Role of a Woman Leader in Cooperative Dairy Movement: Story

of NDDB – Woman Empowering Women

Dr. Vrajlal Sapovadia (Reader)Dr. Sarla Achuthan (Director)

B.K. School of Business ManagementGujarat University Ahmedabad, India

Women in India

CensusCensus Number of female vis-à-vis maleNumber of female vis-à-vis male Social statusSocial status Economical statusEconomical status StrengthsStrengths WeaknessWeakness

Activity Percent share by woman

Ploughing 30% Planting 50% Livestock 50% Harvesting 60% Weeding 70% Processing and storing crops 85% Domestic work 95%

NDDB National Dairy Development BoardNational Dairy Development Board Evolution of ideaEvolution of idea Replicating AMUL patternReplicating AMUL pattern India – a Agro & Rural economyIndia – a Agro & Rural economy Male dominanceMale dominance Dairy, Cattle & women – strong relationDairy, Cattle & women – strong relation Constitutional & Social obligationsConstitutional & Social obligations Directive principleDirective principle

NDDB – Catalyst of cooperative movement

Cooperative & ICA principlesCooperative & ICA principles Democratic instituteDemocratic institute Meaning of democracy widenedMeaning of democracy widened NDDB strategy – enhancing women NDDB strategy – enhancing women

participationparticipation NDDB Women empowerment programmeNDDB Women empowerment programme

Institutional Building

Systematic & value basedSystematic & value based Strengthening capacities of primary Strengthening capacities of primary

members of Dairy Cooperative Society members of Dairy Cooperative Society (DCS)(DCS)

Management Committee MembersManagement Committee Members Staff membersStaff members Focus on viable, salient & truly member Focus on viable, salient & truly member

owned as well as member controlledowned as well as member controlled Improving physical & financial Improving physical & financial

performanceperformance

Women empowerment programme

Why is gender integration in cooperatives important and what are the benefits of promoting women's participation in cooperatives?

What can be done to integrate women in cooperative development and to enhance their participation in decision-making processes?

Cooperative Development Programme

Designed to strengthen role of members in Designed to strengthen role of members in the control & governancethe control & governance

Creating awareness – rights & Creating awareness – rights & responsibilitiesresponsibilities

Women education – village dairy Women education – village dairy cooperatives in 87 milk unionscooperatives in 87 milk unions

Breeding, feeding, husbandry & better Breeding, feeding, husbandry & better health care of animalshealth care of animals

Increased membership from 800,000 to Increased membership from 800,000 to 1400,0001400,000

Objectives of CDP Increase membership of women in DCSIncrease membership of women in DCS Increase awareness about modern dairying Increase awareness about modern dairying

techniquestechniques Train women in managing accounts of milk Train women in managing accounts of milk

salessales Encourage women to collect milk paymentsEncourage women to collect milk payments Involve women in governance of DCSInvolve women in governance of DCS Encourage formation of local women’s Encourage formation of local women’s

groupgroup

Women’s dairy Project (WDP)

Encourage active participation of womenEncourage active participation of women Bring economic & social equalityBring economic & social equality Enable poor women to be activeEnable poor women to be active Provide income generating activitiesProvide income generating activities Generate leadership among poor womenGenerate leadership among poor women Encourage women to take responsibilityEncourage women to take responsibility Enable women to participate in other village Enable women to participate in other village

level organisationlevel organisation Train women in calf rearing, fodder, Train women in calf rearing, fodder,

women & child health etcwomen & child health etc

Activities under WDP Provide subsidised cattle feed, artificial Provide subsidised cattle feed, artificial

insemination services, first aidinsemination services, first aid Provide loans for purchase cattleProvide loans for purchase cattle Provide adult literacy training and pre Provide adult literacy training and pre

school for girlsschool for girls Creating awareness of personal hygieneCreating awareness of personal hygiene Support the initiation of income generating Support the initiation of income generating

activities – supplying sewing machine, activities – supplying sewing machine, detergent making equipment etc.detergent making equipment etc.

Women’s dairy leadership programme (WDCLP)

Training & positioning local women as Training & positioning local women as change agentchange agent

Lady Resource Persons (LRPs)Lady Resource Persons (LRPs) LRPs – responsible to organise awareness LRPs – responsible to organise awareness

programmeprogramme Cattle healthCattle health Women healthWomen health Child careChild care

WDCLP

Literacy programmeLiteracy programme Leadership trainingLeadership training Self Help Groups (SHGs)Self Help Groups (SHGs) 12 states12 states 65 milk unions65 milk unions 10971 SHGs10971 SHGs 168290 members168290 members Savings of INR 240.88 millionSavings of INR 240.88 million

Women Thrift Cooperatives

Women Self Help Group – a great successWomen Self Help Group – a great success Promoting viable thrift & credit Promoting viable thrift & credit

cooperatives for womencooperatives for women Madhya Pardesh & Andhra PradeshMadhya Pardesh & Andhra Pradesh 133 WTCs133 WTCs 9097 members9097 members Savings INR 10.41 millionSavings INR 10.41 million NDDB – perspective 2010NDDB – perspective 2010 25% women members25% women members

Success stories

Mukanoor Women’s Cooperative DairyMukanoor Women’s Cooperative Dairy All women dairy unionAll women dairy union 16000 women members16000 women members 100 women dairy cooperatives100 women dairy cooperatives 22000 liter/day milk procured22000 liter/day milk procured Members are members of WTCMembers are members of WTC

Ichhamati Milk Union etc.

601 SHGs601 SHGs Milk & marketing outlets with Mother Milk & marketing outlets with Mother

Dairy BrandDairy Brand Various milk productsVarious milk products Sarabjit Kaur of Rapar Milk Union – 10 Sarabjit Kaur of Rapar Milk Union – 10

milch animals, earning INR 1200 per daymilch animals, earning INR 1200 per day WDCs drives out social evils – Gopalpur – WDCs drives out social evils – Gopalpur –

awakening people against evil of liquor awakening people against evil of liquor

Women Participation & Enhancing Measures

Mansinh Institute of Training, Mehsana, Mansinh Institute of Training, Mehsana, Gujarat stateGujarat state

Customised programme in material Customised programme in material management, utility management & electric management, utility management & electric equipmentequipment

Regional Demonstration & Training Centre, Regional Demonstration & Training Centre, Jalandhar, PunjabJalandhar, Punjab

Capacity building programme for womenCapacity building programme for women

Enhancing Women Involvement in Dairy Cooperatives

EWICEWIC Male sensitise programmeMale sensitise programme Forming women SHGsForming women SHGs Women’s educationWomen’s education Exposure to successful dairy cooperativesExposure to successful dairy cooperatives 6184 DSC belonging to 61 milk unions 6184 DSC belonging to 61 milk unions

participated in EWICparticipated in EWIC

Growth in women cooperatives 0.62 million women members in 1986-870.62 million women members in 1986-87 2.47 million women members in 2001-022.47 million women members in 2001-02 Committee membersCommittee members Encourage to have at least three women Encourage to have at least three women

committee memberscommittee members Training programme for women committee Training programme for women committee

membersmembers ORG research & its inferenceORG research & its inference

Benefits

WomenWomen DairyDairy SocietySociety EconomicalEconomical SocialSocial InstitutionalInstitutional Cooperative values & cooperativesCooperative values & cooperatives