Facts at a Glance
Summary of
Operation Flood
Achievements
 
 
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Reach
The Dairy Cooperative Network (As on March 2007)
  • includes 170 milk unions
  • operates in over 346 districts
  • covers around 1,22,534 village level societies
  • is owned by around 12.96 million farmer members of which 3.4 millions were women.

Milk Production

  • India's milk production increased from 21.2 million MT in 1968-69 to 97.1 million MT in 2005-06 and to 100 million MT in 2006-07 (Anticipated).
  • Per capita availability of milk was 245 grams per day in 2006-07 (anticipated) increased from 241grams per day in 2005-06, up from 112 grams per day in 1968-69.
  • India's 3.9 percent annual growth of milk production between 1995-96 and 2005-06 surpasses the 2 per cent growth in population; the net increase in availability is around 2 per cent per year.

Marketing

  • In 2006-07, average daily cooperative milk marketing stood at 181.23 lakh litres; annual growth has averaged about 6.2 per cent compounded over the last five years.
  • Dairy Cooperatives now market milk in all metros, major cities and more than 800 towns/cities.
  • During 1991-2007 the daily milk supply by Co operatives to each 1000 urban consumers has increased from 37.3 to 63.6 litres.

Innovation

  • Bulk-vending - saving money and the environment.
  • Milk travels as far as 2,200 kilometers to deficit areas, carried by innovative rail and road milk tankers.
  • Automatic Milk Collection Unit (AMCU) and Bulk Milk Cooler (BMC) at grass root level – preserve quality and reduce post-procurement losses.

Macro Impact

  • The annual value of India's anticipated milk production amounts to about Rs. 1,050 billion in 2006-07.
  • Dairy cooperatives generate employment opportunities for around 12.96 million farm families.
  • Livestock contributes about 27 per cent to the GDP from agriculture.

 


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