Rice Milling Industry In India
About 65% of India’s population consumes rice, making it one of the most important food crops in the country. Rice, in its raw form cannot be consumed and therefore, the need for processing surfaces. Typically, a milling process involves 3 basic stages:
About 65% of India’s population consumes rice, making it one of the most important food crops in the country. Rice, in its raw form cannot be consumed and therefore, the need for processing surfaces. Typically, a milling process involves 3 basic stages:
Husking
Whitening/polishing
Blending, grading and packaging
In modern rice mill plant, a number of additional adjustments are present that not only ease out the process, but also produce better quality rice with higher yields. Modern milling process involves:
Pre-Cleaning: Separating impurities and unfilled grains
De-Stoning: Removing stones from paddy
Husking: Removing husk from paddy
Husk Aspiration: Husk separation from unhusked paddy/brown rice
Paddy Separation: Separating unhusked paddy from brown rice
Polishing/Whitening: Removing bran layer and germs and improving the appearance
Separating white rice into head, large and broken rice
Mixing: Determining the mix as required by the customers
Rice weighing and packaging
Milling Objectives:
Producing edible rice, i.e. free of husk, stones, and other unwanted materials
Minimize grain breakage and wastage
Maximize the rice yield
Occupying about 37% of the total cropped area, rice milling is the oldest and the largest agro-industry in India with an annual turnover of Rs 25,500 crore, the major export destinations being Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Iran. Rice accounts for 44% of the total grain production in the country, West Bengal being the largest producer (16%), followed by Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab accounting for 13%, 12% and 9.47% respectively. The milling industry processes about 85 million tons of paddy every year proffering food grains to about 65% of the population.
Prior to starting a rice milling machine business, you need to obtain several licenses and permits from the concerned government authorities. You have to:
Register your business with Registrar of Companies
Udyog Aadhaar Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) registration
Avail factory license
Consent to establish and operate from Pollution Control Board
Apply for license according to Rice-Milling Industry Act, 1958
VAT registration
PFA and ESIC registration for employees
IEC registration for exports
Machinery Required:
Paddy cleaner and aspirator with damper controls and double fans
Paddy shelter
Paddy separator
Blowers aspirators
Husk aspirators
Barn aspirators
Paddy polishers
Rice aspirator/grader
Bucket elevators
