NDDB and MP State Cooperative Dairy Federation sign MoU at Bhopal cooperative conference
At a State Level Cooperative Conference in Bhopal on 13 April 2025, attended by Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation signed an MoU to expand cooperative milk collection.
Summary
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah was chief guest at the State Level Cooperative Conference in Bhopal on 13 April 2025, with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav present. An MoU was signed between the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation (MPCDF). According to the Ministry of Cooperation, Madhya Pradesh produces 9% of India's milk, but cooperative dairies' share in it is under 1%, and only 17% of the state's villages have a milk collection system. The MoU opens the way to extend collection to the remaining 83% of villages, with an aim of setting up cooperative dairy societies in 50% of villages in the first five years.
Key facts
- Event
- State Level Cooperative Conference, Bhopal, 13 April 2025
- MoU parties
- NDDB and MP State Cooperative Dairy Federation
- MP share of national milk output
- 9%
- Cooperative dairies' share in MP
- under 1%
- Villages with milk collection
- 17%
- Five-year aim
- cooperative societies in 50% of villages
Practice MCQs 3 questions
At the State Level Cooperative Conference in Bhopal on 13 April 2025, the National Dairy Development Board signed an MoU with which body?
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Correct answer: B — Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation
Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation (MPCDF) signed the MoU with NDDB.
According to the Ministry of Cooperation, what share of India's milk does Madhya Pradesh produce?
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Correct answer: A — 9%
9% of India's milk is produced in Madhya Pradesh; only 17% of its villages have a milk collection system.
Consider the following statements about the dairy cooperative position in Madhya Pradesh as stated at the Bhopal conference: 1. Cooperative dairies' share in the state's milk production is under 1%. 2. Milk collection systems already cover 83% of the state's villages. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. Cooperative dairies' share is under 1%; only 17% of villages have milk collection, and the MoU aims to extend it to the remaining 83%.