.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

Someone near construction activity with contacts among builders and contractors.

Who it is not for

Someone with no yard space or construction contacts.

Advantages

  • Faster and cheaper than site-cast work for low-cost housing
  • Replaces wood in door and window frames
  • Simple moulds, low machinery cost
  • Steady demand from builders and housing schemes

Drawbacks

  • Heavy products — transport cost limits how far you can sell
  • 21-day curing ties up yard space and stock
  • Quality must be consistent or builders reject
  • Cement and steel prices swing

Skills you need

  • Concrete mix proportions
  • Mould making and placing reinforcement
  • Curing discipline
  • Selling to builders and contractors

Why difficulty 2/5: Simple process; quality and curing need discipline.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Builders and contractors
  • Low-cost and mass housing projects
  • Households building houses and boundary walls
  • Canal and irrigation works (lining slabs)

How it sells

  • Direct sale from the yard
  • Building-material dealers
  • Contractor orders

Good to know

  • The profile says prefabricated components are gaining acceptance in mass and low-cost housing because they speed up construction and reduce the use of wood.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Water tank, moulds and fixtures, jallis and other equipment1 lot₹50,000

From: KVIC Project Profile — Pre-Fabricated Building Materials (PMEGP)

  • Portland cement, sand and stone chipsraw material totals ₹8.00 L a year at full capacity
  • High-strength deformed bars, MS rods and binding wirefor reinforcement

From: KVIC Project Profile — Pre-Fabricated Building Materials (PMEGP)

In our raw material database

TMT bars (reinforcement steel) →Fly ash (pulverised fuel ash) →

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST
  3. Pollution control board consent (dust)
  4. BIS certification where the product falls under a Quality Control Order

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§6Schemes & subsidies

A ₹3.40 L unit: PMEGP, MUDRA Kishor, or CM-YUVA in UP.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Workshed 400 sq ft ₹80,000 + equipment ₹50,000 (water tank, moulds and fixtures, jallis and other equipment) = ₹1.30 L capital + working capital ₹2.10 L = ₹3.40 L. Land own.

Working capital: ₹2.10 L — raw material (cement, sand, chips, steel) is ₹8.00 L a year.

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

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export

6810.91Prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering, of cement or concrete
  • Heavy, low-value products rarely travel far; exports are uncommon.
  • HS codes are from the WCO HS 2022 list; confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS) line with DGFT or your customs broker.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Cement and steel price rise
  • Breakage in handling
  • Slow payment from contractors
  • Quality complaints

§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 precast concrete building materials 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), 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. KVIC Project Profile — Pre-Fabricated Building Materials (PMEGP)

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