It is easy to start this business amid lockdown, you can earn millions sitting at home

To increase the income of farmers, the government is promoting beekeeping and the government has made a provision of 500 crore rupees to further promote beekeeping under the self-sufficient India campaign.

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India has joined the five largest honey production countries in the world. Honey production in the country has increased by 242 percent compared to 2005-06. Union Agriculture and Agriculture Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, to increase the income of farmers, the government is promoting beekeeping and under the self-reliant India campaign by the government to promote beekeeping of Rs 500 crore. 

Provision is made. Due to the hard work of beekeepers in the country, India has been named among the five largest producers of honey in the world. If you are thinking of starting your business then this can be a better opportunity for you. 

You can have a honey house and a honey processing plant.

The Agriculture Minister said that compared to the year 2005-06, now honey production has increased by 242 percent, while its exports have increased by 265 percent. He said that beekeeping can prove very helpful in doubling the income of farmers. Four modules have been developed for training beekeeping, through which 30 lakh farmers have been trained in the country.

Government helps

If you want to set up a honey processing plant, then Khadi Gramodyog Udyog (KVIC) will help you. You will get 65 percent loan from KVIC and you will also get 25 percent subsidy. That is, you only have to spend 10 percent of the project money.

According to KVIC, if you set up a plant to produce 20 thousand kilograms of honey annually, then it will cost about 24.50 lakh rupees. On this, you will get a loan of about 16 lakh rupees, while you will get 6.15 lakh rupees in the form of margin money and you will have to invest only 2.35 lakh rupees on your behalf.

How much will you earn?

If you produce 20 thousand kg of honey annually, the cost of which is 250 rupees per kg. If 4 percent working loss is included in this, then sales will be Rs 48 lakhs annually. Out of this, all expenses which are reduced to about Rs.34.15 lakhs, then you will earn about Rs.13.85 lakhs in a year. That is, you can earn more than one lakh rupees every month.