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Banas Save Soil Empowering farmers with sustainable dairy and soil solutions

Banaskantha District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union Ltd.
About Us – Banas Dairy
Cooperation! A quality that resides in the blood of every citizen of India. India is that pious land
which has spread the message of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” the world is the family) round the
globe. Overall, Gujarat is a dry land and especially when it comes to Banaskantha it is
considered to be a desert area. Picking up the impression of the backward area due to the lack
of scope for industrialization, our founder Lt. Galbabhai Nanjibhai Patel saw the dream of
changing this identity of this area. With the vision of “the widow living in the remotest village of
the district shall live her life with self-respect and dignity keeping her hand on the handle of the
sickle”; Galbabhai attempted that the local people shall participate in the integrated business of
milk by initiating cooperative activities with the milk cooperative societies on October 3rd, 1966.
In the area where the firm belief was prevailing that “the son and the milk cannot be sold”
accomplishing this task was a challenge itself. Taking each and every social class with him
without any partiality, on January 31st, 1969, Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Producers’
Union Ltd (Banas Dairy) got registered under The Cooperative Societies Act. Later on, on
January 14th, 1971, Galbabhai inaugurated the Banas Dairy Plant spread in 122 acres which is
currently situated in Jagana Village- 4 kms away from present Palanpur. Beginning with some
hundred litres per day, Banas Dairy today has reached on an average daily capacity of 5.7
million litres milk production.
Banas Purpose:
“Engaged in Harvesting Happiness”
Banas Vision:
”We will strive to be the best Dairy Cooperative, with productive and sustainable dairy farming
and products meeting global needs, by strengthening: our Values, Cooperative movement,
Women empowerment, Regenerative agriculture, innovation; Enriching lives through technology
and expand ‘Beyond Dairy’ for happiness of all stakeholders, by becoming a Quality
Organization, a Great Place to Work and help India become a ‘Dairy to the world’.”
Late Galbabhai Patel, founder chairman and the selfless sage cocooned a dream to uplift Socio￾economical status of village farmers which is fulfilled through the creation of a Co-operative milk
union for Banaskantha district, on the foot print of "Amul Dairy" of Kheda district, the ideal model
of a co-operative. Consequently, eight village level co-operative milk societies in Vadgam and
Palanpur taluka of district were registered and started collecting and pouring milk at DudhSagar
Dairy, Mehsana from 3rd October, 1966. The milk union got registered under the Co-operative
Act on 31st January, 1969 as Banaskantha District Co-operative milk producers' Union Limited,
Palanpur, popularly known as "BANAS DAIRY". The foundation stone was laid down by late
Galbabhai Patel on 14th January, 1971 at 122 acres land acquired near Jagana village in order
to set up dairy plant under the Operation Flood programme launched by National Dairy
Development Board. On 7th May, 1971 the dairy started functioning at the same place with
handling capacity of 1.5 lac liters of milk that was expanded later on with processing capacity of
4lac liters milk per day.
BANAS DAIRY can meet with future challenges to collect the entire milk produced in district,
processing and manufacturing quality milk products to satisfy customers. Altogether Banas-I (6
LLPD processing capacity) and Banas-II Dairy plant (33 LLPD processing capacity) along with
new venture Banas-III (17 LLPD processing capacity) and 3 milk Chilling Centers Khiman,
Tharad and Radhanpur, Banas Dairy is able to process 56 lacs liters of milk per day. Banas II
dairy plant is a State of Art plant which has been built by National Dairy Development Board on
turnkey basis. This Plant encompasses 40 MTPD butter and 60 MT powder plant.