Building Business Franchise

Who can apply

• An individual with a D.Pharma or B.Pharma degree, or one who employs such a degree holder. NGOs and organisations must employ a D.Pharma/B.Pharma holder.
• Own or rented space of at least 120 sq ft, backed by a lease agreement or allotment letter.
• A distance rule applies between two Kendras (1 km in the largest cities and in districts with 10 lakh or more people).
• PACS (primary agricultural credit societies) may also open Kendras.

How to apply

1. Apply online through the 'Apply for Kendra' section of janaushadhi.gov.in.
2. Pay the non-refundable application fee of ₹5,000. It is waived for women, Divyang, SC, ST entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs in NITI Aayog aspirational districts, and in Himalayan, island and North-Eastern areas (proof needed).
3. Submit proof of the pharmacist (state council registration) at application or at final approval.
4. Ex-servicemen can also use the DGR route listed on dgrindia.gov.in.

Who can apply

• Age 18 years or more. Shopkeepers such as kirana, paan and stationery shops qualify.
• 12th pass (10th pass is enough for a delivery-only assignment).
• Basic computer skills, ability to use the Department's mobile apps, and good knowledge of the local language and English.
• Immediate family members of serving postal employees cannot apply.

How to apply

1. Submit the prescribed application to the Postal/RMS Divisional Head of your area.
2. After selection, pay the security deposit, receive the licence on the self-service portal and sign a Memorandum of Agreement.
3. Start work within 30 days of signing the agreement.

Who can apply

• Sole proprietorship, partnership, LLP or company registered in India, with an establishment in the area applied for.
• Valid PAN and GST number; income tax returns and profit and loss statements for at least the last two financial years.

How to apply

1. Apply to the Divisional Head. Approval is by the Divisional Head (within a division), the Chief PMG (within a circle) or the Directorate (across circles).
2. Read the SOP – Franchisee on indiapost.gov.in for the full conditions.

Who can apply

• Indian citizen aged 18 years or more.
• A valid Telecentre Entrepreneur Course (TEC) certificate, or selection under a specific scheme such as SHG.
• A computer with UPS, printer, scanner, web camera and internet, as listed by CSC.
• Keep the centre open from 8 am to 8 pm at a public place.

How to apply

1. Register free at register.csc.gov.in with Aadhaar, photo, ID and address proof, and a cancelled cheque or passbook.
2. CSC says registration is free and you should not pay anyone for verification or ID activation; report demands to vigilance@csc.gov.in or 14599.
3. The CSC ID usually takes about 2 weeks after verification. Ex-servicemen can also register through DGR.

Who can apply

• RBI lists individuals such as retired bank employees, retired teachers, retired government employees, ex-servicemen, kirana, medical and fair price shop owners, PCO operators, small savings and insurance agents, petrol pump owners, SHG functionaries and CSC operators.
• Each BC is attached to a base branch. The bank checks reputation, financial soundness and cash-handling ability before engaging a BC.

How to apply

1. Approach a bank branch or the bank's corporate BC partner in your area; each bank follows its own Board-approved BC policy.
2. CSC VLEs can offer banking as a BC through the CSC network.

Who can apply

• No licence, registration or fee is needed to be a Public Data Office (PDO).
• You need WANI-compliant Wi-Fi access points and an internet connection; PDOs may use FTTH connections and join several access points to one backhaul.

How to apply

1. Tie up with a PDOA registered with DoT (PDOAs and app providers register free on saralsanchar.gov.in).

Who can apply

• Any adult individual of integrity with wide contacts and enough education to handle the work; owning some immovable property is preferred.
• Central and state government employees are not eligible.
• An agent may accept cash of up to ₹10,000 at a time from a depositor and must issue the printed receipt.

How to apply

1. Apply to the appointing authority of your area: the state's Director of Small Savings or the District Collector (in some states the BDO or Tehsildar).
2. Women can also be appointed under the Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana; ask the state small savings office.

Who can apply

• Retired officers who meet DGR's empanelment guidelines (documents and a revised affidavit apply from 15 Aug 2026).

How to apply

1. Read DGR's guidelines and advisories on the Security Agency page and apply for empanelment through DGR.

Who can apply

• You must first be a licensed retail fertiliser dealer (licence from the state agriculture department).
• More than 3.3 lakh retail fertiliser shops are planned to be converted; PACS can also run PMKSKs.

How to apply

1. Ask your fertiliser supplier company or the district agriculture officer about conversion of your shop to a PMKSK.

Who can apply

• DAESI is open to practising input dealers and those who want to become dealers, who have at least appeared for the 10th class exam.
• Course fee ₹28,000 in full for rural unemployed youth; the Government pays 50% (up to ₹14,000) for licensed input dealers.
• The course runs 48 weeks (80 sessions and eight field visits) on Sundays or market holidays, and covers the Seed Act, Fertiliser Control Order and Insecticides Act.

How to apply

1. Enrol for DAESI through the SAMETI or nodal training institute (KVK, agricultural university) of your state; see manage.gov.in/daesi.
2. Apply for the dealer licences to the state agriculture department of your district.

Who can apply

• Under the draft Insecticides (Amendment) Rules, 2026: a one-year diploma in agriculture, horticulture or related subjects, or the one-year DAESI diploma from MANAGE or a recognised institute, with content on plant protection and pesticide management.
• Those who did DAESI before the pesticide modules were added would need a Certificate Course in Insecticides Management (CCIM).
• These are draft rules; they take effect only on final publication in the Gazette.

How to apply

1. Apply for the licence to the licensing officer of your state agriculture department.

Who can apply

• Graduate or post-graduate in agriculture and allied subjects (horticulture, dairy, fisheries, veterinary, food technology and others), or a 3-year diploma after 12th with at least 50% marks; age 21 to 60 years.
• Project cost up to ₹20 lakh (individual) or ₹100 lakh (group of 5) is eligible for subsidy: 36% for general category, 44% for women, SC/ST, North-Eastern and hill states.
• No margin money up to ₹5 lakh; collateral waived up to ₹10 lakh loan.

How to apply

1. Apply on agriclinics.net for the 45-day free residential training at a nodal training institute.
2. Prepare the project with handholding support and apply for the loan at a commercial, regional rural or cooperative bank.

Who can apply

• Any individual, proprietorship, partnership, company, NGO or SHG that is financially sound and holds a PAN card.
• Own or long-leased (5 years or more) showroom of at least 300 sq ft at a prime location; air-conditioned showrooms preferred.
• Income tax returns for the last 3 years; all billing and stock through KVIC's KIMIS software.

How to apply

1. Send the application form with the ₹5,900 fee to KVIC's Directorate of Marketing (form on kvic.gov.in).
2. If approved, pay the registration fee and security deposit before signing the agreement, and secure the Khadi Mark before starting.

Who can apply

• General minor units are allotted by divisions through open, competitive two-packet tenders; special (reserved) minor units are tendered within the same reserved category.
• Tenure of static units is 5 years; there is no perpetual renewal.

How to apply

1. Watch the tender notices of your railway division (on the zonal railway website and IREPS) and bid for the unit.

Who can apply

• Priority to artisans, weavers, farmers and Self-Help Group members, especially women-led groups.
• Over 2,000 stations host about 2,326 OSOP outlets (as of 19 Jan 2026).

How to apply

1. Apply to your railway division when it invites applications; divisions run the scheme with state agencies, SHGs and MSMEs, and fees and periods are set by each division.

Who can apply

• Indian citizen and resident, at least 10th pass, aged 21 to 60 years on the advertisement date (exceptions for freedom fighters).
• Must 'own' land for a godown (minimum 8,000 kg LPG storage for Sheheri and Rurban Vitrak) and a showroom where required, as on the last date of application.
• Not a family member of an oil company employee; multiple-dealership rules apply. PACS can apply in the Combined Category.

How to apply

1. Watch for advertisements on lpgvitarakchayan.in and in newspapers, and apply online for each location separately.
2. Pay the non-refundable application fee online: ₹10,000 (Open), ₹5,000 (OBC), ₹3,000 (SC/ST) for Sheheri/Rurban; ₹8,000, ₹4,000, ₹2,500 for Gramin/Durgam Kshetriya.
3. Eligible applicants go into a draw of lots; the selected candidate's land and documents are then verified.

Who can apply

• Aged 21 to 60 years, at least 10th pass (exceptions for freedom fighters).
• For dealer-owned sites, land by ownership or a long lease of at least 19 years 11 months, of the size given in the advertisement.
• PACS have priority in Combined Category 2 (CC-2).

How to apply

1. Register and apply online on petrolpumpdealerchayan.in; pay fees only through this website.
2. Non-refundable application fee: Regular RO ₹10,000 (other), ₹5,000 (OBC), ₹3,000 (SC/ST); Rural RO ₹8,000, ₹4,000, ₹2,500.
3. After the draw or bid, the LOI holder pays 10% of the security deposit as Initial Security Deposit and uploads documents.

Who can apply

• Widows or dependants of those who died in war or in harness due to military service; war-disabled or service-disabled ex-servicemen; able-bodied ex-servicemen.

How to apply

1. Apply directly to the oil company against its advertisement.
2. At the same time apply to DGR for the eligibility certificate, which must be shown in original at selection. Selection is by draw of lots by the oil company.

Who can apply

• Retired defence officers and JCOs aged not above 60 years at sponsorship, willing to give the bank guarantee the company asks for.

How to apply

1. Only DGR can sponsor names. JCOs send the willingness form countersigned by their Rajya/Zila Sainik Board, which forwards it to DGR.

Who can apply

• Ex-servicemen officers registered with DGR. IGL contracts are renewed yearly up to a maximum of 5 years based on performance.
• Affidavit on ₹100 stamp paper, and income tax return and Form 26AS for the previous year before allotment; ITR every year afterwards.

How to apply

1. Register for the CNG scheme on the DGR registry, and send the willingness format by email to DGR when a requisition is listed.

Who can apply

• Ex-servicemen of all ranks: officers form the company, 24 JCOs/ORs join as truck owners, and 60 widows, orphan wards or disabled ex-servicemen are welfare beneficiaries in each company.

How to apply

1. Register online on dgrindia.gov.in (online registration from 20 Jun 2026); allotment is first come, first served with a waiting list.

Who can apply

• Sepoy up to JCO (or equivalent), registering below 55 years of age and within 6 years of retirement.
• 10th pass (civil) or Army Certificate I; character Exemplary/Very Good; medical category up to SHAPE-2; at least 10 years of service (except battle casualties).

How to apply

1. Register online with DGR and submit the application in duplicate with discharge book, PPO, ESM ID card, Aadhaar, PAN and the undertaking.
2. Selection is by interview; DGR publishes a seniority list for Delhi and NCR.

Who can apply

• Ex-servicemen (Sepoy up to JCO), ESM widows or dependants (dependants aged 18–25); registering below 58 years of age.
• 10th pass or Army Certificate I, at least 10 years of service, medical category up to SHAPE-3.
• You arrange one or two assistants at your own cost. Agreement is for two years, renewed on performance.

How to apply

1. Fill the application through AWPO (Army Welfare Placement Organisation) or DGR, appear for a joint interview, then deposit the security and working capital with two government officials as guarantors.
2. An outlet with a vacancy within about 10 km of your home is usually allotted.

Who can apply

• Several business models: in Case IIIA the partner gets 30% revenue share, in Case IVA up to 50%, in Case V up to 10%.
• Case IVA partners who place their OLT in BSNL premises pay ₹5,000 one time and ₹20,000 a year (₹10,000 in smaller cities), with a security deposit equal to one year's charge; waivers apply above set revenue levels.

How to apply

1. Register on BSNL's online partner on-boarding system from the 'Partner with BSNL' page and contact the circle's FTTH team.

Who can apply

• A registered firm, partnership, proprietorship or society with a minimum turnover of ₹10 lakh a year in each of the last three years (circle heads may relax this).
• One-time registration charge of ₹5,000 (GST extra) per partner, valid for a circle. All equipment, capital and running costs are borne by the partner.

How to apply

1. Register through BSNL's partner page and the circle office; download the Bharat Air Fibre policy from bsnl.co.in.

Who can apply

• Sepoy and above but below commissioned rank; registering below 55 years of age and within 10 years of retirement.
• At least matriculation, at least 15 years of service, character Exemplary/Very Good.

How to apply

1. Send the application in duplicate to Joint Director-1, DRZ West, Chandimandir, with discharge book, PPO, ESM ID card, PAN and Aadhaar.
2. Booths are allotted for five years, extendable by five more on good performance.

Who can apply

• Formats, space and deposits are listed on Amul's own franchise page; that page could not be read for this edition, so no figures are printed here.

How to apply

1. Use only Amul's official website (amul.com) to find the franchise formats and contact; do not pay agents or unofficial websites.

Who can apply

• KMF's form asks about your shop or space, experience, cold storage or vehicle; the requirements (space, deposit, equipment, licences) are explained by KMF or the district milk union after you apply.

How to apply

1. Fill the online form on kmfnandini.coop; there is no fee to apply and you get a reference number.
2. KMF says it never asks for money through agents, personal bank accounts or UPI.
3. Once approved, you sign the agreement and start receiving Nandini products.

Who can apply

• A registered PACS. For fuel outlets and LPG agencies, PACS must submit documents on registration, land and financial status; they get priority in Combined Category 2 (petrol pumps) and Combined Category (LPG), which have 1% reservation.
• PACS with wholesale consumer pumps had a one-time option to convert them into retail outlets.

How to apply

1. Apply online against oil company advertisements (lpgvitarakchayan.in, petrolpumpdealerchayan.in), on janaushadhi.gov.in for a Kendra, or on register.csc.gov.in for a CSC.
2. The state cooperative department and district cooperative officers review progress with OMCs.

Who can apply

• A space of at least 1,500 sq ft, ideally in a residential or mixed-use area with young families and easy public transport.

How to apply

1. Fill the franchise enquiry form on eurokidsindia.com; the franchise team contacts you for next steps.