Milestones
1973
Registration of milk union under Gujarat Co-op. Act,1962.
1975
Milk Union Administration was taken over by Gujarat Dairy Development Corporation(GDDC).
1977
The first election was held to elect the Board of Milk Union. Chief Minister of Gujarat Hon’ble Late Shri Babubhai Jashbhai Patel laid foundation stone for establishing Dairy building at Godhra, in august presence of the then Panchayat Minister of Gujarat Hon’ble Late Shri Maneklal Gandhi.
1979
Milk Chilling Plant of 30,000 LPD capacity commissioned at Godhra, by GDDC.
1982
Tech. Input Services namely Animal Health & Artificial Insemination started under OF-II.
1983
The Administration of District Co-op. Milk Union was handed over to the elected Board, by GDDC.
1984
The chilling plant capacity was expanded from 30,000 to 60,000 kg per day. Ghee packing started.
1985
The milk processing capacity of plant was expanded from 60,000 kg to 1,00,000 kg per day. The Powder Plant having capacity of 10 MT per day was commissioned.
1993
Dairy Herd Improvement Programme Actions(DIPA), a field progeny testing programme launched in collaboration with Baroda & Sabar Milk Unions under the technical guidance of NDDB.
1994
Milk Union got registered under Milk & Milk Product order (MMPO), Govt. of India. A Milk Chilling Plant at Chopada(Lunawada) commissioned to process 50,000 kg milk per day. Cluster Concept to increase coverage under Artificial Insemination was adopted.