Reach

The Dairy Cooperative Network (As on March 2011)

includes 177 milk unions operates in over 346 districts covers 1,44,246 village level societies is owned by about 15 million farmer members of which more than 4 million were women.

Milk Production

• India's milk production increased from 21.2 million MT in 1968-69 to 66.2 million MT in 1995-96 and to 121.7 million MT in 2010-11.
• Per capita availability of milk was around 276 grams per day in 2010-11 increased from 195 grams per day in 1995-96, up from 112 grams per day in 1968-69.
• India's milk production increased over 4% annually during 2000-01 to 2010-11 surpasses the 1.6% growth in population; the net increase in availability is around 2.4% per year.

Marketing

• In 2010-11, average daily cooperative milk marketing stood at 219.9 lakh litres; annual growth has averaged about 5.2 per cent compounded over the last decade.
• Dairy Cooperatives now market milk in all metros, major cities and more than 2000 towns/cities.
• During 2001-2011 the daily milk supply by Cooperatives to each 1000 urban consumers has increased from 47.7 to 60 Kg per day.

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 more than Rs.2,075 billion in 2010-11.
• Dairy cooperatives generate employment opportunities for about 15 million farm families.
• Livestock contributes 22.2 per cent to the GDP from agriculture & allied activities.
• About 22.45 million people work in livestock sector, which is around 5.8% of the total work force in the country.