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Hello Jammu News at 7:50:00 PM 0

JAMMU SEPTEMBER 16-  Minister for Cooperatives J&K Chering Dorjay today visited Jammu Milk Plant at Satwari and took stock of its functioning.
He also inspected the Laboratory and directed the concerned to keep it clean to maintain   quality of milk products.
 During his visit, the Minister was informed that Jammu and Kashmir Milk Producers Cooperative Limited (JKMPCL) with proactive support of Amul has membership base of over 10000 milk producers with linkages to 400 Village Dairy Cooperative Societies.
It was also informed that that during last 11 years of its operation, turnover of JKMPCL has grown at an impressive CAGR OF 12%. In last financial year 2014-16, the organization achieved turnover of Rs. 21.19 crores out of which around 80% was contributed by pouch milk and remaining by value added products like curd 15% and Ghee. As per approved project JKMPCL has installed 14 Bulk Milk Coolers (BMCs) in Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam, Baramulla, Jammu, Samba and Kathua, thereby creating total chilling capacity of 33 TLPD, the Minister was informed.
It was given out that over 30,000 liter of milk per day was being processed at the Plant daily and marketed in Jammu under Brand “Snowcap”. It was also informed that the Organization is purchasing Milk from the farmers at good rates as per the quality.
Interacting with the Management of JKMPCL, the Minister emphasized the need for improving and strengthening the village level infrastructure so that dairy production is pursued as a gainful commercial activity. He also stressed for developing cordial working relationship between the JKMPCL and the Village Level Cooperatives for deep penetration of benefits.
Chering Dorjay also called for massive advertising of “Snowcap” brand through print and electronic media. He also stressed upon the concerned for organizing awareness camps and workshops so that the general masses are aware about the quality and benefits of Brand.
After his visit at Milk Plant Satwari, the Minister chaired a meeting at JAKFED along with Munish Sharma Vice Chairman JAKFED.   Bashir Ahmed Bhat, Commissioner Secretary to Government cooperatives, Peerzada Hafiz-Ulla, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, J&K Srinagar and other Senior Officers of JAKFED and Cooperative Department also participated in the meeting.
While addressing the house, Munish Sharma said that JAKFED use to procure Key Construction Material like, Bitumen, Tor steel, cement etc. for onward supplies to various Govt. Departments like PWD, Rural Development etc.
The material is procured on the basis of rates approved by the authorities after floating e-tender. It is supplied to Indenting Departments after adding JAKFED service charges as profit for the Institution. The total profit earned by JAKFED is Rs. 216.75 Lacs for financial year 2015-16 and Rs.  417.03 Lacs for financial year 2016-17. Presently JAKFED is running four LPG Agencies at Srinagar (IOC) Jammu, Katra allotted by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. and R.S.Pura allotted by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.  The total profit earned through these Agencies for the financial year 2015-16 is Rs. 174.05 Lakh and for the year 2016-17 is Rs. 163.40 Lakh.
For the revival of JAKFED, the Minister underlined the need to arrange suitable amount to clear the liability of retirees and working capital amount for business expansion / diversification so that the income and expenditure should at least reach at breakeven point.

The Minister called for putting the present assets of JAKFED at Ashajipora Anantnag and land at Govindsar Kathua and other spots to best use.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:59:00 PM 0



JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 04: J&K State Rural Livelihoods Mission having mandate to reach out to all the poor families, link them to livelihoods opportunities and nurture them till they come out of poverty is implementing project in the state under the name “ UMEED”. The Mission aims to reduce poverty in the state by building strong grassroots institutions of the poor, engage them into gainful livelihoods interventions and ensure appreciable improvement in their income on a sustainable basis. In the year 2016, a new dairy based developmental initiative was started in J&K with active collaboration of J&K Milk Producers Co-operative Limited (JKMPCL).
          Under this initiative, it was envisioned to transform the Women Self Help Groups organized under JKSRLM into Women dairy Co-operative Societies having village level milk collection booths. In order to bring greater transparency and accountability in the system. Automatic Milk collection systems were installed at these newly organized societies. These Automatic Milk Collection Booths are owned and managed by members  of Self Help Groups (SHGs)  in a village. Each booth has an Automatic Milk Collection System (AMCS) which  includes  Personal Computer with milk procurement software, automatic FAT determination machine, weighing scale and UPS/battery, used for testing and maintenance of records.
The pilot project of this initiative  started from Block Basohli of district Kathua  in  April ,2016  and  accordingly SHG based automated milk collection booths were established. The pilot project  was successful and in December,2016, Chief Minister Ms. Mehbooba Mufti sanctioned 200  such systems for various blocks across the State.  206 nos. of ‘Automatic Milk Collection Booths’ in different village organizations(village level apex body of SHGs) across Jammu and Kashmir have been established so far.
 In Jammu Division, seventy nine  booths have been established in five districts & in six  blocks namely, Basohli, Gaghwal, Bishnah, Dansal ,Kalakote  & Marh .  The Self Help Groups  of these blocks  associated with the  project have  procured 3.95 lakh kgs of milk  from 1900 milk producers. Average daily milk procurement being reported  is 1870 Kgs per day.The SHGs have reported turnover of Rs 1.28 crores.
Further these booths have provided employment to more than 63 women members of SHGs as AMCS operators and 05 SHG members from different blocks have been recruited on JKMPCL pay roll as AMCS technicians for maintenance of these milk collection systems. With AMCS, milk producers are getting printed information on the quality of their milk, its rate and total amount on real time basis. The process facilitates transparency, accountability and reliability in the system which will further translate into more milk production and increased revenue generation for the members. So far, the initiatives have touched more than 2300 households across the Jammu Division.

Since the SHG members have invested institutional finance of Rs 49 crores in livestock sector, the marketing support from the JKMPCL has given fillip to the dairy activities. The Mission further plans to expand the outreach of the program to other blocks as well which are having  milk availability so that the farmers &  milk producers can get remunerative price as well as  earn income at their doorsteps without the involvement of middlemen.
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