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Saurav Agarwal

Founder & Chartered Accountant at Desi Machines
504 articles (395 blogs, 109 guides) Writing for Desi Machines since 2025
Saurav Agarwal is a Chartered Accountant and the founder of DesiMachines. He writes on the money side of owning machines: equipment finance, loans and leasing, GST, depreciation and total cost of ownership, alongside the market forces that move Indian infrastructure. He turns dealer quotes, bank terms and spec sheets into buying decisions contractors and fleet owners can act on.

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Guide Excavator Boom Repair: Cracks, Welding and When to Replace

Excavator Boom Repair: Cracks, Welding and When to Replace

An excavator boom repair is structural work on the big curved steel arm that carries the bucket: re-welding…

Blog GST Registration Limit for Contractors: Where the Line Actually Sits

GST Registration Limit for Contractors: Where the Line Actually Sits

The figure most machine owners have in their head is the one written for traders. Section 22 sets…

Blog GST on Sale of Old Machinery: The Rule Most Owners Get Wrong

GST on Sale of Old Machinery: The Rule Most Owners Get Wrong

Selling a machine you claimed input tax credit on is not simply a matter of charging tax on…

Blog Udyam Registration for Contractors: Limits, Proof and Benefits

Udyam Registration for Contractors: Limits, Proof and Benefits

Your machines are the investment figure that decides your MSME category. What the March 2025 thresholds are, why…

Guide How to Read an Excavator Model Number: What SY210, PC210 and EX 210 Mean

How to Read an Excavator Model Number: What SY210, PC210 and EX 210 Mean

An excavator model number is the code on the side of the machine, like SY210, PC210 or EX…

Guide Construction Equipment Exports From India: How the Trade Works

Construction Equipment Exports From India: How the Trade Works

Construction equipment exports from India are the machines Indian factories build and sell to buyers in other countries:…

Blog TCS on Purchase of Machinery: The 1% on Your Invoice

TCS on Purchase of Machinery: The 1% on Your Invoice

The 1 per cent line the dealer adds above ₹10 lakh, the word in the statute that decides…

Guide Excavator Metal Shear and Scrap Shear Attachment in India

Excavator Metal Shear and Scrap Shear Attachment in India

An excavator metal shear is a hydraulic attachment that replaces the bucket and cuts steel. It has two…

Blog Bonus Act Applicability: What a Machine Owner Owes

Bonus Act Applicability: What a Machine Owner Owes

The twenty-person line that brings the Payment of Bonus Act in, the 8.33 per cent you owe even…

Blog Gratuity for Contract Workers: What You Actually Owe

Gratuity for Contract Workers: What You Actually Owe

When the Payment of Gratuity Act catches a machine owner, who on your site counts as your employee,…

Blog GRAP Restrictions on Construction: When Your Machines Have to Stop

GRAP Restrictions on Construction: When Your Machines Have to Stop

What each GRAP stage bans in Delhi-NCR, which projects stay exempt, the DG set rules that catch site…

Blog Labour Rate Per Day in India: What to Budget and How to Price a Bid

Labour Rate Per Day in India: What to Budget and How to Price a Bid

What a site crew legally costs per day, why the figure changes every six months, and how to…

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