The production of milk in state of Chhattisgarh is estimated to have reached 65,000 litres per day with the expansion of dairy cooperative committees in the state, as per report compiled by Chhattisgarh State Cooperative Dairy Federation. The federation has so far expanded its work in 15 districts of the state.
As many as 370 new dairy cooperative societies were set up in the past two years in the state taking the total of number of cooperatives to 627 from 257. More than 16,000 farmers have been directly associated with the federation through these cooperatives.
Moreover, 55 more committees are proposed to be set up in the new fiscal 2015-16 with a target to enroll over 4,000 members.