references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . december 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message dudhsagar dairy amul type cooperative industry milk production founded 1963 headquarters mehsana gujarat india key people chairman gujarat co operative milk marketing federation ltd. gcmmf revenue us 549.273 million 2012 13 website www.dudhsagardairy.coop the mehsana district cooperative milk producers union ltd. popularly known as dudhsagar dairy is a member of the state level gujarat cooperative milk marketing federation anand . dudhsagar dairy is the largest dairy in asia processing on an average 1.41 million kilograms of milk each day . it has established a network for procuring milk from 4 500 000 milk producers through 1150 village milk cooperatives . today dudhsagar dairy has a membership of over 520 000 dairy farmers . its consolidated turnover in 2012 13 was more than rs . 34 billion . the union procured 614.7 million kg of milk during 2012 13 at an average milk procurement of 3.2 million kg of milk per day during peak season . the union is iso 9001 2000 iso 14000 2004 and iso 22000 2005 certified and is an environment friendly organisation . the building was designed by the architect achyut kanvinde . contents 1 history 2 timeline 3 references 4 external links history edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message a cooperative movement on the lines of amul model initiated in mehsana organized the rural milk producers encouraging them to pull together their resources . on 8 november 1960 dudhsagar dairy was registered under mumbai co operative societies act 1925 . shri mansinhbhai pruthviraj patel laid the foundation stone on 2 april 1963 . gujarat cooperative milk marketing federation ltd. gcmmf is a body of dairy cooperatives in gujarat . thirteen dairy cooperatives work under gcmmf . mehsana district cooperative milk producer s union limited is also a part of gcmmf and it contributes the highest amount of milk collection for gcmmf . gcmmf sells its milk brand under the name of amul . timeline edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message 1960 rs 5232 were funded by shri mansinghbhai with the help of which 11 milk societies produced 3 300 litre milk per day . mehsana milk association was founded on 8 november 1960 1961 started supplying milk to ahmedabad municipal dairy 1962 shri mansinghbhai was voted into the working committee of sahkari dairy and animal breeding program during the third 5 year plan 1963 foundation of dudhsagar dairy 1964 foundation of milk cold storage facility at vihar 1965 under the guidance of shri morarjibhai desai the first powder plant with capacity of 90000 liter and pasteurization plant was inaugurated 1966 shri mansinghbhai attended the 17th international dairy conference . 1966 mobile animal hospital was started 1966 750 mt powder was ordered for soldiers 1966 mehsana district started receiving pure ghee 1967 shmt . indira gandhi visited the plant on 3 october 1967 1968 foundation of milk cold storage facility at kheralu 1968 dudhsagar patrika was started 1968 started transporting milk to delhi 1969 sagardaan factory at boriawi was inaugurated by then chief minister shri hitendrabhai desai 1970 shri mansinghbhai passes away on 30 september 1970 1970 the expansion project was inaugurated on 4 november 1970 1970 dairy started producing baby food with iso mark 1971 m.i.t was inaugurated on 14 january 1971 when the plant was producing 254000 litres of milk on daily basis which was double the plant s original capacity 1972 foundation of second powder plant 1972 milk distribution started in major states of india including mumbai under the brand name sagar 1972 on 2 april 1972 dairy celebrated its 11th anniversary in the presence of sir richard tehan marketing head of u.k milk and international dairy foundation speaker 1973 inauguration of milk cold storage facility at hansapur 1973 gujarat milk marketing federation ltd. was started 1973 statue of late shri mansinghbhai pruthviraj was unveiled by shri morarji desai 1974 foundation of a new powder plant 1975 cattle breeding centre started at jagudan mehsana 1975 foundation of milk cold storage facility at kadi mehsana 1976 foundation of milk cold storage facility at harij 1977 animal insurance program started 1977 banas dairy started under the support and guidance of dudhsagar dairy 1978 milk pouch packaging started 1979 milk production capacity increased from 254000 litres to 450000 litres on daily basis 1980 wireless project for animal treatment started 1981 sagardaan factory at ubkhal was inaugurated 1982 milk production plant at dudhsagar dairy was expanded considering the high demand of milk supply 1983 dudhsagar receives a gold medal from institute of defense and national character . new offices and staff quarters set up 1984 animal fair planned and inauguration of fourth powder plant . 1985 savings plan started for the benefits of dairy councilors . 1991 highest amount of milk production per day achieved with 119.4 mn litres of milk produced at dushsagar dairy 1992 500 grams ghee pouches launched in market under the brand name sagar 1993 s.c.m plant started tetrapack ghee launched in the market 1994 1000th milk society established 1998 shri motibhai awarded with indira gandhi priyadarhshini award for his contribution towards women awareness project 2000 received iso and haccp accreditations 2001 sagar sfruti a flavored milk brand introduced in the market 2003 mass cattle deworming program for cattle started 2004 inauguration of dudhmansagar dairy 2005 shri motibhai chaudhry passes away 2006 protest against increased gas prices 2006 the milk plant visit program started for women 2007 reached bulkcoolers 100 in number 2008 milk societies accredited with iso . total 85 societies registered 2009 iso accreditation for all the milk societies belonging to the union 2009 animal insurance increased by 100 % 2009 508th artificial insemination center started 2009 40 000 women benefited under sagar darshan plan 2011 currently approx . 800000 litres of milk collected from rajasthan hariyana uttar pradesh and punjab on daily basis and is processed at sudhmansagr dairy at manoras later distributed in delhi ncr market 2011 foundation of an upcoming dairy plant dudhmotisagar with the capacity of 3 million litres of milk per day is in process at hariyana 2012 mansinghbhai institute of food and dairy technology started to educate students in dairy technology and in the first year college 32 students enrolled out of which 14 were girls 2012 sagar moti and amul moti milk pouches launched in the market with milk that can be stored up to 30 days 2012 cattle fodder production factory with a capacity of 1000 metric ton setup at jagudan and inaugurated by hon. chief minister of gujarat shri narendrabhai modi 2012 amul diamond pouch introduced in the market 2012 a new dairy plant with capacity of 3 million litres of milk per day was set up at dudhmotisagar dairy gharuheda and was inaugurated by chief minister of hariyana shri bhupendrasingh huda 2012 the facility at hansapur was renovated and was inaugurated by revenue minister shrimati anandiben patel 2013 foundation of dr. v.n.kurian academy references edit 1 dudhsagar dairy to invest rs 350 cr in new plant on times of india 2 amul row mehsana union hits back at gcmmf md business standard 3 mehsana milk body taking amul model beyond gujarat the hindu 4 massive protest by dairy farmers times of india 5 chaudhary gets hc breather for now times of india 6 probe corruption allegations at mehsana dairy high court times of india 7 amul row hc extends stay on no trust motion times of india 8 gcmmf board to meet on 5 december times of india 9 gcmmf row in reaches sc ; probe govt starts inquiry at at sic mehsana dairy times of india 10 mehsana s dudhsagar dairy achieves rs 4 254 crore turnover times of india external links edit dudhsagar dairy official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dudhsagar dairy & oldid 684976579 categories dairy products companies of indiaeconomy of gujaratmehsana districthidden categories engvarb from may 2014use dmy dates from may 2014articles lacking in text citations from december 2013all articles lacking in text citationspages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles needing additional references from february 2014all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged 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