Sangam Dairy

Sangam Dairy is a co-operative milk union located at Vadlamudi village in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. It was registered in the name of The Guntur District Milk Producers Co-operative union Limited in 1977 under the APCS ACT-1964.[2]

Sangam Dairy
FoundedFebruary 23, 1977 (1977-02-23)
Founders
HeadquartersVadlamudi Village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
Key people
ProductsMilk, dairy products
Websitesangamdairy.com

The union has been converted to the A.P MACS Act 1995 with valuable support from NDDB on 01-02-1997 to facilitate more democracy and freedom to the affiliated societies as well as in the governing of the union. Further, Sangam Dairy was incorporated as "Sangam Milk Producer Company Limited" under Part IX-A of the Companies Act 1956 on 18-06-2013.[3]

It is the first co-operative milk union in the state of Andhra Pradesh and it is the role model for all milk unions in the state for implementation of input Programs, Breed Development and farmer assistance programs.[2]

It procures milk not only in Guntur district but also from Prakasam district, Chittoor district,[4] West Godavari district[1] and Nellore district.[4]

History

Prior to the formation of Sangam Dairy, local vendors used to be monopolists especially in urban areas of Guntur district as they used to adulterate milk and rural milk producing farmers were not paid reasonable prices. Vendors used to sell milk at unreasonable prices to consumers in Guntur district.

It was started under leadership of Yadlapati Venkatarao.[5] In 1979 Dhulipalla Veeraiah Chowdary was elected as chairman of Sangam Dairy. He has played in crucial role development of Sangam Dairy by bringing thousands of farmers in to cooperative fold and assuring a year-round market for milk at remunerative prices.

Dhulipalla Veeraiah Chowdary was guided by Verghese Kurien and mentored Sangam Dairy in its formative years. He was responsible for projecting Guntur District and Sangam dairy in the milk map of India.[2]

The name Sangam Dairy is due to the presence of "Sangameswara" temple at Sangam Jagarlamudi village near the vicinity of Vadlamudi Village. The Dairy is located on the Guntur - Tenali state highway at a distance of about 15 km from Guntur and 10 km from Tenali.

References
  1. Reporter, Staff (30 December 2013). "Sangam Dairy to enter global market" – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. "About Us". sangamdairy.com.
  3. "SANGAM MILK PRODUCER COMPANY LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details | Zauba Corp". www.zaubacorp.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. "Andhra Pradesh: Sangam dairy announced interim dividend for milk producers - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. Jonathan, P. Samuel (15 December 2018). "Yadlapati will turn 100 tomorrow" – via www.thehindu.com.
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