Phase III (1985-2000)

A number of co-operative societies were set up in most of the major states of the country and the number of co-operatives went up by 1,35,439 with a membership of 14 million. The following table 9,16 shows the spurt in milk production in India.

Table 9.15 The Phenomenal Increase in Milk Production in India—1950-51 to 2005-06

Year	Milk Production in million tonnes	Per capita availability grams/day
1950-51	17.0	124
1960-61	20.0	126
1970-71	22.0	128
1980-81	31.6	128
1990-91	53.9	176
2000-01	80.6	220
2005-06	97.1	241
2009-10	112.54	263
		—

Source: Govt, of India, India 2012, p. 109.