This document provides guidance on starting a factory or manufacturing business in India. It outlines key considerations such as setting up partnerships, doing research, getting necessary legal registrations and licenses, and asking important questions. Some of the main registrations and licenses required are a factory license, SSI registration, MSME registration, and pollution control consent from the state pollution control board. The document also provides tips for growing the business such as innovating, listening to customers, improving processes, and strengthening financial operations.

1. How to Start a Factory
or
Manufacturing Business in
India
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4. What things to consider when
Starting factory business or
Manufacturing unit?
• Set-up a mutually beneficial partnership.
• Check references
• Take baby steps
• Research
• Have multiple open partnerships
• Get the legal and License and Registrations details sorted out.
• Make a Strong team
• Expand More and grow Big.
• Keep Cost as low as Possible.

5. What Registrations and LicensesRequired?
• Factory Licence
• The factory owners are required to notify and also register their premises with the local governing authority before the beginning of
operations. This helps in facilitating the risk management at workplace and the total implementation of Safety and Health Management
Systems in factory premises.
Documents required :Application Form For the Consent.
• DD For the statuary Fees Amounted.
• Lease Agreement copy with owner Or 7/12 Copy.
• Grampanchayat NOC copy in name of Company.
• Final drawing copy of factory and layout copy.
• Declaration for the investment and Project profile by Chartered accountant.
• Water Budget means input water, uses, applications, losses, recycled, Effluent.
• Manufacturing process of each product with flow diagram.
• SSI Registration copy Or IEM Registration. Copy.
• Process flow diagram.
• M.O.A. Copy.
• List of Raw Material With monthly or annual consumption.
• List of manufacturing Products with monthly or annul consumption.
• Details of the Generators or boilers.
• Details of the Stack and the chimney.
• Details of hazardous and non hazardous waste, treatment and disposal.
• ETP/STP scheme, process and diagram.

6. What Registrations and Licenses
Required?
• SSI
• MSME
• NSIC
• MPCB Consent
• Setting up a manufacturing unit in India attracts many types of licenses from
Indian Government i.e both State and Central, One of such license is for the
Pollution Licenses.
Any industry, which discharge sewage or effluent into the environment or emit
any pollution in air will have to obtain consent of the State Pollution Control
Board.
Similarly any industry / process generating, storing, transporting, disposing or
handling hazardous waste are required to obtain authorization from MPC Board.

7. • There are two types of consent
Consent to Establish
• All the industries and activities needing consent must obtain consent to establish before actual commencement of
the works for establishing the industry/activity.
Consent to Operate
• This consent needs to be taken before actual commencement of production including trial production. This
consent is valid for certain duration.
Documents required to get the consent to establishSite plan/index
• Topographical Map
• Detailed layout plant of different processes and point sources of effluent discharge/emissions and position of
stack and documents including D.G. set capacity in KVA.
• Details of Water Pollution Control/Air Pollution Control devices proposed to be provided.
• Ambient Air Quality Report (if available)
• SSI Certificate/NOC from Directorate of Industries Government of Maharashtra.
• D.G.T.D. Registration. ( if applicable )
• Details of chemical reactions with mass balance.
• Consent fees in the form of D.D. drawn on favour of MPCB.
• Local body NOC.
• Under taking on Rs. 20 stamp paper or Chartered Accountant certificate about proposed Capital Investment (
Land, building, and machineries.

8. How to Grow your Business of
Manufacturing and Factory Business
in India and Abroad:-
• Innovate, and keep innovating.
• Listen to customers
• Improve existing processes
• Reduce waste
• Carve a niche
• Build an Expert System to Help You Bid on More Work, Faster, and More
Accurately
• Building a Successful Hiring and Retention System to Get and Keep the Right
People.
• Strengthen the Financial Pillar of Your Company

9. Ask yourself Few Questions
before Starting:-
• Where will the focus be – on finished goods to be sold at the consumer markets or components and parts for other
manufacturers?
• Will goods be produced only on the basis of orders or continuously?
• The location and size of the premises. Ideally, the factory should be located near motorways and important connecting roads. This
will help in
• convenient delivery of raw materials and easy distribution of products
• Will orders for modification of products be accepted or will it only be a standard set of goods?
• Will there be a retail establishment or showroom attached to the factory?
• Will production be automated or labor intensive?
• How will the goods be delivered to the markets? Should freelance selling agents be recruited or should there be a dedicated sales
team for the purpose?
• Will the customers be provided ordering privileges on the internet?
• Will a skilled workforce be necessary?
• Will production be non-stop or will it be the more conventional five days a week routine?
• Will freelance workers be employed?

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