Built over 15 acres in Gandhinagar district, the state-of-the-art Unit-2 facility adds 2.5 lakh litres per day of automated processing capacity—doubling Madhur Dairy’s total handling capability to 5 lakh LPD under India’s White Revolution 2.0 roadmap.
Strengthening cooperative dairy infrastructure in western India under the national “Sahkar Se Samriddhi” (Prosperity through Cooperation) framework, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has formally inaugurated Madhur Dairy’s state-of-the-art automated milk processing and packaging facility (Unit-2) at Dashela in Gandhinagar district, Gujarat. According to an official release by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) and the Ministry of Cooperation, the greenfield facility—constructed across 15 acres at a capital outlay of approximately ₹128 crore—marks a major expansion for the Gandhinagar District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union.
Founded in 1971 and currently generating an annual turnover of ₹628 crore, Madhur Dairy has deployed modern automation across Unit-2 to elevate product hygiene, shelf life, and value-added dairy processing efficiency. The commissioning adds 2.5 lakh litres per day (LPD) of initial processing capacity—designed to double the union’s total regional milk handling capacity to 5 lakh LPD—directly benefiting tens of thousands of smallholder dairy producers across central Gujarat.
Key infrastructure milestones, technological rollouts, and cooperative economics highlighted during the inauguration include:
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Modernizing Cooperative Processing & Packaging: Equipped with high-speed automated pasteurization, cold-chain storage, and hygienic packaging lines, Madhur Dairy Unit-2 expands the union’s capability to process fresh liquid milk alongside higher-margin value-added dairy products (VADP), ensuring superior price realization for member farmers.
AI Empowerment & Digital Extension (“Sarlaben”): Speaking alongside Gujarat Legislative Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Madhur Dairy Chairman Shankarsinh Rana, and GCMMF Chairman Ashok Chaudhary, Minister Shah highlighted the deployment of Amul’s AI-powered digital assistant “Sarlaben”—providing rural women dairy farmers with real-time veterinary guidance, breeding insights, and herd nutrition advisories in local languages.
Women-Led Cooperative Scale in Gujarat: Underscoring the economic footprint of Gujarat’s dairy cooperative network, Shah noted that more than 36 lakh (3.6 million) rural women entrepreneurs across the state collectively trade roughly 3 crore (30 million) litres of milk daily, generating nearly ₹200 crore in daily rural economic turnover deposited transparently into producer accounts.
Circular Economy & White Revolution 2.0: The plant expansion aligns directly with the central government’s White Revolution 2.0 initiative and dairy circularity model—integrating biogas/Bio-CNG generation and organic manure production from cattle dung, which is projected to boost smallholder dairy farm incomes by up to 20 per cent while curbing rural carbon emissions.
From an agribusiness supply-chain and cooperative development perspective, capital investments like Madhur Dairy Unit-2 illustrate how decentralized district unions within the Gujarat cooperative federation continue to modernize processing capacity ahead of regional milk supply growth. Pairing automated stainless-steel processing plants with AI-driven farmgate advisory tools strengthens milk quality traceability, reduces post-harvest spoilage, and anchors rural household liquidity.
Source: Press Information Bureau (PIB)
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