§1What this business is

The KVIC profile covers making the cooler body from 22–24 gauge GI sheet. The fan, cooler pump or exhaust pump, switches and wood-wool pads are bought from the market and fitted into the body, and the complete cooler is sold. It plans 800 cooler bodies a year with three skilled workers.

Capacity: 800 cooler bodies a year.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A sheet-metal worker in a hot district who can sell through local electrical shops.

Who it is not for

Someone who needs even income every month of the year.

Advantages

  • Very small investment (₹4.70 L)
  • Hand-operated machines, easy to learn
  • Steady demand for coolers in hot regions
  • Can also repair and re-body old coolers

Drawbacks

  • Sales are packed into the summer months
  • Thin margin in the profile (net ₹1.49 L at full capacity)
  • Branded plastic coolers compete hard
  • Stock must be built before summer, locking cash

Skills you need

  • Sheet cutting, bending and welding
  • Basic electrical fitting
  • Planning stock for the season
  • Dealer sales

Why difficulty 2/5: Simple work, but seasonal sales and thin margins need careful planning.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Households (the profile calls it a household item for summer)
  • Small shops and offices

How it sells

  • Local electrical and appliance shops
  • Direct sale from the workshop in season

Good to know

  • The profile is for the body only; bought-in parts make up much of the raw material bill.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Equipment set: hand-lever shearing machine (6 ft blade), hand-operated sheet bending machine, bench drilling machine, arc welding set, gas welding set with torch, 25-litre air compressor, bench grinder, hand tools and measuring instruments1 set₹1.50 lakh (whole set)

From: KVIC Project Profile — Room Cooler Bodies (Assembly) (PMEGP)

  • GI sheet, 22–24 SWGfor the cooler body
  • Fan, cooler pump or exhaust pump, switches, wood-wool padsbought from the market and fitted; total raw material ₹11.40 lakh a year
  • Labels and packing material₹50,000 a year

From: KVIC Project Profile — Room Cooler Bodies (Assembly) (PMEGP)

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST
  3. Trade licence from the local body
  4. BIS marking only if a quality control order covers your product — check the current BIS list

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP and MUDRA fit; at ₹4.70 L the project is within CM-YUVA's ₹5 L limit for UP founders aged 21–40; CGTMSE for a collateral-free loan.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: KVIC profile ₹4.70 L = equipment ₹1.50 L + working capital ₹3.20 L. Land own; no shed cost.

Working capital: Working capital ₹3.20 L; raw material ₹11.40 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

8479.60Evaporative air coolers
  • Exports of metal-body coolers from a small unit are rare; the home market is the realistic target.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • A cool or rainy summer cuts sales
  • Rust on GI bodies brings returns
  • Electrical safety faults
  • Unsold stock after the season

§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 room cooler bodies (assembly) 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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Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect

§12Watch

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Sources

  1. KVIC Project Profile — Room Cooler Bodies (Assembly) (PMEGP)

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