Introduction

Sabarkantha District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union Ltd (Sabar Dairy) - An Overview The Sabarkantha District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union Ltd was established in the year 1964 by collecting raw milk from 19 primary cooperative milk societies and supplying it unprocessed to Ahmedabad Municipal Dairy. Municipal Dairy being a consumer oriented dairy it could not accept more quantity of milk during flush season and this had forced the Union to rotationally stop the milk collection from societies during flush season. The milk union could not expand its activities for the first seven years due to inadequate financial resources. In the year 1971 under Operation Flood-I Programme me of Indian Dairy Corporation (a Government of India undertaking) a dairy project was sanctioned for handling 1.50 lakh liters of milk per day. The total cost of the dairy plant was Rs.2.52 crore, which was received from the erstwhile Indian Dairy Corporation through the Government of Gujarat. In the year 1971 under Operation Flood-I programme of Indian Dairy Corporation; a dairy project was sanctioned for handling 1.50 lakh liters of milk per day. The foundation stone of Sabarkantha District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union Ltd was laid by Dr. Verghese Kurien, Chairman,National Dairy Development Board on June 11, 1971. The reception and pasteurization of milk was started on May 12, 1973 and condensing and spray drying plant was commissioned in the year 1974. Under Operation Flood-II programme the dairy plant was expanded to handle 4.00 lakh liters of milk per day. The 1st chilling center of the Union was established near Dhansura with the financial assistance received from Small Farmers Development Agency. The chilling center was commissioned in October, 1976. The milk processing capacity of this chilling center was 30,000 liters of milk per day. The 2nd chilling centre of the Union was established at Khedbrahma; one of the four tribal talukas. The other three are Meghraj, Vijaynagar & Bhiloda. The chilling centre was inaugurated by her excellency the Governor of Gujarat State Smt Sharada Mukherjee in March 1979. In October, 1976. The initial milk processing capacity of this chilling center was 25,000 liters of milk per day. The 3rd chilling centers of the Union was established at Shamlaji, another

tribal dominated area The milk processing capacity of this chilling centers was 25,000 liters of milk per day. The milk collection from Bhiloda and Meghraj talukas was processed at this new chilling center. The milk processing capacity of these two chilling centers was further expanded with the financial support from the State Government. Besides the above three milk chilling centers the Union presently operates three other milk chilling centers at places like Bayad, Prantij and Idar to cover all the milk collected from the entire district. Besides these milk chilling centers, the Union also got installed Bulk Milk Cooling Units (BMCUs) in large numbers to keep the sour percentage of milk to "zero" level.

Founder of Sabar Dairy

Late Shri Bhurabhai Patel Late Shri Bhurabhai Kodidas Patel, a farmer from Prantij taluka of Sabarkantha district was a great visionary. He had a dream of forming a milk cooperative society with other farmers, who were the victims of exploitation by the private milk suppliers and milk contractors in that time. He then with the guidance and advice of Dr Varghese Kurien formed a milk cooperative society and started collecting and supplying the milk to the municipal dairy at Ahmedabad. The first such 20 societies were formed in different villages of Prantij taluka. It was a turning point for the milk producers and gradually formation of milk producer co-operative societies was started. As more and more farmers came together in support of the movement the need for a large scale milk processing facility was felt as the Municipal Dairy at Ahmedabad, being a consumer oriented dairy, could not accept all the milk procured from the district, and to process the milk by its own, a milk processing dairy called the Sabarkantha District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union Limited (Sabar Dairy) was taken birth.

The founder chairman of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GC

Late Shri Kurien

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Father of the white in India Dr. Verghe who is also the chairman of Gu operative Milk Federation (GCMM National Dairy De Board (NDDB) he guided our founde Late Shri Bhurabh Patel to form milk c societies with othe who were the exploitation by th milk suppliers contractors.He e rural people of Sa district to be se through co-opera societies created foundation of demo he successfully s path of a decent liv the rural people.

Dear Cooperative Members,

I feel privileged to welcome you to the 47th annual general meeting of our Union and I have pleasure to present before you the audited accounts and annual report of the activities for the year 2010-11 of the Union duly recommended by the Board of Directors. Inauguration of Animal Hostel at Akodara With the financial aid of Rs 5 crore by the Government of Gujarat under Rashtriya Krushi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), we have constructed an Animal Hostel at Akodara in

Sabarkantha district. This Animal Hostel is the first of its kind in India and the inauguratio has been solemnized by our Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi Saheb on Ma The inauguration of Animal Hostel has been done along with the opening ceremony Mahotsav. In this function, dignitaries such as Shri Dilip Sanghani, Hon'ble Minister of A Animal Husbandry & Co-operation, Shri Ramanlal Vora, Hon'ble Minister of Educa Jashvantsinh Bhabher, Hon'ble Minister of State for Tribal Development, Shri Parsotta Hon'ble Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries & Cow Breeding, Shri Jaysinh Hon'ble Minister of State for Education, Shri Prafulbhai K Patel, Hon'ble Minister of State Prohibition, Excise & Home and Secretaries of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry de Commissioners and Cooperative Leaders from the district were present along with producer members. All of them had visited the hostel after the inauguration. The ani helps maintain better hygiene at village level and thereby improves the health of the in Besides this it helps for keeping the entire animals in the village together and maint properly and it also helps for better yield from the milch animals. As animals are kept to dung of the animal can be used for producing bio-gas and electricity for use at village h and this also helps reduce the job of women in the villages other than protecting the en This is a direct step towards gram swaraj.

Organization
We are a Milk Producers' Co-operative Union working for the socio-economic welfare of milk producers of Sabarkantha district of Gujarat in India. It is the largest industry in Sabarkantha. It instills the self-confidence and self-respect to the rural milk producers. It is the lifeline of Sabarkantha district. It packs pure milk and produces milk products under the brand Amul. It is one of the largest milk producers co-operative unions in India. It aims to

provide remunerative returns to the farmers (milk producers) and serve the interest of consumers by providing quality milk products throughout India and abroad by a network of dealers through its Federation, M/s Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Limited, headquartered at Anand. Sabar Union procures milk from its 1780 member co-operative societies twice a day round the year. It packs liquid milk and produces almost all types of milk products. The major products it produces include Butter, Infant milk powder, dairy whitener, Ghee, Paneer, Curd (Dahi) & Buttermilk etc. all under Amul brand. It operates as a three-tiered structure starting from Village Milk Cooperative Society-District Milk Producers' Union-Federation of District Unions at the State level.
Organizational Structure

The Union is managed by the elected representatives from its affiliated village milk producers' co-operative societies as per the Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1964.
Sr. No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Name Shri Jethabhai Prabhudas Patel Shri Jayantibhai Bhikhabhai Patel Shri Khemabhai Hirabhai Patel Shri Jasubhai Shivubhai Patel Shri Ramabhai Jivabhai Patel Shri Lilachandbhai Bahechardas Patel Shri Daulatsinh Jagatsinh Chauhan Shri Subhashbhai Nathabhai Patel Shri Kantibhai Somabhai Patel Shri Vipulbhai Ramanbhai Patel Shri Dhulabhai Kodarbhai Patel Shri Manibhai Ishwarbhai Patel Shri Jayantibhai Virchandbhai Patel Shri Jeshingbhai Ramabhai Patel Position Chairman Vice- Chairman Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Address At & Po: Jamala, Ta.Himatnagr At & Po: Munshiwada, Ta.Modasa At & Po: Nava(Revas), Ta.Idar At & Po: Helodar, Ta.Malpur At & Po: Vasana (Khed) Ta.Khedbrahma At: Sudrasana, Tal.Idar At & Po: Bordi, Ta.Bayad At & Po: Ranechi, Ta.Bayad At & Po: Dhansura, Ta.Dhansura At: Thumra Po: Pural, Ta.Himatnagar At & Po: Virpur Ta.Idar At & Po: Ambawada, Ta.Prantij At & Po: Dhanbadi, Ta.Vadli At & Po: Kheradi, Ta.Bhiloda

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Shri Bhogilal Ramanbhai Patel Shri Kantibhai Dhulabhgai Patel Shri Kanubhai Manibhai Patel Shri R.S. Sodhi,MD/Dr ST Desai,GM Shri R.M. Asodiya Shri M.C. Shah, DGM (Finance) Dr. B. M. Patel

Director Director SKDCCB Nominee GCMMF Rep State Govt. Nominee NDDB Nominee Managing Director

At: Kalipura, Po: Ghadi, Ta:Prantij At & Po: Medhasan,Ta.Modasa Sabarkantha Dist Central Coop Bank Ltd., Himatnagar Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., Anand C-Block, 3rd Floor, Himatnagar Ta.Himatnagar National Dairy Development Board, Anand Sabar Dairy

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The Sales Turnover of Sabar Union is

Turnover 1970-71 1971-72

Rs (Crores) 0.67 1.31

1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1987-98

1.74 1.63 3.64 7.28 9.14 14.97 17.90 19.73 26.61 29.58 35.78 41.90 47 50.58 61.67 57.18 70.10 75.36 97.34 138.68 134.98 140.98 174.70 212.70 258.90 219.60

1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

331.80 385.45 376.40 351.88 437.75 497.41 503.28 601.15 677.98 795.61 1034.23 1192.38 1386.27 1746.00 2083.73