Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation
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A view of the dairy plant of Patna | |
| Cooperative | |
| Industry | Dairy |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Patna, Bihar |
| Website |
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The Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation Ltd is a dairy cooperative established in 1983 is an enterprise of the government of Bihar. It markets its products under the label "Sudha Dairy".
History
The co-operative was founded by the Government of Bihar in 1983 to coordinate the work of various local milk unions. The co-operative facilitates the procurement, processing, and marketing of the dairy products produced, provides education to the unions on successful dairy processing, and assists with animal care including artificial insemination, vaccination, and feeding.[1]
Area of operation
There are six district level Milk Producers' Cooperative Unions affiliated to the Milk Federation. These milk unions are covering twenty-six districts and in addition five districts are being covered by the Federation.
Different milk unions, which are organising the DCS network in these districts are as follows:
- Vaishal Patliputra Milk Union, Patna covering Patna, Vaishali, Nalanda, Saran and Sheikhpura districts.
- DR Milk Union, Barauni covering Begusarai, Khagaria, Lakhisarai and part of Patna Districts.
- Tirhut Milk Union, Muzaffarpur covering Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, (Motihari)East Champaran, West Champran, Siwan and Gopalganj.
- Mithila Milk Union, Samastipur covering Samastipur, Darbhanga & Madhubani,Basopatti districts .
- Shahabad Milk Union, Ara covering Bhojpur, Buxar, Kaimur & Rohtas districts.
- Vikramshila Milk Union, Bhagulpur: Covering Bhagulpur, munger, Banka and Jamui Districts
The Milk Federation has already taken up organisation of Dairy Co-operative Societies (DCS) in the districts of Gaya, Jehanabad, Arwal and Nawada under Magadh Dairy Project and work has been initiated by Kosi Dairy Project in Saharsa, Supaul and Madhepura, Katihar, Purnia, Araria and Kishanganj districts.
The districts of East and West Singhbhum, Ranchi, Bokaro and Dhanbad now in Jharkhand are being covered by the dairies directly under the control of Milk Federation for the supply of milk and milk products to the urban consumers in these cities. Procurement of milk has been taken up in Ranchi districts only.[2]
References
- ↑ Rao, V.M. (2005). Co-operatives and dairy development : changing destiny of rural women (1st ed.). New Delhi: Mittal Publications. p. 21. ISBN 978-81-8324-002-4.
- ↑ "Federation home page".