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West Bengal Milk Federation is a state level apex body implementing dairy development activities in West Bengal.

The overall picture of the 15 milk unions in West Bengal showed that an average 3.60 TKPD milk (including 0.80 TKPD from other sources) is being procured from 3,819 Societies with 2,47,148 members. Most of this quantum of milk finds its way into the Government dairy plants, Mother dairy and Metro dairy.

The Federation is also implementing Women Dairy Cooperative Project (WDCP) funded by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India and thereby empowering the women economically and socially. Already 594 Societies have been organized with 57,340 women members.

We are also implementing Integrated Dairy Development Project (IDDP) in the hilly, non-OF and backward areas of West Bengal - 441 Primary Societies have been organized with 25,185 members.

The Federation is also holding 28% equity share capital of M/s Bengal Nestors limited. 25,000 LPD dairy at Ausgram, Burdwan; 34% of the equity share capital of M/s Bengal Dairy at Midnapore of a capacity of 50,000 LPD. 

The Federation is assisting the Milk Unions in infrastructure development under Technical Support Scheme. For the last twelve years, 8th December is being organized by the federation as the State Milk Day. Federation is offering awards to the best milk unions, primary societies in respect of milk procurement, best farmers in the state, etc. It facilitates recognition of their performance during the year which gives a boost to the dairy development activities of the state.