Union Profile

        The Tumkur Milk Union registered as "Tumkur Co-operative Milk Producers Societies Union Limited" under registrar of Co-operative societies act on 30th March 1977. The dairy co-operatives were established under the ANAND pattern in a three tier system. Formation of Village Level Dairy Co-operatives societies at village level, Milk Unions at District Level to take care of the procurement, processing and marketing of milk and Federation at state level to co-ordinate milk movement and marketing at the State level.  

Area of operation

     The area of operation is entire Tumkur district having of 10 taluks (Tumkur, Gubbi, C.N.Halli, Tiptur, Turuvekere, Kunigal, Koratagere, Sira, Madhugiri, Pavagada)  comprising of 2574 revenue villages.

Membership

         As on March-2024 the total Members enrolled was 2,91,207. Out of which 1,20,602 are Small farmers,  74,606 are Marginal farmers, 42,154 are Landless labour and others 53,845. Out of Total Membership 89,475 are women members, 28,415 Schedule caste and 23,296 are the Scheduled Tribe members.

Organisation of Dairy Co-operative Societies (DCS)

         At present 1346 MPCS are functional. New societies will be organized in the uncovered areas based on milk potentiality, surplus and taking the cost of milk transportation. There are about 95 milk collections centers are working in the milk shed. These collection centers will be converted into societies. As at the end of  March-2024, the Union has 1390  registered DCS and 1381 commissioned DCS. Out of which, 1346 are functional. 343 exclusive women DCS are functioning.

Milk Procurement

     During 1975-76, the average milk procurement was 1035 kgs per day. At the time of registration of the Union, the milk procurement rose to 9,486 kgs per day. From then onwards, the milk procurement increased by many folds due to effective implementation of various input activities. The present milk procurement is 7.75 lakh kgs per day. On 29th of June 2022, the Union procured 9,31,684 kgs and it is recorded as highest milk procurement since inception.

      During 2023-24  as on mar-24 avg milk procurement is  8.17 lakh kgs of milk daily from 1346 DCS comprises of 2.91 lakh members. 

Marketing Activities

          The marketing area includes entire Tumkur district and a small part of Bangalore urban and rural districts. The Union sells varieties of milks i.e. Toned Milk, Homogenized Toned milk, Homogenized Cow Milk , Special Milk and Shubam Milk. The other range of the products being manufactured and marketed includes Curd,UHT-FP Milk, Ghee , Butter Milk, Mysore Pak, Cashew burfi and Peda. Besides this, the Union sells all the products produced by Nandini Milk products, a unit of K.M.F. The Union is increasing its market share steadily. At present, we are marketing 3.17 lakh litres per day. On 24th of Aug-2023, the Union sales 3,31,246 liters of milk & on 17th of April-24 the Union sales  1,84,007 kgs of curds and it is recorded as highest milk sales  and curd sales since inception.

         From Oct-16 union is selling milk and curds in small part of Navi Mumbai, at present we are marketing 2,00,000 litres per day and on 21st of April -2023, the Union sales 2,49,180 liters of milk in Mumbai and it is recorded as highest milk sales in Mumbai.