§1What this business is

Porcelain-coated steel sheet and MDF or plywood board are cut to size, hot-glued, flattened and pressed together, then fitted in an aluminium frame and packed with a protective film. The report's board is 4 × 3 ft. Buyers are schools, coaching centres, colleges, offices and training rooms.

Capacity: 50 boards (4 × 3 ft) a day on a 10-hour shift; year 1 planned at 40%.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

Someone with contacts among schools, coaching centres or office-supply dealers.

Who it is not for

Someone who cannot spend time chasing institutional orders and payments.

Advantages

  • Simple cut-glue-frame process that is quick to learn
  • Steady demand from schools, coaching centres and offices
  • Low break-even (31%) in the report

Drawbacks

  • Raw material is the biggest cost — ₹45.00 L of ₹64.10 L production cost in year 1
  • Institutional buyers bargain hard and often buy by tender
  • Interactive and digital boards are taking part of the market

Skills you need

  • Accurate cutting and bonding
  • Quality checks on surface and frame
  • Tender and institutional selling

Why difficulty 2/5: Simple process; selling to institutions is the main work.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Schools, colleges and coaching centres
  • Offices and corporate training rooms
  • Government departments

How it sells

  • Stationery and office-supply dealers
  • Direct supply to institutions
  • Government tenders and the GeM portal

Good to know

  • The report sees education, corporate and government users as the main market.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Cut-to-length machine1₹7,00,000
Fully automatic plywood board cutting machine1₹5,50,000
Hot glue machine1₹1,50,000
Sheet flattening machine1₹1,00,000
Aluminium section cutting machine1₹2,00,000

From: PMEGP sample project report — White Board (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Porcelain-coated steel sheetthe writing surface
  • Aluminium sheet and sectionsfor the frame
  • Plywood or MDF boardthe backing board
  • Polyurethane adhesive, protective film and packingconsumables

From: PMEGP sample project report — White Board (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

In our raw material database

MDF and particle board →

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration
  3. State Pollution Control Board consent to establish and operate, where the state requires it
  4. Factory licence if your worker count crosses the Factories Act limit
  5. Trademark for your brand name (optional)

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP fits (₹24.26 L manufacturing project); MUDRA up to ₹20 L; CGTMSE for a loan without collateral; Stand-Up India for SC/ST and women founders.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Plant & machinery ₹17.00 L + furniture & fixtures ₹0.60 L + working capital ₹6.66 L = ₹24.26 L. Land own or rented.

Working capital: Working capital ₹6.66 L, of which bank finance ₹6.00 L; 15 days of stock, 14 days' credit to buyers.

Year not printed on the report — check current machinery prices.

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§8Export potential

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

9610.00Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces

Export council / board: FIEO (Federation of Indian Export Organisations)

  • Confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS) line with DGFT or your customs broker before shipping.
  • You need an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before the first shipment.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Steel sheet price swings
  • Delayed payment from institutions
  • Low-priced competition

§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 whiteboard manufacturing 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), 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. PMEGP sample project report — White Board (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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