Facts at a Glance
Summary of
Operation Flood
Achievements
 
 
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Reach

The Dairy Cooperative Network (As on March 2009)
  • includes 177 milk unions
  • operates in over 346 districts
  • covers 1,33,349 village level societies
  • is owned by around 13.9 million farmer members of which 3.9 million were women.

Milk Production

  • India's milk production increased from 21.2 million MT in 1968-69 to 104.8 million MT in 2007-08 and to 110 million MT in 2008-09 (Anticipated).
  • Per capita availability of milk was 252 grams per day in 2007-08 increased from 241grams per day in 2005-06, up from 112 grams per day in 1968-69.
  • India's 3.8 percent annual growth of milk production between 1997-98 and 2007-08 surpasses the 1.8 per cent growth in population; the net increase in availability is around 2 per cent per year.

Marketing

  • In 2008-09, average daily cooperative milk marketing stood at 200.4 lakh litres; annual growth has averaged about 6.1 per cent compounded over the last five years.
  • Dairy Cooperatives now market milk in all metros, major cities and more than 2000 towns/cities.
  • During 2001-2009 the daily milk supply by Cooperatives to each 1000 urban consumers has increased from 57.8 to 73.1 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.1,430 billion in 2008-09.
  • Dairy cooperatives generate employment opportunities for around 13.9 million farm families.
  • Livestock contributes about 25.6 per cent to the GDP from agriculture.
  • About 22.45 million people work in livestock sector, which is around 5.8% of the total work force in the country.

 


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