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NABARD Loan
Project Report — 2026

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How NABARD Financing Reaches You

NABARD refinances banks — you apply to your bank, not to NABARD directly

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You apply to your Bank / RRB / Cooperative
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Bank sanctions loan & disburses funds
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Bank gets refinanced by NABARD (lower cost)
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NABARD passes subsidy through bank to you

The project report is submitted to your lending bank. Banks that accept NABARD refinance include SBI, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, all RRBs, and cooperative banks.

NABARD Eligible Sectors & Schemes

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SectorNABARD SchemeSubsidy
Dairy & Animal HusbandryDEDS, Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Fund25–33% back-ended subsidy
Agriculture & FarmKisan Credit Card, Agricultural TLInterest subvention 2–3%
Agro-ProcessingRIDF, PMFME (via NABARD channels)Up to 35% via PMFME
FisheriesPMMSY (via NABARD)40–60% for fish farmers
Rural Non-FarmSHG Linkage, NRLMVaries by state
Cold Chain & StorageRIDF Cold StorageUp to 35% under NHM

What Your NABARD Project Report Will Include

NABARD-compliant Means of Finance with back-ended subsidy
Sector-specific production plan (dairy, mill, farm, processing)
5-year P&L with agro-processing or farm margins
DSCR ≥ 1.25 calculated correctly for bank sanction
CMA data in IBA format for working capital
Loan repayment schedule (EMI / bullet as applicable)
RRB and cooperative bank-compatible report format
Market analysis for your sector and region
Government scheme compliance section
SWOT analysis for your specific business
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FAQs — NABARD Loan & Project Report

What businesses qualify for NABARD loans?

NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) provides refinance to banks for loans in rural areas. Eligible sectors: (1) Agriculture — crop loans, farm mechanization, irrigation, (2) Allied activities — dairy, poultry, fisheries, goat farming, (3) Agro-processing — jaggery, rice mill, flour mill, oil extraction, pickle, spices, (4) Rural non-farm sector — handicrafts, small industries, village industries, (5) Microfinance — through NABARD's SHG-Bank Linkage programme. NABARD itself does not lend directly to individuals — it refinances the banks that lend to you.

How does NABARD financing work?

You apply for a loan to a bank (commercial bank, cooperative bank, or RRB). The bank lends you money and gets refinanced by NABARD at a lower interest rate. Because NABARD charges banks less, the bank passes on a lower interest rate to you. Interest rates for NABARD-refinanced loans are typically 8–12% per annum — lower than regular MSME loans. The project report must be submitted to the lending bank (not NABARD directly).

What is the NABARD RIDF scheme?

RIDF (Rural Infrastructure Development Fund) finances rural infrastructure projects — roads, bridges, irrigation, storage facilities, cold chains. Individual entrepreneurs can access RIDF through state governments or cooperative institutions. The loan amount can be large (₹10 lakh to ₹100 crore+). RIDF is not for individual small businesses directly but for rural infrastructure that benefits agricultural communities.

What scheme for dairy farm under NABARD?

NABARD's Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) provides back-ended capital subsidy: 25% for general category (max ₹1.625 lakh per unit) and 33.33% for SC/ST (max ₹2.16 lakh). Applicable for 2–10 crossbred/high-yielding cow units. The loan is sanctioned by banks, and NABARD routes the subsidy. A detailed project report showing dairy shed plan, breed selection, fodder plan, and milk sales is required.

What interest rate do NABARD-refinanced loans carry?

Loans through NABARD-refinanced banks typically carry 8–12% per annum interest. Specific schemes like DEDS (dairy) and agricultural investment credit may have interest subvention — effective rate as low as 4–7% for qualifying farmers. Urban/semi-urban agro-processing loans are 9–12%. Your project report's DSCR must be ≥ 1.25 to satisfy bank requirements.

Can I get a NABARD loan for a food processing unit?

Yes. NABARD actively promotes agro-processing through its refinance schemes. Food processing units (pickle, spices, flour mill, dairy, jaggery, fruit & vegetable processing) qualify for bank loans refinanced by NABARD. Many such units also qualify for PMFME (35% subsidy) or PMEGP simultaneously. Cred can generate a project report that works for NABARD-linked bank financing and mentions the appropriate NABARD scheme in the report.

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Project cost
₹10,00,000
Term loan sought
₹8,00,000
Promoter's margin
₹2,00,000 (20%)
Average DSCR
5.87 (norm ≥ 1.25)
Break-even
62% of Year-1 sales
Employment
3 existing + 3 new

Project Report

Sharma Electronics & Repair Services

Consumer electronics repair, servicing & spare-parts retail

Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan

SchemeMUDRA Tarun
Loan applied for₹8,00,000
Total project cost₹10,00,000
ConstitutionSole Proprietorship

Submitted to the Branch Manager · Punjab National Bank, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur

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Executive Summary

Name of the unit
Sharma Electronics & Repair Services
Constitution
Sole Proprietorship
Promoter
Suresh Sharma (34 years)
Address of unit
Shop No. 12, Ground Floor, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur — 302021
Nature of activity
Consumer electronics repair, servicing & spare-parts retail
NIC code
9521 — Repair of consumer electronics
Scheme applied under
Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana — Tarun
Total project cost
₹10,00,000
Term loan requested
₹8,00,000 (80%)
Promoter's contribution
₹2,00,000 (20%)
Repayment
60 monthly instalments @ 10.50% p.a.

The unit has been in operation since 2019 and currently services 20–25 jobs a day from a 350 sq.ft. ground-floor shop, with a recorded customer base of 600+ households in the Vaishali Nagar catchment. The promoter proposes to expand the workbench capacity, add board-level diagnostic equipment and carry a spare-parts inventory so that 70% of repairs can be completed same-day instead of the present 3-day turnaround.

The project is assessed at a cost of ₹10.00 lakh, financed by a ₹8.00 lakh MUDRA Tarun term loan and ₹2.00 lakh of promoter's own contribution (20%). At the projected turnover the unit services its debt 5.87 times over on average, against the 1.25 minimum, and breaks even at 62% of Year-1 sales — leaving substantial cushion against a demand shortfall.

Recommendation: the proposal is technically feasible, commercially viable and financially sound. It is recommended for sanction of a term loan of ₹8.00 lakh repayable in 60 monthly instalments.

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Project Cost

Cost of the project
ParticularsBasisAmount (₹)
Renovation & civil work200 sq.ft. additional area, electrical, ESD flooring1,20,000
Diagnostic & repair equipmentAs per quotations — Annexure IX2,40,000
Computers, software & service tools2 systems, billing software, tool kits80,000
Furniture, air-conditioning & display fixturesCounter, racks, 1.5 T AC60,000
Margin money for working capitalStock, receivables & operating cash5,00,000
Total project cost10,00,000

A 5% contingency is built into the civil and equipment estimates. All capital items are supported by three quotations each.

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Means of Finance

Means of finance
SourceAmount (₹)% of project cost
Promoter's own contribution2,00,00020.00%
Term loan under MUDRA Tarun8,00,00080.00%
Subsidy / margin money grantNil
Total10,00,000100.00%

Promoter's contribution is held in Savings A/c No. XXXXXX4417 with Punjab National Bank, Vaishali Nagar (statement enclosed). Debt–equity at inception is 4.00 : 1, improving to 1.65 : 1 by the end of Year 1.

For PMEGP, PMFME, NABARD and state-subsidy proposals this section additionally carries the margin-money subsidy workings, the subsidy-adjusted repayment and a second DSCR computed net of subsidy.

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Machinery & Equipment

Plant, machinery and equipment proposed
EquipmentQtyRate (₹)Amount (₹)
BGA rework station with preheater195,00095,000
Digital storage oscilloscope with probes145,00045,000
Universal IC programmer135,00035,000
Ultrasonic PCB cleaning unit122,00022,000
Soldering / desoldering stations38,00024,000
Precision tool kits & ESD workbench29,50019,000
Total2,40,000

Suppliers: Fine Tools India (Jaipur), Sagar Electronics (Delhi), Techno Instruments (Jaipur). Quotations enclosed at Annexure IX. Delivery within 30 days of sanction; installation by the supplier at no extra cost.

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Profitability Projections (5 Years)

Projected profit & loss account (₹ in lakh)
ParticularsYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
Service & repair income24.0028.3232.5736.8041.22
Sale of spares & accessories9.6011.3313.0314.7316.49
Total revenue33.6039.6545.6051.5357.71
Cost of spares & materials (45%)15.1217.8420.5223.1925.97
Gross profit18.4821.8125.0828.3431.74
Salaries & wages6.727.267.848.479.14
Rent1.441.511.591.671.75
Power & fuel0.720.780.830.890.95
Repairs & maintenance0.300.330.360.390.42
Marketing & business promotion0.360.400.440.480.52
Administrative & miscellaneous0.600.660.720.780.84
Insurance0.120.130.140.150.16
Total operating expenses10.2611.0711.9212.8313.78
EBITDA8.2210.7413.1615.5117.96
Depreciation (WDV, as per IT Act)0.860.660.520.420.35
EBIT7.3610.0812.6415.0917.61
Interest on term loan0.780.640.480.310.11
Profit before tax6.589.4412.1614.7817.50
Income tax (as applicable)0.300.620.951.351.80
Profit after tax6.288.8211.2113.4315.70

Revenue grows 18%, 15%, 13% and 12% over the five years, against 22% achieved by the unit in the last audited year. Capacity utilisation moves from 72% to 91%; the projections do not assume any increase in service rates.

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Repayment Schedule & DSCR

Loan amount
₹8,00,000
Rate of interest
10.50% p.a. (reducing balance)
Tenure
60 months
Moratorium
Nil
Equated monthly instalment
₹17,195
Total interest over the tenure
₹2,31,707
Year-wise repayment schedule (₹)
YearOpening balancePrincipal repaidInterestTotal outgoClosing balance
18,00,0001,28,40477,9372,06,3416,71,596
26,71,5961,42,55563,7872,06,3415,29,041
35,29,0411,58,26548,0772,06,3413,70,776
43,70,7761,75,70630,6352,06,3411,95,070
51,95,0701,95,07011,2722,06,341Nil
Total8,00,0002,31,70710,31,705
Debt service coverage ratio (₹ in lakh)
ParticularsYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
Profit after tax6.288.8211.2113.4315.70
Add: depreciation0.860.660.520.420.35
Add: interest on term loan0.780.640.480.310.11
Cash available for debt service (A)7.9210.1212.2114.1616.16
Principal repayment1.281.431.581.761.95
Interest0.780.640.480.310.11
Total debt service (B)2.062.072.062.072.06
DSCR (A ÷ B)3.844.895.936.847.84

Average DSCR over the tenure: 5.87. The minimum acceptable to banks is 1.25; the unit crosses that threshold even if Year-1 revenue falls 60% short of projection.

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Balance Sheet & Cash Flow Projections

Projected balance sheet (₹ in lakh)
ParticularsYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
LIABILITIES
Capital account (net of drawings)4.087.5012.1117.7424.44
Term loan — long-term portion5.293.711.95
Term loan — current maturity1.431.581.761.95
Sundry creditors (30 days)1.261.491.711.932.16
Other current liabilities & provisions0.300.350.400.450.50
Total12.3614.6317.9322.0727.10
ASSETS
Net fixed assets4.143.482.962.542.19
Stock of spares (45 days)1.862.202.532.863.20
Sundry debtors (10 days)0.921.091.251.411.58
Cash & bank balance5.447.8611.1915.2620.13
Total12.3614.6317.9322.0727.10
Cash flow statement — Year 1 (₹ in lakh)
SourcesAmountApplicationsAmount
Profit after tax6.28Capital expenditure5.00
Depreciation0.86Increase in stock1.86
Increase in creditors & provisions1.56Increase in debtors0.92
Term loan drawn8.00Repayment of term loan1.28
Promoter's capital introduced2.00Drawings4.20
Closing cash & bank5.44
Total18.70Total18.70
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CMA Data & Working Capital Assessment

Working capital is assessed under the Tandon Committee Method II, the basis used by banks for limits up to ₹5 crore. The workings below are drawn from the Year-1 projections above.

Maximum permissible bank finance (₹ in lakh)
ParticularsAmount
Stock of spares1.86
Sundry debtors0.92
Cash & bank balance5.44
Total current assets (TCA)8.22
Sundry creditors1.26
Other current liabilities & provisions0.30
Current maturity of term loan1.43
Other current liabilities (OCL)2.99
Working capital gap (TCA − OCL)5.23
25% of TCA — stipulated margin2.06
Maximum permissible bank finance (Method II)3.18

No cash-credit limit is sought in this proposal; the assessment is presented because bank officers ask for it. Were the limit of ₹3.18 lakh availed, the current ratio would stand at 1.33 — above the 1.25 stipulated by IBA.

CMA statements included in the full report

  • Form I — particulars of existing and proposed limits
  • Form II — operating statement (actuals and projections)
  • Form III — analysis of the balance sheet
  • Form IV — comparative statement of current assets and current liabilities
  • Form V — computation of maximum permissible bank finance
  • Form VI — fund flow statement
  • Ratio analysis and holding-period statement
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Key Ratios, Break-Even & SWOT

Key financial indicators
RatioYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Bank norm
Current ratio2.753.263.874.519.36≥ 1.25
Debt–equity ratio1.650.710.310.11Nil≤ 3.00
DSCR3.844.895.936.847.84≥ 1.25
Net profit margin18.7%22.2%24.6%26.1%27.2%
Interest coverage9.415.826.348.7160.1≥ 2.00
Break-even analysis — Year 1 (₹ in lakh)
ParticularsAmount
Fixed costs (salaries, rent, admin, depreciation, interest)10.88
Variable costs (materials, power, maintenance)16.14
Contribution (revenue − variable costs)17.46
P/V ratio51.96%
Break-even sales20.94
Break-even as % of Year-1 revenue62.3%
Cash break-even as % of Year-1 revenue57.4%

Strengths

  • Nine years of promoter experience in the same line of activity; the unit is already running and profitable.
  • Only board-level repair capability in a 3 km catchment of 12,000 households.
  • 85% repeat customers — revenue is recurring rather than one-off.
  • Low fixed-cost base; the shop is rented at ₹12,000 a month with no owned-premises burden.

Weaknesses

  • Technical dependence on the proprietor for complex board-level work.
  • Informal book-keeping to date; a computerised billing and stock system is part of this project.
  • Brand recognition limited to the immediate locality.

Opportunities

  • Right to Repair framework improving access to genuine spares for independent repairers.
  • About 3,000 new households entering the catchment within 1 km.
  • Institutional tie-ups — schools, clinics and offices for annual maintenance contracts.

Threats

  • An authorised brand service centre opening within the catchment.
  • Import-duty-led increases in spare-parts prices.
  • Attrition of trained technicians to larger service chains.
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