Regional Directorate, Gandhinagar

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Cooperatives in the State: Gujarat

S. No.	Type of Cooperative Society	Number of Societies
1	State Co-op. Bank	1
2	Central Co-op. Bank	18
3	State Co-op Land Development. Bank	1
4	Primary Agri. Credit Societies	9402
5	Nagrik Banks	229
6	Primary Non-agri. Credit Societies	5960
7	Marketing Societies	2174
8	Processing Societies	1204
9	Milk & livestock	16204
10	Farming	914
11	Fisheries	636
12	Consumers	2013
13	Housing	17461
14	Labour Contract	3710
15	Forest Labour	125
16	Irrigation	4628
17	Transport	121
18	Electricity	4
19	Other Non-credit	6561
20	Union & institute	40
21	Sugar	30
22	Industrial	4531
	Total	75967

Implementation of NCDC Programmes:

Financial support by NCDC:

Up to 31.03.2019, NCDC has provided total assistance of Rs.3250.53 crore benefiting various Cooperative projects/units as below:

S. No.	Scheme/Activity	Cumulative Disbursement as on 31-03-2019 (Rs. in crore)
1	Marketing & Inputs	79.91
2	Sugar	1775.61
3	Textile	142.57
4	Processing	15.70
5	Weaker Sections	629.296
6	Consumer	23.29
7	Storage	91.61
8	Integrated Cooperative Development Project (ICDP)	8.82
9	Promotional Schemes	0.22
10	Service & Agri. Credit	470.88
11	MIS	12.621
	Grand Total	3250.53

Achievements during last 5 years (Up to 31.03.2019)

Year	Assistance(Rs. in crore)
	Sections		Disbursements
	Number	Amount
2014-15	15	187.37	133.35
2015-16	28	434.10	272.97
2016-17	23	663.23	424.04
2017-18	37	273.90	274.097
2018-19	9	178.85	338.40

Highlights of the programmes assisted and other relevant achievements/ issues during the last 5 years (2014-15 to 2018-19):

Sanctioned an assistance of Rs. 77.00 Crores for establishment of new spinning mill to Surat Vankar Sahkari Sangh Limited, Surat.

Assisted Bharuch Jilla Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Limited for setting up 100MTPD Cattle feed plant at Aspirational District Narmada with financial assistance of Rs. 19.75 Crore.

Sanctioned assistance for establishment of two new Sugar mills in South Gujarat i.e. Kaveri Sugar Mill and Daman Ganga Sugar Mill.

Assistance sanctioned to Kutch Jilla Dudgh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Limited, Kutch for setting up instant Chilling Centre and Cattle Feed plant of 300MTPD capacity.

Assisted Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd. for establishment of 45 KLPD Ethanol Plant with financial assistance of Rs.24.30 crore.

Sanctioned financial assistance to District Dairy Unions for construction of milk collection centres to 174 Village level Dairy cooperative societies.

Assisted Women Cooperative credit societies-Shree Swashrai Mahila Nagrik Dhiran Sewas Sahakri Mandli Ltd. Vadodara and Shree Surat Mahila Nagrik Dhiran Sewas Sahakri Mandli Ltd. Surat.

Assisted State’s only women Milk Producers Union Shree Morbi District Mahila Milk Producers Cooperative Union Ltd. for construction of 10 milk collection centres and 3 godowns.

Successfully organized Regional Women Workshop at Rajkot on the occasion of Mahila Kisan Diwas in 2018.

Organized one day training programme for dairy cooperatives at Gandhinagar on the occasion of Women Day in 2019.

New Initiatives in the Region during Year F.Y. 2019-20:

• Promoting the idea for establishment of Agro Processing Units at tehsil level.
• Promoting activities under Yuva Sahakar - Cooperative Enterprise Support & Innovation Scheme
• Focussing primary level societies under SAHAKAR 22.
• Commencing capacity building programme for PACS at Regional Training Centre of Laxmanrao Inamdar National Academy for Cooperative Research and Development (LINAC) at Gandhinagar.

Initiatives for development of Aspirational Districts (identified by NITI Aayog) through Cooperatives:

• Organized capacity building programme for women members of Primary Dairy Cooperatives at Aspirational district Narmada.
• Released assistance for setting up Cattle feed plant of 100 MTPD capacity at Dediyapada.
• Assisted Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd. for establishment of 45 KLPD Ethanol Plant with financial assistance of Rs.24.30 crore.

NCDC Regional Awards for coops for the year 2018-19:

Excellence:- Shree Kolithad Juth Seva Sahakari Mandali Ltd., Rajkot	Best PACS
Merit:-Shree Sevani Seva Sahakari Mandali Ltd., Surat.
Excellence:-Varmadhar Dudh Utpadak Sahakri Mandali Ltd., Surendranagar	Best Primary Cooperatives in Dairy Sector
Merit:-Vagahnera Dush Utapadak Sahakari Mandali Ltd., Surat
Excellence:-Shree Khedut Sahakri Khand Udyog Mandali Ltd., Pandvai, Bharuch	Best Primary Cooperatives in Sugar Sector
Merit:-Shree Madhi Vibhag Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandali Ltd.,Surat
Excellence:-Shree Sorath Mahila Vikas Sahakri Mandali Kodinar,Gir-Somnath	Best Women Cooperative
Merit:-Shree Junagadh Mahila Sarafi Sahakri Mandali Ltd., Junagadh

Development Opportunities in the State/Ut through Cooperatives:

Export of Fruits & Vegetables / Women Cooperatives / Fisheries processing units / Agro Processing units.

Success Stories :

Valsad Navsari Jilla Fal Ane Shakbhaji Sahakari Sangh Ltd.” owner of brand “AMIDHARA” is a Co-Op Society Union having primary Horticulture Farmers Co-Op Societies as its members. There are 22 primary Co-Operative society members of VJFS with 45000 farmer members. The processing facility and infrastructure is located at Gandevi in Navsari district of Gujarat state. The Union deals in Fresh, Processed and Frozen Fruits and Vegetables in addition to other Food products. The Union is manufacturing and exporting Kesar Mango Pulp, Alphonso Mango Pulp. Mango Slices, Chikoo Pulp, Chikoo Slice, other Canned vegetables, Ready to Eat Curried Vegetables, various types of Pickles, Chutney, Paste, Tomato Ketchup, Jam and several kinds of Fruit Juices in “AMIDHARA” brand. We also process Tomato, Papaya, and Guava, Banana and other fruits and vegetables in different forms. Fresh Fruits and Vegetables are being supplied to domestic and overseas customers.

All the production activities are carried out in a very hygienic condition as per quality and food safety standards requirement for domestic and various export markets. The F&V Union is certified with ISO 22000:2005, USFDA and FSSAI.

Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Limited Narmada

The sugar mill was commenced its operation in 1996-97 with the crushing capacity of 2500 TCD. Total 22818 cane growers’ farmers are the members of the Sugar mill. The sugar mill has recently undergone modernization for improvement in its crushing capacity. By the virtue of progressive management, the sugar mill has also established an Ethanol plant of 45KLPD capacity with the assistance of NCDC.

UT of Daman and Diu

Cooperatives in the UT of Daman and Diu: Total – 99

Sl. No.	Type	Daman			Diu
		Working	Defunct	Total	Working	Defunct	Total
1	Consumer	1	-	1	3	1	4
2	Dairy	1	4	5	-	-	-
3	Farming	-	-	-	1	-	1
4	Fisheries	1	-	1	14	3	17
5	Housing	19	2	21	-	14	14
6	Industrial	2	1	3	-	4	4
7	Forest Labour	-	-	-	1	-	-
8	Marketing	1	-	1	-	-	-
9	Multipurpose	2	1	2	1	1	2
10	Non-Agri Credit	8	1	9	-	-	1
11	PACS	8	-	8	-	-	-
12	Tribal	1	-	1	-	-	-
13	Others	-	2	2	-	-	-
		44	11	55	20	24	44

Implementation of NCDC Programmes:
Financial support by NCDC:

Up to 31.03.2019, NCDC has provided total disbursement of Rs. 1.808 Crore benefitting various cooperative projects/units as follows:

Beneficiary	Year	Assistance	Purpose
Sagar Putra Fisheries, Diu	1988-89	0.103	FRP fishing canoes
Vivek Fisheries, Diu	1999-2000	1.360	10 mechanized boats
Ratnakar Fisheries, Diu	2005-06	0.345	Expansion of Ice plant
Total		1.808

New Initiatives in the Region during F.Y. 2019-20:

In coordination with Collector Diu, a meeting of fishermen cooperative societies had been held at Conference hall of Collectorate Diu on 18/5/2018.Ms. Vandana Rao IAS, Chief Officer; Diu Municipal Council chaired the meeting. Government Officials of Cooperative and Fisheries department were also present there. The objective of the meeting was to sensitize the stakeholders of the cooperative movement in the district of Diu

For the first time, The Regional Award of NCDC, 2018 has been introduced in the Union Territory to motivate the cooperative societies. The award process has been completed for both the district and the award ceremony was successfully organized on 07.12.2018 to promote the cooperative societies

NCDC Regional Awards for year 2018-19:

Diu	Excellence:-Shree Mahakaleshwar Fisheries Cooperative Society Ltd., Diu
Daman	Merit:-Matsya Udyog Vivdh Karyakari Sahakari Society Ltd., Daman