DETAILED PROJECT REPORT (DPR)

It involves study of requirements, needs, stakeholder analysis, scope, market scenario, resources and demand,
indicators available for smooth passage of project, and examination of feasibility. DPR is a very useful report
especially for capital raising in PPP project modes. DPRs follow different formats and structures as per the applicable
sector. DPR details out three Appraisals in a Project:

1. Technical Appraisal
2. Market and Demand Appraisal
3. Financial Appraisal

COMPONENTS OF DPR

Since DPR is a business information document for a proposed project, it seeks to provide:

1. Information required for regulatory approvals and various clearances, Example: sensitivity clearances.
2. Key business information such as:
a. Information regarding finances for raising capital (paybacks, NNPV, IIR, etc). It is useful for long
term capital, social benefit cost.
b. Information regarding approvals.

SECTIONS IN A DPR

1. Business and Management Section: contains introduction of business.

2. Technical and marketing section: contains how products will be gathered, manufactured, and sold
3. Financial section: explains management for profit and arranging finances
4. Annexures: these are information format tables for above three sections 1, 2, 3.

DETAILS SECTION WISE

1. BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SECTION

a. History of business, list of past projects of similar nature
b. Financial history:
i. Past present financial lenders
ii. Credit facilities
iii. Market performance data
iv. Financial performance
c. History and details of project sponsors:
i. Personal info
ii. Network
iii. Banking relationships
iv. Previous experiences
v. Name of working group
d. Business scenario:
i. Business operating environment in terms of govt. regulations: sales, taxes, levy.
ii. Conducive environment.
iii. Nature of competition.
iv. Critical success factors to achieve maximum output with minimum resources.
v. Pricing structure.
vi. Firm comparison and its individual standing.
e. Core Management Team Details:
i. Profile of directors.
ii. Business heads and managers.
iii. Resignations in past 3 years to evaluate loss of skill and expertise.
f. Organization Structure:
i. Business Divisions such as human resource division, technical division, administrative
division, marketing division, etc.
ii. Departments within the above divisions. Example: Marketing Division has following
Departments: Advertising, Client handling, Customer support, etc.
g. Personnel:
i. Bio-data of the Managing Heads of above departments, their experiences, skills and all related
information.
2. TECHNICAL AND MARKETING SECTION
a. Details of Project Suitability
i. Cost of capital required to set up the facility, loans required, etc. So select location where
minimum cost of capital is needed.
ii. Ease of Land Acquisition: Select land which does not have disputes.
iii. Working Capacity: it includes installation capacity, products, man power requirements,
availability of raw material, logistics, transport, etc.
iv. Key project contracts: Contract Agencies, Divisions of Contracts, members
v. Current project Status: Product scenario.
vi. Implementation Schedule: Setting Project Milestones for constant monitoring of project
progress in specific time frames.
vii. List of Key Approvals required for legal and authorized work progress and settings.
b. Details of Present and Proposed Technology
i. Technology sources available: local, national, multinational.
ii. Terms of collaboration with Technical Partners/Providers.
iii. Assessment and study of Alternate technology.
iv. Technical description of manufacturing cycle starting with raw material to finished goods.
v. List of equipments, their sourcing, capacity, and specifications.
vi. Cost parameters of technical equipment.
vii. Detail of Source-Inspection of equipment.
viii. Competitive Quotation Matching (low quotations with higher MRP preferred)
ix. Time element: less time.
x. Cost element: lower cost.
xi. Quality: highest quality
xii. Commissioning and electing of different agencies
c. Details of Inputs: such as Raw Material, power, feed stock, transport, quality assurance, and time
management.
d. Market Details:
i. Market segments
ii. Contracts
iii. Potential users
iv. Structure of marketing chains
v. Demand-supply analysis
vi. viz a viz capacity
vii. competitor analysis
viii. pricing strategy
ix. other key marketing strategy
x. customer relations
xi. core competence in market products
3. FINANCIAL SECTION
a. List types of costs
b. Means of financing
c. Financial statements:
i. Types of cash flows
ii. Balance sheet projections
d. Assumptions in developing financial projections (not rigid but scenario based)
e. Key financial indicators:
i. Profitability indicators
ii. Financial Indicators
iii. Viability Indicators
4. ANNEXURES
(These are information format tables used to further express tabular details of various sections in DPR)