White Revolution in cooperative sector has created a new history in Madhya Pradesh during last decade (2003-2013). State Government’s undertaking State Cooperative Dairy Federation is running 5 dairy federations.
The dairy federations at Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior and Jabalpur collect milk from 5000 rural cooperative dairy societies. The number of these societies was 2,767 in year 2003.
After pasteurisation, the milk collected from rural dairy societies is supplied to customers in the form of Sanchi and Sneh brands as packed milk, ordinary & sweetened curd, ghee, cheese, butter, Shrikhand, sweetened milk, buttermilk, Peda, Chhaina Kheer, lassi etc. Due to these products, turnover of the federation has gone up by 458 per cent during last decade. It was only Rs 190 crore in year 2003, which has increased to Rs 1061 crore in year 2013.
Ten years ago, milk collection was to the tune of 2 lakh 92 thousand kilograms per day in year 2003, which has increased to 7 lakh 99 thousand kg in year 2013. This denotes 177 percent increase.
In year 2003, sale of milk was to the tune of 2 lakh 44 thousand litres, which has increased to 5 lakh 86 thousand litres in year 2013. This is increase of 140 percent during the decade.
Similarly, 550 percent increase has also been registered in payments made to milk producers. It was to the tune of Rs 108 crore at the average rate of Rs 9.50 per litre. During the decade, quantum of payment to milk producers has increased to Rs 700 crore at the rate of Rs 24.12 per kg milk till year 2013.
Apart from milk production, sale of balanced fodder has also registered significant increase of 194 percent. Sales of balanced fodder by dairy federations were to the tune of 34,000 metric tonnes in year 2003, which has gone upto one lakh metric tonnes during
year 2013.
The first fodder plant of the state after 1982 was set up at Bandol in Seoni district after a decade in February 2013. Its production capacity is 50 thousand MT per day.
Besides, the federation has scored a number of other achievements also. Rs 53 crore 50 lakh has been paid in lump sum to National Dairy Federation against loan. Dairy federations in the State have also paid special attention
to expansion of milk
chilling plants.
As many as 12 mini dairy plants, 23 milk chilling centres and 281 bulk milk coolers have been set up in 101 tahsils of the State. All dairy federations in the State have secured ISO-9001 Certificates during the last decade. Bhopal Dairy Federation has been bestowed ISO-14001 and Food Security Management Certificate
ISO-2201.
As a result of Government’s efforts, Sanchi brand milk is also being sold in Delhi and adjoining States.