📈 Economy of Bihar (Civil Services Prep) Topic 5.3: Industries in Bihar (Complete Unabridged Modules)

Module 10: Dairy Industry & COMFED Network

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Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation (COMFED):

Established in 1983, COMFED is the implementing agency for the Operation Flood Programme (White Revolution) in Bihar. It markets milk under the brand name 'Sudha'.


Three-Tier Organizational Structure:

  1. Cooperative Society - Village Level
  2. Milk Union - District Level
  3. Milk Federation - State Level

Six Milk Cooperative Unions & Three Projects:

  • Vaishali Pataliputra Milk Union, Patna
  • Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad Milk Union, Barauni
  • Mithila Milk Union, Samastipur
  • Tirhut Milk Union, Muzaffarpur
  • Shahabad Milk Union, Ara
  • Vikramshila Milk Union, Bhagalpur
  • Magadh Dairy Project, Gaya
  • Kosi Dairy Project, Purnea
  • Ranchi Dairy Project, Ranchi

Bihar has approximately 19.5 thousand milk cooperative societies (14 thousand operational).

⭐ Key Points
  • Vaishali Pataliputra Milk Union, Patna
  • Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad Milk Union, Barauni
  • Mithila Milk Union, Samastipur
  • Tirhut Milk Union, Muzaffarpur
  • Shahabad Milk Union, Ara
  • Vikramshila Milk Union, Bhagalpur
  • Magadh Dairy Project, Gaya
  • Kosi Dairy Project, Purnea
📌 One-line Q&A
  • Deshratna Dr. Rajendra — Prasad Milk Union, Barauni
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In which year was the Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation (COMFED) established?

COMFED was established in 1983 as the apex body for dairy development.
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Deshratna Dr. Rajendra ______

Prasad Milk Union, Barauni