**Executive Summary**
The document outlines the government's initiatives to bolster dairy cooperatives in Odisha. These efforts include implementing schemes such as the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) and White Revolution 2.0. The goal is to expand cooperative coverage, generate employment, strengthen women's participation, and ensure fair milk procurement.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD):**
* NDDB is the State Implementing Agency (SIA) for Milk Producer Organizations (MPO) and FPOs. No projects have been sanctioned to MPOs in Odisha to date.
* Component B (DTC-JICA) is not implemented in Odisha.
* **White Revolution 2.0:**
* Aims to expand cooperative coverage, generate employment, and strengthen women's participation.
* Provides financial assistance for setting up village-level milk procurement systems, milk chilling facilities, and training.
* Odisha has a target of establishing 8,547 new dairy cooperative societies and strengthening 1,140 existing ones from 2024-25 to 2028-29.
* As of 13th January 2026, 494 new cooperatives have been established and 466 existing ones have been strengthened as of 30th September 2025.
* **Interest Subvention for Working Capital Loans:**
* Supports dairy cooperatives facing liquidity issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* Implemented by DAHD through NDDB under the "Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations" scheme.
* Aims to help Producer Owned Institutions (POIs) make timely milk bill payments.
* Rs 0.29 Crore in interest subvention released to Odisha Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation (OMFED) during FY 2023-24.
* **Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) and erstwhile Dairy Processing Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF):**
* No proposals have been received from eligible entities/dairy cooperatives in Odisha to avail benefits under DIDF/AHIDF.
* **Functional Dairy Cooperatives and Milk Producers in Odisha (as of December 2025):**
* Lists 11 Milk Unions in Odisha, detailing districts covered, number of functional dairy cooperative societies, and producer members.
* Cuttack Milk Union has the highest number of cooperative societies (1481) and producer members (74783).
* **Milk Procurement and Pricing:**
* Dairy cooperatives determine prices based on their cost of production and market forces.
* Ensure a remunerative and stable price structure for milk producer members.
* **Fair and Transparent Milk Procurement:**
* DAHD is implementing the NPDD scheme to strengthen the milk procurement system.
* **Milk Payment System:**
* 80% of milk producer payments in Odisha are made directly into individual bank accounts by OMFED.
* Total milk bill paid by OMFED in December 2025 was Rs. 57.07 Crore.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Dairy Cooperatives in Odisha**
* **Impact:** Beneficiaries of various schemes for financial assistance, infrastructure development, and interest subvention.
* **Action Required:** Submit proposals for availing benefits under DIDF/AHIDF and ensure compliance with scheme guidelines to access support.
**Stakeholder: Milk Producers (Members of Cooperatives)**
* **Impact:** Improved access to fair pricing, timely payments, and strengthened milk procurement systems.
* **Action Required:** Participate in cooperative activities, maintain milk quality, and ensure accurate banking details for direct payments.
**Stakeholder: Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for implementing schemes, monitoring progress, and ensuring effective utilization of funds.
* **Action Required:** Continue implementing and monitoring the NPDD scheme and supporting the development of dairy cooperatives.
**Stakeholder: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)**
* **Impact:** Key implementing agency for interest subvention on working capital loans and assisting in the overall development of the dairy sector.
* **Action Required:** Streamline implementation processes for the schemes, ensure timely disbursement of funds, and provide technical support to dairy cooperatives.
Key Entities Referenced
National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD): A scheme to strengthen dairy cooperatives by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD).
Odisha: The state where the dairy cooperatives are being strengthened.
Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD): The department implementing the scheme to strengthen dairy cooperatives.
White Revolution 2.0: Scheme under funding support from revised NPDD to expand cooperative coverage in the dairy sector.
Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF): Fund for infrastructure development in the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Processing sector.
Ministry of Cooperation
Promotion of dairy cooperatives in odisha
Posted On: 11 FEB 2026 4:03PM by PIB Delhi
The government is implementing the following schemes to strengthen dairy cooperatives in the country,
including Odisha State:-
i. National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
Component A: NDDB is State implementing Agency (SIA) for Milk Producer Organisations (MPO) and
FPOs, till date no project has been sanctioned to MPOs in Odisha State.
Component B: Component B (DTC-JICA) is not implemented in Odisha State
ii. White Revolution 2.0 under funding support from revised NPDD scheme
The programme aims to expand cooperative coverage, generate employment and strengthen
women’s participation in the dairy sector. Under this scheme, financial assistance is being made
available for setting up of village level milk procurement system, Milk Chilling facilities for quality
milk procurement and training and capacity building.
Under White Revolution 2.0, Odisha has been assigned a target for the establishment of 8,547 new dairy
cooperative societies and the strengthening of 1,140 existing dairy cooperative societies during the period
2024–25 to 2028–29, with financial support provided under the National Programme for Dairy
Development (NPDD) scheme of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD).
In Odisha, total 494 new dairy cooperatives have been established as of 13th January 2026 and 466
existing dairy cooperatives have been strengthened as of 30th September 2025.
iii. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy
activities – Interest subvention for working capital loans
To support the Dairy Cooperatives to overcome the liquidity problems being faced due to the COVID-19
pandemic, GoI in FY 2020-21, introduced the component of "Interest subvention on Working Capital
Loans" as component – B under the existing central sector scheme – “Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and
Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities (SDC&FPO)” scheme. The scheme is being
implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) through National Dairy
Development Board (NDDB). The scheme is intended to help Producer Owned Institutions (POIs) to
make timely payment of milk bills to milk producers even during the adverse situation.
Under SDCFPO, interest subvention of Rs 0.29 Crore released to Odisha Cooperative Milk Producers’
Federation (OMFED) during FY 2023-24 in the state of Odisha.
iv. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) and erstwhile Dairy
Processing Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)
Till date no proposals have been received for availing benefits under DIDF/AHIDF from the eligible
entities/ dairy cooperatives from the state of Odisha.(b): The Union-wise number of functional dairy cooperatives and milk producers enrolled in Odisha till
December 2025 is as under:
Sr Milk Union Districts Covered Functional Producer
Dairy Members
Cooperative
Societies
1 Cuttack Milk Union Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, 1481 74783
Kendrapara
2 Puri Milk Union Khurda, Nayagarh, Puri 290 21847
3 Dhenkanal Milk Union Anugul, dhenkanal 65 3144
4 Samaleswari Milk Union Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, 845 42525
Deogarh
5 Boudh Milk Union Boudh 107 4304
6 Balasore-Bhadrak Milk Balasore, Bhadrak 547 40253
Union
7 Koraput-Malkangiri- Koraput, Malkangiri, 155 9775
Nabarangpur&Rayagada Nabarangpur ,Rayagada
Milk Union
8 Bolangir-Kalahandi- Bolangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada 399 28830
Nuapada Milk Union
9 Mayurbhanj Milk Union Mayurbhanj 31 1170
10 Keonjhar Milk Union Keonjhar 180 6934
11 Greater Ganjam-Gajapati Ganjam, Gajapati 124 3912
Milk Union
Source: OMFED
Prices are decided by the dairy cooperatives and other dairies themselves based on their cost of production
and market forces. The dairy cooperatives ensure a remunerative and stable price structure for milk
producer members by revising the milk procurement price to compensate for increase in cost of
production.
To promote fair and transparent milk procurement system, DAHD is implementing the NPDD scheme to
create and strengthen the milk procurement system of dairy cooperative societies in the country. Further,
Under White revolution 2.0 more and more numbers of dairy farmers are being brought under the dairycooperative network.
In Odisha, milk payments for 80% of the milk producers are being paid directly into their individual bank
accounts by OMFED and its affiliated Milk Union. Total milk bill paid by OMFED to the producer
members associated with its DCS in December 2025 was Rs. 57.07 Crore.
This information was given by Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah in a written reply
in Rajya Sabha.
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