Milk production is estimated to have reached 65,000 litres per day in Chhattisgarh with the expansion of dairy cooperative committees in the State. “Chhattisgarh’s average milk collection per day has reached over 65,000 per litre. It has become possible through 627 dairy cooperative societies across the State,” Chhattisgarh State Cooperative Dairy Federation president Rasik Parmar said on Monday. The federation has so far expanded its work in 15 districts of the State. As many as 370 new dairy cooperative societies were set up in the past two years taking the total number of cooperatives to 627 from 257.
More than 16,000 farmers have been directly associated with the federation through these cooperatives, Parmar said. Moreover, 55 more committees are proposed to be set up in the new fiscal 2015-16 with a target to enroll over 4,000 members, he said. “With the increase in number of committees, collection of milk per day has been increased. Currently, the average milk collection has reached 64,785 litres,” he stated. Besides, the federation’s products with brand name ‘Devbhog’ have received encouraging response from the customers, he added.
