§1What this business is
Ready-mix concrete is concrete made to a set recipe at a central plant instead of being mixed by hand on site. Large RMC plants deliver wet concrete in transit-mixer trucks; this sample report instead models a small unit that crushes aggregates, blends them with cement, fly ash and sand in a compressed-air mixer, stores the mix in silos and packs it in 25 kg bags. Buyers are builders and contractors who want consistent concrete with less site labour.
Capacity: 2,000 kg a day, 300 days — 6,00,000 kg (24,000 bags of 25 kg) a year; the report runs at 55% in year 1 rising to 75%.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
Someone with contacts among builders, contractors and hardware dealers in a growing town.
Who it is not for
Someone expecting to compete with large truck-RMC plants on big projects.
Advantages
- Builders want consistent mixes with less site labour
- Useful on crowded sites with no space to stock sand and stone
- Uses fly ash, a cheap by-product
- Low machinery cost in the report
Drawbacks
- The bagged dry-mix market is smaller than truck RMC
- Cement is about 70% of the raw-material bill
- Credit to contractors locks up money
- Heavy product — sells mainly nearby
Skills you need
- Mix design and testing
- Crusher and silo operation
- Dust control
- Selling to contractors and dealers
Why difficulty 3/5: Machinery is simple, but cement prices, dust control and contractor credit take care.
§3Market
Who buys
- Builders of homes and apartments
- Contractors on roads, bridges, canals and industrial works
- Hardware and building-material dealers
How it sells
- Building-material dealers
- Direct supply to contractors
- Project sites in congested areas
Good to know
- The report says RMC growth is driven mainly by metro cities.
- It names congested sites with no room for mixers or stockpiles as a key use.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Crusher | 2 | ₹1,90,000 |
| Compressed-air mixer | 1 | ₹1,40,000 |
| Silos | 5 | ₹5,00,000 |
| Other equipment (bins, compressor, pumps) | 1 lot | ₹1,20,000 |
From: PMEGP sample project report — Ready Mix Concrete (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
- Cement250 tonnes a year at ₹6,500 a tonne in the report
- Aggregates110 tonnes a year at ₹650 a tonne
- Fly ash125 tonnes a year at ₹1,800 a tonne
- Sand100 tonnes a year at ₹3,200 a tonne
- Packing bags (25 and 50 kg)₹1,20,000 a year
From: PMEGP sample project report — Ready Mix Concrete (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
In our raw material database
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam
- GST
- Pollution control board consent (dust from crushing)
- Trademark for the brand name
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
The report was written for PMEGP; MUDRA and CGTMSE help with the loan.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Samadhan report: shed 1,000 sq ft ₹5.00 L + plant & machinery ₹9.50 L + furniture ₹1.50 L + working capital ₹5.56 L = ₹21.56 L.
Working capital: Working capital ₹5.27 L (bank finance ₹5.00 L); almost all of it is money owed by buyers.
Year not printed on the sample report — check current machinery prices.
§8Export potential
Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export
- Bagged concrete is heavy and low in value per tonne, so it is rarely exported.
- Confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS) line with DGFT or your customs broker before shipping.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Cement price swings
- Late payment by contractors
- Quality complaints on site
- Construction slowdowns and monsoon
§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan
A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.
- Days 1–30: Visit a working ready-mix concrete (dry mix in bags) unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
- Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam, GST), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
- Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.
§11Who to connect with
Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect
§12Watch
There is no episode on this business yet. Shows are coming soon on the Podcast page.
Want to start Ready-Mix Concrete (Dry Mix in Bags)?
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¶Sources
Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.