Mini Rice Mill
This business operates a mini rice mill with a processing capacity of 3 tons per hour. The unit processes paddy to produce edible polished rice, with byproducts such as rice bran and husk.
Project cost & finance
Cost of Project
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Plant & Machinery | 12.5 |
| Working Capital | 9.66 |
| Total | 22.16 |
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Means of Finance
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Own Contribution | 1.76 |
| Term Loan | 11.9 |
| Working Capital Loan | 8.5 |
| Total | 22.16 |
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Raw materials & machinery
Machinery & equipment1
- Rice Mill MachineryBuy on Amazon ↗
Including pre-cleaner, de-stoner, husker, separator, whitener, and polisher
Raw materials1
- PaddyBuy on Amazon ↗
Manufacturing process
- Pre-cleaning to remove impurities and unfilled grains
- De-stoning to separate small stones
- Optional parboiling (soaking, steaming, and drying)
- Husking to remove the outer shell
- Husk aspiration to separate husk from brown rice
- Paddy separation to isolate unhusked grains
- Whitening to remove bran layers and germ
- Polishing to improve grain appearance
- Length grading to separate broken rice
- Blending and packaging
Market
Rice is a staple food in India. There is high demand for secondary products like rice bran for oil extraction and cattle feed, and husk for various industrial applications.
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