Shivamrut - Dairy Farm

Rural women’s more energy and time are spent in the task related to dairy husbandry & milk production .Women’s are actual users of the dairy co-operatives. They should be encouraged to become members and share the responsibilities of managing the dairy cooperative .Keeping in mind inherent potential of the rural women in the creation of vibrant & successful dairy cooperatives, with the guidance of National Dairy Development Board, Kolhapur Milk Union formulated suitable programme to promote women’s involvement & their participation through Dairy Cooperative.

Objectives of Women Dairy Cooperative Leadership Development Program :

To enhance women’s participation in dairy cooperatives
To train women for affordable milk business.
Total upliftment of women through dairy cooperative.(Health, Hygiene, Sanitation)
To bring women in decision making.
To bring women in income generating activity through Self Help

Group Activity : :

Our Union implementing following activities for fulfillment of objectives ,

Training / Education programme
Competition
Melava
Show
Seminar
Excursion Tours/ Visit to ideal model
Regional Meeting
Interaction

Staff Involved /Stake Holder :

Our following staff & stakeholders are involved in the activity,

Lady Instructors
Extension Supervisor
Milk Procurement Officers
Veterinary Officers
Managers
Higher Authorities (Unions Board Of Director, Managing Director)

Coverage : (during year 2023-2024)

Sr.No.	Tiltle	Details
1	Programme started since	2011
2	Programme implemented in No. Villages	1220
3	No. of DCS covered	3540
4	Programme organized	17211
5	Participants	3,30,317

Self Help Group :

In 1995 Kolhapur Milk Union started implementing Women Dairy Cooperative Leadership Development Programme for rural women. Programme focusing on issues related with Women Empowerment.

Self Help Group is one of important activity towards the rural women’s Empowerment. It played important role in stages of Empowerment. It is an opportunity for women to come together and interact among themselves. In their SHG they come together in a month or every fortnight & subscribe their Thrift, deposit in bank, get & repay loans for their small needs as well as for small income generating activity.

Social Awareness:

Actively able to settle domestic problem faced by women.

Anti Liquor.

Helping hand for the flood affected people by donating food, clothes.

Working as Resource Persons at villages.

Progress at a Glance:

Sr.No.	Tiltle	Details
1	Union started Self Help Group activity since	1995
2	No. of Self Help Group formed	3137
3	No. of women members of self Help group	45,650
4	Amount of total thrift collected	Rs.10 crore

शिवामृत दूध उत्पादक सहकारी संघ मर्यादित, अकलूज

WDCLD Program