Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav urges the cooperative sector milk products brands Sanchi and Amul to help dairy farmers to get right price of milk.
He said during a joint meeting of Sanchi and Amul to ensure procurement of milk from milk producers of Madhya Pradesh and help dairy farmers get the right price for milk.
Various possibilities were considered in the meeting that lasted till late night on 10 January in Ahmedabad.
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav told to prepare a roadmap for collective participation of milk federations and milk unions of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat regarding milk collection, quality control, processing, marketing, capacity building, training, human resources, welfare schemes focused on dairy farmers to strengthen the interests of milk producers and the cooperative system.
Minister of State for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Lakhan Patel, Managing Director, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul), Jayen Mehta, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Raghavendra Singh, Principal Secretary Animal Husbandry and Dairy Department Shri Gulshan Bamra, Managing Director M.P. State Co-operative Dairy Federation (Sanchi) Dr. Satish Kumar, President of Panchmahal Milk Union, Jethabhai Bharwad and Mitesh Mehta, Managing Director, Panchmahal Milk Union from Gujarat were present in the meeting.
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav was presented a memento on behalf of Amul and Panchmahal Milk Union.
The Bhopal Dugdh Sangh Maryadit is member of Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation, Bhopal has launched milk products under brand name ‘Sanchi’.
The objective of the Sangh is aimed at providing technical know-how on cooperative lines to rural milk producers of the milk-shed area and to assist them in enhancing milk production & minimizing the cost of production, to offer them optimum rates for their produce milk at their door-step, making available quality and hygienic milk & milk products to the urban consumers at reasonable prices.
The Field Operation division of dugdh sangh is functioning for the organisation & supervision of Village level Dairy Co-operative Societies.
The field staffs is also providing technical services for breed improvement through Artificial Insemination, Scientific feeding practices for more output against low input cost, Animal health care and management in order to make dairy activities profitable at producer level for improving their socio-economic status.
The field staffs is also providing regular training on the basis of cooperative principles, to the management committee & Staff members of the village level dairy cooperative society for improving their cooperative and business skill.
Field operation division is also working on Women Development Cooperative Leadership Programme in the villages where dairy cooperative societies are functioning.
The dugdh Sangh has providing the employments to the DCS Employees, Milk pourers, head load at village level and milk retailers in urban areas.
The DugdhSangh markets milk & milk products in the major townships of the milkshed area through own developed network of Milk Booths, Milk Parlours & Agencies.
The milk products manufactured and sold by the dugdhsangh are Ghee, Flavored Milk, Spiced & Plain Butter Milk, Shrikhand, Paneer, Lassi, Sweet & Plain Curd, ChainaKheer, Peda, Mawa, Panneer Acharand Milk Cake under the Sanchi brand name.
