Regional Directorate, Gandhinagar

Name of Regional Directorate: Gandhinagar
Jurisdiction: Gujarat, UT of Daman & Diu
Address of Regional Directorate: Plot No. 272-273, Behind Central Bank of India, GH Road, Sector-16, Gandhinagar, Gujarat – 382016.
Name of Regional Director: Sh. Sanjay Kumar
Contact details:Phone No. : 079-23222293, E-mail: ro.gandhinagarncdc.in

Google Map link (Route map of Directorate):

https://www.google.com/maps/place/National+Cooperative+ Development+Corporation

Gujarat

Cooperatives in Gujarat:

S. No.	Category of Societies	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	9999
5	Nagrik Banks	225
6	Primary Non-agri. Credit Societies	6257
7	Marketing Societies	2362
8	Processing Societies	1279
9	Milk & livestock	16760
10	Farming	907
11	Fisheries	701
12	Consumers	2026
13	Housing	17642
14	Labour Contract	3764
15	Forest Labour	135
16	Irrigation	4780
17	Transport	121
18	Electricity	7
19	Other Non-credit	9639
20	Union & institute	50
21	Sugar	30
22	Industrial	4767
	Total	81468

Implementation of NCDC Programmes:

Financial support by NCDC:

Up to 31.03.2021, NCDC has provided total assistance of Rs. 3420.33 crore benefiting various cooperative units as below:

S. No.	Scheme/Activity	Cumulative Disbursements as on 31.03.2021 (Rs. in crore)
1	Marketing & Inputs	80.2
2	Sugar	1903.2
3	Textile	143.12
4	Consumer	22.3
5	Storage	92.08
6	ICDP	9.0
7	Promotional Schemes	0.22
8	Computerization	12.7
9	Foodgrain/ Fruits and Vegetables	15.21
10	Industrial& Service	471.0
11	Fisheries	36.2
12	Dairy	635.0
13	Handloom	0.1
	Total	3420.33

 

Sector wise cumulative disbursements
Cumulative Disbursements as on 31.03.2021 (Rs. in crore)

 

Achievements during last 5 years (Up to 31.03.2021):

Year	Assistance
	Sanctions		Disbursements (Rs. in crore)
	Number	Amount
2016-17	23	663.23	424.04
2017-18	37	273.90	274.097
2018-19	9	178.85	338.4
2019-20	13	168.86	118.34
2020-21	17	63.23	52.22

Highlights of the programmes assisted and other relevant achievements/ issues during the last 5 years (2016-17 to 2020-21):

• Sanctioned an assistance of Rs. 77.00 crore 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.
• 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 Centers to 300 Village level Dairy cooperative societies.
• Successfully organized Regional Women Workshop at Rajkot on the occasion of Mahila Kisan Diwas.
• Organized one day training programmes for dairy cooperatives at Gandhinagar on the occasion of Women Day.

New Initiatives taken in the Region during Year F.Y. 2020-21:

• Steps were taken to promote Framers Producers Organization (FPOs) at Block Level.
• Efforts made to strengthen Micro Food Processing Cooperatives under PMFME scheme.
• Activities under Yuva Sahakar - Cooperative Enterprise Support & Innovation Scheme were encouraged.
• Focusing to establish primary level societies as Agro Processing Centres.

Regional Training Centre (RTC) Gandhinagar:

The LINAC Regional Cooperative Training Centre inaugurated in the FY 2020-21 on the first floor of the directorate building with a seating capacity of about 45 participants at a time. It is fully air-conditioned centre with all necessary facilities.
Four online programs have been organized for employees and members of Board of Management of the cooperatives during first, second and third quarter of last financial year. The programmes were themed on Basic Cooperative Principle, Accounting, Governance and Business Development. Regional Training Centre, Gandhinagar also successfully organized two day online training program exclusively for women cooperatives and SHGs which received enthusiastic participation from various districts of Gujarat. The topic of online training program was ‘Role of Women Directors in Governance’ and ‘Business Development in Cooperatives’.

 

Training conducted by RTC gandhinagar

RTC organized our four online training programmes for primary level cooperatives. Around 300 participants from different districts of the State attended these programmes.

Capacity building programmes for Primary Cooperatives

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

There are two Aspirational Districts in Gujarat viz., Narmada & Dahod. Initiatives taken for development of these districts are as follows:

• Organized capacity building programmes for women members of Primary Dairy Cooperatives in Aspirational district Narmada.
• Released assistance to District Dairy Union Bharch for setting up a Cattle feed plant of 100 MTPD capacity at Dediyapada Block of Narmada.
• Assisted Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd. for establishment of 45 KLPD Ethanol Plant with financial assistance of Rs.24.30 crore at Nandod Block of Narmada.
• Sanctioned the financial Assistance to Tribal Women Cooperatives of Dahod District for setting up seed grading plant.

Success Stories :

Valsad Navsari Jilla Fal Ane Shakbhaji Sahakari Sangh Ltd. owner of brand “AMIDHARA”, it 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. The society also processestomato, 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 Ltd, Narmada:
  The sugar mill 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.

 

Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Cooperatives in UT of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu:

S. No.	Type	Daman			Diu
		Working	Defunct	Total	Working	Defunct	Total
1	Consumer	1		1	3	1	4
2	Dairy	1	4	5	0	0	0
3	Farming				1	0	1
4	Fisheries	2		2	14	3	17
5	Housing	19	2	21	0	11	11
6	Industrial	2	1	3	0	4	4
7	Forest Labour				1		1
8	Marketing	1		1	0	0	0
9	Multipurpose	2	1	3	1	1	2
10	Credit	8	1	9	0	1	1
11	PACS	8		8	3	0	3
12	Tribal	1		1	0	0	0
13	Others		2	2	0	0	0
	Total	45	11	56	23	21	44

Implementation of NCDC Programmes:

Financial support by NCDC:

Up to 31.03.2021, NCDC has provided total disbursement of Rs. 1.81 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	1999-20	1.36	10 mechanized boats
Ratnakar Fisheries, Diu	2005-06	0.345	Expansion of Ice plant
Total		1.808