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Flour Mill

This project involves setting up a flour mill for processing wheat into various products like Maida, Sooji, Atta, and Chokar. The mill cleans, tempers, and grinds wheat using roller mills and sifters to ensure high-quality output for daily consumption and bakery use.

Project cost & finance

Cost of Project

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Plant & Machinery23.84
Furniture & Fixtures0.7
Other Misc. Assets2.38
Working Capital5.56
Total32.93

Means of Finance

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Own Contribution14.19
Term Loan18.74
Total32.93

Raw materials & machinery

Machinery & equipment12

Raw materials2

Manufacturing process

  1. Clean raw wheat to remove dust, stones, and foreign matter.
  2. Temper the cleaned wheat with water to separate bran from the endosperm.
  3. Pass wheat through break rolls to crush and yield flour, middling, and stock.
  4. Separate particles using sieving or bolting sifters.
  5. Send stock to reduction rollers for further finer grinding.
  6. Continuously repeat reduction and sifting until endosperm is extracted as flour and bran is separated.

From the project report

Flour Mill