Rajasthan Milk Cooperatives

Dairy has been a source of stable income in Rajasthan for years. As, unlike other parts of the country, there is hardly any source of income from crop production in Rajasthan, Dairy has played a major role in the economy of Rajasthan. It brings in cash on a daily basis and hence provides livelihoods and social security. Dairy has also been the source of liquidity and insurance against crop failure in Rajasthan. Farmers in Rajasthan realize 60%-70% of the consumer price from the dairy products. In such scenario, the importance of Rajasthan Milk Cooperatives can easily be understood. There are quite a few milk cooperatives in Rajasthan.

It's the Rajasthan Co-operative Dairy Federation Limited that organizes and administers most of the Rajasthan milk cooperatives. The Rajasthan milk cooperatives went through a tough phase during the 1990s when National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) had to play pivotal role in revitalizing the milk cooperatives in Rajasthan. NDDB, in consultation with the state and centre, formulates policies and strategies, which the cooperatives religiously follow. Rajasthan Co-operative Dairy Federation Limited (RCDF) also play major role in marketing the milk products in the state.

The Structure

The milk cooperatives in Rajasthan follow a three-tier structure. The farmer members, at the level one, own dairy cooperative societies (DCS). DCSs own district milk producer's union. At the top level, there is Rajasthan Co-operative Dairy Federation Limited (RCDF), collectively owned by the unions.



Federation:

Federation lies at the top level of the system, whose main responsibility is to provide service and support to the unions. Federation is also responsible for marketing of dairy products within and outside the state, communicating and relation building with government and NGO agencies as well as planning and mobilization of resources.

Union:

The main objective of union is to develop village milk cooperative network. It procures milk from DCS, processes those and markets the same. Promotion of fodder development and cross breeding through AI and NS are also done by Unions.

DCS:

DCS is responsible for providing input services like AH, AI etc. to its members. It also procures milk.

Milk Production and Supply in Rajasthan

Following is the chart of milk production in Rajasthan from 2000-2001 to 2005-2006. The quantities are in thousand MT.

Year	Production
2000-2001	7455
2001-2002	7718
2002-2003	7789
2003-2004	8054
2004-2005	8310
2005-2006	8713

Milk Supply Statistics of Rajasthan

Following are the milk supply statistics of Rajasthan. Quantities are in lakh liters.

	Quantity
Total Annual Production	100
Marketable Surplus	80
RCDF Organized Procurement	15
“Unorganized” Procurement: Private Source and Local Establishments	65

List of Rajasthan Milk Cooperatives

Milk Cooperative	Location	Soc	Mems	Avg Milk Proc
Ajmer Zilla Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Ajmer	369	31,300	55,000 lpd.
Alwar Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Alwar	460	47,600	22,000 lpd.
Banswara Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Banswara	100	6,362	3,000 lpd.
Bharatpur Dudh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Bharatpur	256	14,768	5,000 lpd.
Bhilwara Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Bhilwara	460	27,000	35,000 lpd.
Bikaner Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Bikaner	424	34,000	90,000 lpd.
Churu Zila Sahakari Dugdh Utpadak Sangh Ltd	Sardar Shahr	180	14,485	10,000 lpd.
Jaipur Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Jaipur
Jalore-Sirohi Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Raniwara	209	13,794	20,000 lpd.
Jodhpur Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Jodhpur	511		35,000 lpd.
Kota Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Kota	188	15,210	17,000 lpd.
Pali Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Marwar	219	11,716	23,000 lpd.
Sawai Madhopur & Tonk Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Sawai Madhopur	198	15,973	9,000 lpd.
Sikar & Jhunjhunu Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Sikar
Sri Ganganagar Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Hanumangarh Junction
Udaipur Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd	Udaipur	174	13,300	12,500 lpd.