Introduction

Jabalpur Sahakari Dugdh Sangh Maryadit, affiliated to MP State Cooperative Dairy Federation, Bhopal is in existence since 1977. It covers 15 districts and deals with 33 Milk Chilling Centers in its area of operation. The main Dairy plant of 1.00 lakh liters per day capacity is located at Karonda, Imaliya Mod ,Jabalpur. It was established in 1981.

The dairy development activities in rural areas include conduct of survey of villages having milk potential, organizing primary milk cooperative societies under MP Cooperative Societies Act 1960, enrolling milk producers as its members, inducting cattle, collecting milk from them, imparting training, supporting Technical input services and extending benefits under various State/Central government schemes.

The urban dairy development covers creation and strengthening of necessary infrastructure relating to milk Chilling, processing, manufacture and marketing of milk & milk products of hygienic quality governed under FSSAI norms.

Presently, besides dairy plant, the milk union has a Balanced Cattle Feed plant of 50 MTs per day capacity at Bandol (Seoni) is in operation.

The details of Dairy Cooperative Societies and Chilling Centres are as under :-

SN District Dairy Cooperative Societies Location of Dairy Plant / Chilling Centre Capacity (LPD) REMARK
Organised Functional
1 Jabalpur 82 59 Jabalpur 1,00,000 Dairy Plant
2 Chindwara 247 190 Chindwara 30,000 Processing & Packing
3 Kheripeka 4,000 Chilling

4 Hurrai 1,000 Chilling
5 Nandanwadi 3,000 Chilling
6 Navegoan 5,000 Chilling
7 Bichhua 3,000 Chilling
8 Chhindikamath 1,000 Chilling
9 Delakhari 1,000 Chilling
10 Amarwada 5,000 Chilling
11 Balaghat 167 70 Balaghat 20,000 Chilling
12 Bhaihar 4,000 Chilling
13 Ukwa 3,000 Chilling
14 Mandla 20 18 Mandla 5,000 Chilling
15 Narsinghpur 56 45 Narsinghpur 8,000 Chilling
16 Satna 117 90 Satna 3,000 Chilling
17 Amarpatan 8,000 Chilling
18 Majhgawan 1,000 Chilling
19 Rewa 107 99 Rewa 10,000 Processing & Packing
20 Chakghat 7,000 Chilling
21 Mauganj 3,000 Chilling
22 Simriya 1,000 Chilling
23 Sirmour 3,000 Chilling
24 Seoni 222 171 Bandol 10,000 Chilling
25 Lakhnadoun 8,000 Chilling
26 Suktara 3,000 Chilling
27 Sidhi 23 12 Rampurnakin 2,000 Chilling
28 Shahdol 27 17 Beohari 1,000 Chilling
29 Jaysinghnagar 1,000 Chilling
30 Singrauli 9   Waidhan 3,000  Processing & Packing
31 Chitrangi 2,000 Chilling
32 Umariya     Umariya 5,000 Chilling
33 Tala (Manpur) 5,000 Chilling
    1077 771   2,69,000  

It may be added that 23,792 milk producers are enrolled as members of organised Dairy Cooperative Societies. It represents 8% represent General category, 7.1% as landless, 34% as marginal farmers & 33% as small farmers and 18% others. Out of these 26% farmers belong to schedule caste & schedule tribe.