Regional Directorate, Gandhinagar

Name of Regional Directorate: Gandhinagar
Jurisdiction: Gujarat, UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Address of Regional Directorate: Plot No. 272-273, GH Road, Behind Central Bank of India, Sector-16, Gandhinagar, Gujarat – 382016.
Name of Regional Director: Sh. Sanjay Kumar
Contact details:Phone No. : 079-23222293, Fax: 079-23238292,  (CRM: 9311765340) 
E-mail: ro.gandhinagar@ncdc.in

Google Map link (Route map of Directorate):

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Gujarat

Cooperatives in Gujarat:

S. No. Category of Societies Number of Societies
1 State Co-op. Bank 1
2 Central Co-op. Bank 18
3 State Co-op Land Dev. Bank 1
4 Primary Agri. Credit Societies 9,999
5 Nagrik Banks 225
6 Primary Non-agri. Credit Societies 6,257
7 Marketing Societies 2,362
8 Processing Societies 1,279
9 Milk & livestock 16,760
10 Farming 907
11 Fisheries 701
12 Consumers 2,026
13 Housing 17,642
14 Labour Contract 3,764
15 Forest Labour 135
16 Irrigation 4,780
17 Transport 121
18 Electricity 7
19 Other Non-credit 9,639
20 Union & institute 50
21 Sugar 30
22 Industrial 4,767
  Total 81,468
(Source: As per data available at https://rcs.gujarat.gov.in)

Implementation of NCDC Programmes:

Financial support by NCDC:

Up to 31.03.2023, NCDC has provided total assistance of Rs. 3715.32 crore benefiting various cooperative units as below:

S. No. Scheme/Activity Cumulative Disbursements as on
31.03.2023 (Rs. in crore)
1 Marketing & Inputs

440.16

2 Sugar 1858.87
3 Textile 141.52
4 Consumer 23.29
5 Storage 97.359
6 Cold Chain 4.103
7 ICDP 8.82
8 MIS 12.63
9 Processing
(Foodgrain/Oilseed/Plantation/F&V)
15.66
11 Industrial& Service 425.851
12 Fisheries (Weaker Section) 37.728
13 Poultry 1.553
14 Dairy (Weaker section) 647.776
  Total 3715.32

 

Sector wise cumulative disbursements
Cumulative Disbursements as on 31.03.2021 (Rs. in crore)

 

Financial Assistance during Past 5 Years :

Year Assistance
Sanctions Released
 
Number Amount
2018-19 9 178.85 338.40
2019-20 13 168.86 118.34
2020-21 17 63.24 52.25
2021-22 31 13.05 37.40
2022-23 58 1419.50 370.80

Highlights of the programs assisted and other relevant achievements/ issues upto 31.03.2023:

  1. NCDC has assisted more than 600 Primary Dairy Cooperatives through District Dairy Unions for construction of Milk Collection Centers, establishment of Bulk Milk Coolers (BMC) in the State of Gujarat.

  2. Assistance  of Rs. 360 Crore to Gujarat State Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd.(GUJCOMASOL) for supporting MSP operation in Gujarat in FY 2022-23.

  3. Towards a push for digitization, NCDC has assisted the computerization programmes of Gujarat State Cooperative Cotton Federation Ltd.(GUJCOT), Gujarat State Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd.(GUJCOMASOL) and Sabarkantha District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd., Himmatnagar in the past.

  4. Bharuch District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited assisted for Purchase and installation of Milk Quality testing equipments at Chilling centre in Tribal Region Dediyapada which comes under Aspirational District of Narmada.

  5.  Assistance has been provided to the western most part of Gujarat i.e Kutch District for Sarhad Dairy to set up a Cattle Feed Plant of 300 MTPD capacity in Bhuj.

  6. Assisted for modernization of sugar mill and working capital to Narmada Sahakari Khand Udyog Mandali Limited in aspirational District Narmada.

  7.  District level Milk Producers Unions mainly Sabarkantha, Panchmahal, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Surat, Kutch have sanctioned funds for  Creation/Expansion of storage facilities, Chilling centre, Modernization of processing capacity of milk products and Establishment of Hi-tech Quality Testing Equipments.

  8. Surat Vankar Sahakari Sangh Limited, Surat assisted for setting up of modern 25000 ring spindle yarn mill in tribal area of Mangrol taluka of Surat District.

  9. Tribal Dairy Cooperatives are being assisted through district Dairy Unions. During FY 2021-22, More than 30 Tribal Cooperatives have been assisted through District Dairy Unions. One Women Cooperative in Amreli District under AMI Scheme.

  10. Registration of 37 FPOs in Morbi, Banaskantha, Junagadh, Sabarkantha, Amreli,     Mahisagar and Narmada districts of Gujarat.

  11.  Registration of NCDC‘s first FFPO in the district of Navsari. So far, 4 FFPOs have been registered in the State of Gujarat and Daman & Diu.

  12.  The LINAC Regional Cooperative Training Centre of NCDC was inaugurated in the year 2019-20 at Gandhinagar. It conducts regular training programmes for primary cooperatives. 

New Initiatives taken in the Region during Year F.Y. 2022-23:

  • Promoting the Framers Producers Organization (FPOs) at Block Level.

  • Promoting the Fish Framers Producers Organization (FFPOs)

  • Strengthening Micro Food Processing Cooperatives under PMFME scheme. 

  • Promoting activities under Yuva Sahakar - Cooperative Enterprise Support & Innovation Scheme

  • Supporting MSP operation 

Regional Training Centre (RTC) Gandhinagar:

 

Training Program on Fish Retailing Business by FFPO Under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) conducted on 7th September, 2022 at Koli Samaj Wadi, Sutrapada, District Gir Somanath, Gujarat

 

Training Program on Fish Processing Business for FPOs conducted on 17th -19th October, 2022 at Veraval, District: Gir Somnath, Gujarat

 

 

Training Program on Food safety in Fishery Business under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) conducted on 20th October, 2022 at Veraval, District: Gir Somnath, Gujarat

 

Initiatives for development of Aspirational Districts (identified by NITI Aayog) through Cooperatives:

Aspirational District:  1. Narmada 2. Dahod:

  • Organized capacity building programme for women members of Primary Dairy Cooperatives at Aspirational district Narmada.

  • Released assistance to District Dairy Union Bharch for setting up Cattle feed plant of 100 MTPD capacities at Dediyapada Block of Narmada.

  • Assisted Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd. for establishment of 45 KLPD Ethanol Plant with financial assistance of Rs.24.30 crore at Nandod Block of Narmada.

  • Assisted Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd.  With Rs. 65.72 Crore for expansion of existing Ethanol plant from 45 KLPD to 90 KLPD. 

  • Released assistance to District Dairy Union Bharuch for Milk Testing Equipment. 

  • Sanctioned the financial Assistance to Tribal Women Cooperatives of Dahod District for setting up seed grading plant.

 

Success Stories :

Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Limited Narmada: 

The sugar mill was commenced its operation in 1996-97 with the crushing capacity of 2500 TCD. Total 22818 cane growers’ farmers are the members of the Sugar mill. The sugar mill has recently undergone modernization for improvement in its crushing capacity. By the virtue of progressive management, the sugar mill has also established an Ethanol plant of 45 KLPD capacities with the assistance from NCDC.

 

Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

U.T. of Daman and Diu comprises two districts namely Daman and Diu. Both Districts are situated on western coast of India at a distance of about 700 kms. Daman is the head Quarter of this U.T. There are 100 cooperatives out of which 68 are functional.
S. No. Type Daman Diu
Working Stagnant Total Working Stagnant Total
1 Consumer 1   1 3 1 4
2 Dairy 1 4 5 0 0 0
3 Farming       1 0 1
4 Fisheries 2   2 14 3 17
5 Housing 19 2 21 0 11 11
6 Industrial 2 1 3 0 4 4
7 Forest Labour       1   1
8 Marketing 1   1 0 0 0
9 Multipurpose 2 1 3 1 1 2
10 Credit 8 1 9 0 1 1
11 PACS 8   8 3 0 3
12 Tribal 1   1 0 0 0
13 Others   2 2 0 0 0
  Total 45 11 56 23 21 44
Source:
•    www.daman.nic.in
•    www.diu.gov.in 
 

Implementation of NCDC Programmes:

Financial support by NCDC:

Up to 31.03.2023, NCDC has provided total disbursement of Rs. 1.70 crore benefitting various cooperative projects/units as follows:

Beneficiary Scheme Assistance
(Rs. in crores)
Purpose
Vivek Fisheries, Diu         Corporation sponsored 1.36     10 mechanized boats
Ratnakar Fisheries, Diu Corporation sponsored 0.34 Expansion of Ice plant
Total 1.70