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((Short description|Dairy cooperative in India))
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((Rewrite|date=October 2023))
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((Infobox company
| name = Sudha
| logo = Logo Of Sudha by Comfed.svg
| logo_size = 190
| image = Sudhadairy.lpg.PNG
| image_caption = A view of the dairy plant of [[Patna]]
| type = [[Statute|State Government Cooperative]]
| foundation = 1983
| location = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]]
| key_people = 
| industry = [[Dairy]]
| owner = [[Government of Bihar|Ministry of Cooperation]], [[Government of Bihar]]
| parent = 
| products = Milk and its Products
| homepage = [http://www.sudha.coop/ sudha.coop]
))

The '''Bihar State Milk Co-Operative Federation Ltd''' is a [[statute|state government cooperative]] under the [[ownership]] of Ministry of Cooperation, [[Government of Bihar]], [[India]]. It was established in 1983 as a state government cooperative of the Government of Bihar. It markets its products under the label "Sudha Dairy".<ref name="Bihar milk Reference4">((cite news |title=Nitish asks COMFED to maintain quality of 'Sudha' products |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/nitish-asks-comfed-to-maintain-quality-of-sudha-products/1290921 |access-date=17 March 2021 |publisher=www.outlookindia.com |date=18 April 2018))</ref> The co-operative facilitates the procurement, processing, and marketing of dairy products. It provides education to the unions on efficient dairy processing, and assists them with animal care including artificial insemination, vaccination, and feeding.<ref>((cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lAlW9pkB88AC&dq=Bihar+State+Milk+Co-operative+Federation&pg=PA21|title=Co-operatives and dairy development : changing destiny of rural women|last=Rao|first=V.M.|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=2005|isbn=978-81-8324-002-4|edition=1st|location=New Delhi|pages=21))</ref>

==History==
[[File:COMFED Logo.svg|alt=.|thumb|120x120px|Logo Of Bihar State Cooperative Milk Federation (COMFED)]]
The Dairy co-operative was founded in 1983 to coordinate the work of various local milk unions. The government opened [[Nalanda]] dairy in 2013 which is the Largest Automation based Dairy Plant in Eastern India. The establishment of Sudha was a result of [[Operation Flood|White Revolution]].((citation needed|date=March 2019)) In January 2021,the organisation had decided to make two new dairy plants in [[Bhagalpur]] and [[Purnia]] districts operational by the next three-four months each with a capacity of 2 lakh litres per day.<ref name="Bihar milk Reference1">((cite news |last1=shankar |first1=Rama |title=Bhagalpur, Purnia to get dairy plants soon ((!)) Patna News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bhagalpur-purnia-to-get-dairy-plants-soon/articleshow/80426720.cms |access-date=16 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=24 January 2021 |language=en))</ref> The setting of new plants would help enhance the income of the milk producers of the region.<ref name="Bihar milk Reference1" /> In year 2020,[[Bihar]] Government started a dairy plant of 5 lakh litres per day and an animal fodder plant of 300 MT per day at Bihian.<ref name="Bihar milk Reference1" /> For setting up dairy plants and animal fodder plants in the state, Government had released a sum of ₹53 crore to Comfed as first instalment out of ₹234 crore.<ref name="Bihar milk Reference1" /> In 2018,Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation, known as Sudha, planned at consolidating its market in [[Guwahati]] before expanding its reach to other states of the Northeast.<ref name="Bihar milk Reference3">((cite news |title=SUDHA to expand its footprints in northeast |url=https://www.indiancooperative.com/co-op-news-snippets/sudha-to-expand-its-footprints-in-northeast/ |access-date=17 March 2021 |date=26 November 2018 |ref=Indian Cooperative))</ref> As per this policy, Sudha unveiled a range of dairy products comprising pouch milk in two variants, curd, paneer, lassi, chhach, peda, misti doi and cream in [[Guwahati]].<ref name="Bihar milk Reference3" />

==Organization==
Eight district level Milk Producers' Cooperative Unions are affiliated to the Federation. These unions cover Thirty Eight districts. In addition, Rest of Areas are covered directly by the Federation. They are:

* Vaishali Patliputra Milk Union, [[Patna]] covering [[Patna]], [[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]], [[Nalanda]], [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saran]] and [[Sheikhpura]] districts.
* DR Milk Union (DRMU), [[Barauni]] covering [[Begusarai]], [[Khagaria]], [[Lakhisarai]], and part of [[Patna]] Districts.
* Tirhut Milk Union (TIMUL), [[Muzaffarpur]] covering [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Sitamarhi]], [[Sheohar]], [[East Champaran]] ([[Motihari]]), [[Chakia, Bihar|Chakia]], [[West Champaran]], [[Siwan, Bihar|Siwan]], and [[Gopalganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gopalganj]].
* Mithila Milk Union, [[Samastipur]] covering [[Samastipur]], [[Darbhanga]] & [[Madhubani district |Madhubani]], districts.
* Shahabad Milk Union, [[Arrah|Ara]] covering [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]], [[Buxar]], [[Kaimur district|Kaimur]] & [[Rohtas District|Rohtas]] districts.
* Vikramshila Milk Union (VIMUL), [[Bhagalpur]]: Covering [[Bhagalpur]], [[Munger]], [[Banka, Bihar|Banka]] and [[Jamui]] Districts.
* Kosi Milk Union, [[Purnia]] : covering [[Purnia District|Purnia]], [[Katihar District|Katihar]], [[Araria District|Araria]], [[Kishanganj District|Kishanganj]], [[Supaul District|Supaul]], [[Saharsa District|Saharsa]] and [[Madhepura District|Madhepura]] Districts.
* Magadh Milk Union, [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] : covering [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], Aurangabad, [[Jehanabad district|Jehanabad]], [[Arwal]] and [[Nawada District|Nawada]] Districts.

The dairy development work continued  and at present there are eight district level milk unions covering thirty Eight districts of [[Bihar]]. Comfed develops the districts first in terms of dairy development coupled with capacity development of milk producers to shoulder broader responsibilities and then hands over the entire operations to the representatives democratically elected by the milk producers. In 2020,[[Bihar]] Government had launched several new plants of the [[Bihar]] State Milk State Milk Cooperative Federation Limited (Comfed), worth over ₹221.73 crore.<ref name="Bihar milk Reference2">((cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Madan |title=Bihar CM launches several plants of Comfed worth Rs 221 crore ((!)) Patna News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/cm-launches-several-plantsof-comfed-worth-rs-221-crore/articleshow/77790713.cms |access-date=16 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=29 August 2020 |language=en))</ref> 

The plants which were inaugurated are 

# ₹61.21 crore-dairy plant at [[Samastipur]] 
# ₹39.51 crore fodder plant at Bihia in [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]] district 
# ₹12.88 crore Milko-screen plant 
# 4.14 road milk tankers worth ₹3.13 crore.<ref name="Bihar milk Reference2" /> 

[[Bihar]] Government under Chief Minister [[Nitish Kumar]] also laid foundation for 

# A new dairy plant of 2 lakh litres per day capacity at Gaya to be set up at a total cost of ₹26 crore 
# Dairy plant at Hajipur in Vaishali district to be set up at a  cost of ₹52.59 crores.<ref name="Bihar milk Reference2" /> 

In addition [[Bihar]] Government had also launched some new products of Sudha brand which included tetra-pack ‘lassi’, tetra-pack ‘chhachh’, tetra-pack ‘ilaichi’-flavoured milk, butter toffee flavoured milk and Haldi milk and some new varieties of Ice Cream.<ref name="Bihar milk Reference2" />

Comfed is serving the consumers of not only in [[Bihar]] but also in [[Jharkhand]] and there are three dairies at [[Jamshedpur]], [[Ranchi]] and [[Bokaro district|Bokaro]]. These dairies are serving a good number of towns and cities of [[Jharkhand]] in [[Ranchi]], East & West Singhbhoom, [[Hazaribagh]], [[Gumla]], [[Khunti]], [[Palamu district|Palamu]], Lohardaga, [[Bokaro_district|Bokaro]], Dhanbad, Giridih etc. Sudha Milk and some products are available in [[Delhi]]/[[National Capital Region (India)|NCR]] region and [[Uttarakhand]] also apart from a number of towns and cities of [[Uttar Pradesh|U.P.]] and [[West Bengal]].Comfed is now also serving in North-Eastern states like [[Assam]], [[meghalaya]], [[Nagaland]] etc.

The Farmer's Training Centre at [[Patna]], [[Barauni]] and [[Begusarai]] provides training to the milk producers and society functionaries in various aspects of dairying, clean milk production, society operation, artificial insemination etc.

== Products and impact ==
((unreferenced section|date=March 2019))
[[File:Nalanda dairy 01.jpg|thumb|left|Nalanda dairy plant]]
The Milk Federation operates Nalanda dairy, a fully automated dairy plant at Bihar Sharif of Nalanda district that opened in 2013. Its products are marketed by parent organization Comfed, Patna.((citation needed|date=March 2019))
The Nalanda dairy has tetrapak and Elecster machines which are used for packaging of [[Ultra-high-temperature processing|UHT]] processed milk, juice and flavored milk with a long shelf life. This is the first fully automated dairy plant of eastern India.

Sudha has witnessed growth in this portfolio, especially long life [[Ultra-high-temperature processing|UHT]] products for urban populations. They undergo UHT treatment to remove all micro-organisms while retaining nutrition. Sudha sells around 4-5,00,000 liters of UHT milk and other value-added products per month. UHT products have enabled Sudha to position itself as the market leader in packaged milk segment without the need for maintaining cold supply chains.

[[File:Elecster machine.jpg|thumb|left|Elecster machine at Nalanda dairy]]

((clear))

==See also==
*[[Karnataka Milk Federation]]
*[[Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation]]

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
*((Official website|http://www.sudha.coop/))

[[Category:Dairy products companies of India]]
[[Category:Economy of Bihar]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Bihar]]
[[Category:Dairy cooperatives in India]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1983]]

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