§1What this business is

Aluminium alloy sheets or circles are cut, deep-drawn into the body and lid, trimmed, notched and drilled; lugs, handles and the vent pipe are fixed; the cooker is buffed, polished, pressure-tested and packed. Regulators, Bakelite handles, rubber gaskets, fusible plugs, screws and rivets are usually bought from outside. 3-litre and 5-litre sizes sell most.

Capacity: 100 cookers a day, 30,000 a year (10-hour day); 50% use in year 1.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

Someone with sheet-metal or utensil-trade experience and dealer contacts.

Who it is not for

Someone not ready for BIS testing and quality control.

Advantages

  • Every kitchen needs one; demand grows with LPG use
  • Ujjwala connections opened a rural market (report)
  • Aluminium scrap is resold
  • Bought-out parts keep the process simple

Drawbacks

  • BIS certification is compulsory and costly to maintain
  • Strong national brands
  • Aluminium prices swing
  • Safety failures can mean liability

Skills you need

  • Deep drawing and press work
  • Pressure testing and quality control
  • BIS documentation
  • Dealer network management

Why difficulty 3/5: Press work is standard; BIS compliance and brand competition are the hurdles.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Urban and rural households
  • Families getting LPG connections under the Ujjwala scheme (report)

How it sells

  • Utensil and appliance dealers
  • Retail shops in towns and villages

Good to know

  • Medium sizes (3 and 5 litre) are most in demand (report).
  • Pressure cookers save time and fuel and keep nutrients (report).

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Press machinery for circle cutting, deep drawing of body and lid, trimming and notching1 set—
Drilling, buffing and polishing machines1 lot—
Pressure-testing equipment1—
All plant and machinery (report total)1 set₹15.00 lakh

From: PMEGP sample project report — Domestic Pressure Cooker (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Aluminium alloy sheets / circlesthickness depends on cooker size; raw material ₹35.71 L in year 1
  • Bought-out parts — pressure regulator, Bakelite handles and lugs, rubber gasket, fusible plug, screws, rivetsusually purchased from outside sources (report)
  • Packing boxesnamed in the report

From: PMEGP sample project report — Domestic Pressure Cooker (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

Suppliers in Building Business Bazaar

BIS Central Laboratory, Sahibabad · Sahibabad →BIS Eastern Regional Office Laboratory, Kolkata · Kolkata →BIS Northern Regional Office Laboratory, Mohali · Mohali →BIS Western Regional Office Laboratory, Mumbai · Mumbai →BIS Southern Regional Office Laboratory, Chennai · Chennai →BIS Bangalore Branch Laboratory · Bengaluru →BIS Patna Branch Laboratory · Patna →BIS Guwahati Branch Laboratory · Guwahati →Basant Mechanical Works · Ludhiana →Birdi Mechanical Works · Ludhiana →Katbro Machine Tools · Ludhiana →Pal Mechanical Works · Ludhiana →

§5Licences & registration

  1. BIS certification mark (IS 2347) — pressure cookers are under a compulsory Quality Control Order
  2. Udyam
  3. GST
  4. Legal Metrology packaged commodity registration
  5. State Pollution Control Board consent (buffing and polishing)

We can do this registration for you

§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP, MUDRA and CGTMSE fit the ₹24–27 L project; Stand-Up India for SC/ST/women founders.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Samadhan report: detailed cost table plant & machinery ₹15.00 L + furniture ₹1.00 L + working capital ₹8.32 L = ₹24.32 L; the project-at-a-glance page prints ₹27.40 L. Land rented/owned.

Working capital: Working capital ₹8.32 L (bank ₹7.49 L) — 30 days of raw material and 15 days of finished cookers.

Year not printed on the sample report — 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

7615.10Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of aluminium

Export council / board: EEPC India

  • HS codes are from the WCO HS 2022 list; confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS) line with DGFT or your customs broker.
  • You need an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before the first shipment.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • BIS licence suspension
  • Aluminium price rises
  • Product-safety claims
  • Credit to dealers

§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 domestic pressure cooker making unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
  2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (BIS certification mark (IS 2347) — pressure cookers are under a compulsory Quality Control Order, Udyam), 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

Not verified yet

Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect

§12Watch

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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Domestic Pressure Cooker (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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