§1What this business is

The business owns two tractors with ploughs, harrows, disc harrows, cultivators, seed drills and fertiliser spreaders, and works farmers' fields for a fee — ploughing, seed-bed preparation, sowing, weeding and fertiliser application. Small and marginal farmers who cannot buy a tractor are the main customers.

Capacity: Sales of ₹20.16 lakh a year from ploughing, discing, harrowing, seed-bed preparation, sowing, weeding, cultivating and fertiliser application.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A farmer or rural youth who can drive and maintain tractors and knows the farmers of nearby villages.

Who it is not for

Someone far from farming areas or unwilling to work long days in sowing and harvest seasons.

Advantages

  • Small farmers need machines but cannot buy them
  • Two crop seasons give two peaks of work
  • Tractors can also haul goods off-season
  • Fits government push for custom hiring

Drawbacks

  • Work is seasonal and weather-bound
  • Hill fields are small and hard to reach
  • Diesel and repairs eat into income
  • The profile's sales sit below its break-even

Skills you need

  • Tractor driving and implement use
  • Basic machine repair
  • Scheduling jobs across villages
  • Collecting dues from farmers

Why difficulty 2/5: Familiar work for farm families, but seasonal and dependent on village networks.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Small and marginal farmers
  • Horticulture and herb growers
  • Farmer groups and FPOs

How it sells

  • Village-level bookings through word of mouth
  • Tie-ups with FPOs and cooperatives
  • Seasonal advance booking

Good to know

  • The profile says the many small and marginal farmers and the hilly terrain create demand for affordable, tailored machine services.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Tractor2₹10.00 lakh
Ploughs4₹1.00 lakh
Harrows4₹0.60 lakh
Seed drills4₹0.60 lakh
Disc harrows4₹1.00 lakh
Cultivators4₹0.60 lakh
Fertiliser spreader4₹0.60 lakh
Office furniture3₹0.75 lakh

From: Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Tractor And Ploughing Services

  • Diesel, lubricants and spare partsthe profile puts raw materials at ₹4.03 lakh and utilities at ₹4.00 lakh a year

From: Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Tractor And Ploughing Services

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration where it applies
  3. Tractor registration, driving licence and insurance

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP covers service projects up to ₹20 lakh, so this ₹16.38 lakh project fits; MUDRA and CGTMSE help with the tractor loan.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: DUY profile total ₹16.38 lakh: tractors, implements and furniture ₹15.15 lakh (2 tractors ₹10.00 lakh, 4 ploughs ₹1.00 lakh, 4 disc harrows ₹1.00 lakh, harrows, seed drills, cultivators and fertiliser spreaders ₹0.60 lakh each, office furniture ₹0.75 lakh), preliminary ₹0.17 lakh, working capital ₹1.06 lakh. Promoter ₹6.55 lakh, bank ₹9.83 lakh.

Working capital: Working capital ₹1.06 lakh — diesel and wages in the season.

Year not printed on the DUY (Devbhoomi Udyamita Yojana) profile — check current prices before you buy.

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§8Export potential

A local service business — not an export business.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Bad monsoon cutting farm work
  • Breakdowns at peak time
  • Unpaid dues
  • Competition from other tractor owners and custom hiring centres

§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 tractor and ploughing hire service 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 registration where it applies), 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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Sources

  1. Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Tractor And Ploughing Services

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