Banas Dairy (Gujarati: બનાસ ડેરી)(Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Federation, Palanpur) is a dairy based in Banaskantha district of Gujarat, India and is Asia’s No.1 in milk production. It was founded in 1969 according to the 1961 rule of the National Dairy Development Board under Operation Flood. Galbabhai Nanjibhai Patel played an important role in the foundation of the dairy. It is headquartered at Palanpur.
Banas Dairy collects an average of around 35 lakh liters of milk everyday.
Banas Dairy produces under brand names Amul, Sagar and Banas. It includes following :-
Amul Milk
Amul Butter
Amul Ghee
Amul Mast Dahi
Amul Kool
Amul Paneer
Amul Shrikhand
Amul Buttermilk
Sagar Ghee
Amulya Milk Powder
Sagar Tea
Coffee whitener
Peda
Amul Bread Spreads
Amul Cheese
Amul UHT Milk
Ice Cream
Mithai Range
Mithai Mate
Lactose Free Milk
Fresh Cream
Amul Sour Cream
Amul lassi
Above products are marketed by Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, Anand.
Banas Dairy has 0.18 Million shareholders, which are spread across 1,200 cooperative societies.
Banas Dairy has currently 4 running Dairy Plants (where LLPD - Lakh Litter Per Day)
Banas Dairy has currently 2 running Cattle Feed Plants
Under construction Plants
3 October 1966 - Registered 8 Village level Co- operative Societies in vadgam and Palanpur Taluka Besides Started Sending milk at Dudhsagar Dairy Mehsana.
31 January 1969 - The Banaskantha District Co-operative milk producer Union Limited. (Banas Dairy) Got resisted under co-operative law.
1 November 1969 - Beginning of collecting and sending milk at Dudhsagar Dairy Mehsana through milk Union.
14 January 1971 - The foundation stone was laid down for feeder Balancing Dairy by the founder chairman late Galbabhai N. patel at 122 acre land purchased Near jagana village
7 May 1971 - Banas Dairy (pilot Chilling plant) started functioning.
17 June 1972 - Khimana milk chilling center commenced functioning.
17 October 1972 - Dhanera milk chilling center commenced functioning.
14 April 1974 - Animal Husbandry services started functioning
26,January,1975 - Commencement of Skim milk Powder production. 5 July 1977 - Production Commenced at Feed Milling Plant(100MTDay).
4 February 1979 - foundation stone laid down for dairy plant expansion by Verghese Kurien, Chairman of GCMMF Ltd. Anand, Chairman National Dairy Development Board and IDC
4 February 1979 - Feed milling plant inaugurated by Shri.Surjit Singh Barnala, Cabinet Minister (GOI) For Agriculture and irrigation
4 February 1979 - The Statue of founder chairman late shri.Galbabhai N.patel unveiled by shri.Babubhai J. patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat.
14 March 1979 - Tharad milk chilling center commenced functioning
17 March 1980 - Commencement of dispatching milk to Mother Dairy Delhi through rail milk tanker.
1 November 1983 - Danta milk chilling center started functioning.
8 October 1984 - Galbabhai Dairy Co-operative Training Center made functioning.
1 November 1984 - Radhanpur milk chilling center started functioning.
14 September 1986 - Excellence award for cross bred cow received at 21st ida conference.
9 December 1986 - Amulya milk powder production commenced.
1 July 1989 - Co-operative Development Program commenced.
1 October 1993 - New powder plant of 30 TPD started production.
7 May 1994 - Silver jubilee function was organised and inauguration of 30 TPD powder plant done by Hon. Agri.Minister Shri Balram Jakhar. Government of India.
2 October, 1998 - Foundation stone of Banas -II project was laid by padma vibhushan Verghese Kurien, Ex,Chairman of National Dairy Development Board and chairman of GCMMF Ltd.
15 June, 1999 - Banas Dairy was awarded ISO 9002 & HACCP certification.
13 February,2001 - First consignment of whole milk powder exported to Oman
20 September 2001 - Trial run of 60 TPD powder plant in Banas-II
10 May 2003 - production of ice cream
1 September 2003 - Tetra pack milk packing inaugurated by Shri BM Vyas MD, GCMMF Ltd.
23 September 2004 - Bhumi Pujan at Dama for AH complex
24 September 2004 - Inauguration of AMUL parlor at Danta by Shri BM Vyas, MD, GCMMF Ltd.
24 August 2005 - AMUL Kool liquid sterilized flavored milk Launched
23 August 2006 - Kanpur milk packing & Marketing Started
9 February 2007 - Dhudh Sanjeevani Scheme dedicated to people by Hon'ble Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Narendra Modi.
24 March 2007 - Inauguration of Banas II Dairy Complex by Hon'ble Union Agri. Minister shri Sharad pawar.
24 November 2007 - Unveiling of the statue of Late Galbabhai N.Patel Founder chairman of Banas Dairy by hon'ble chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi.
1 August 2007 - Semen Freezing at semen collection Station, dama started
24 November 2007 - Milk packaging and selling started at Jaipur
7 August 2010 - Foundation stone of Banas III Dairy Complex and Inauguration of cattle Feed plant by Hon'ble chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi.
21 February 2009 - Inauguration of the Semen collection station Dama and 1000 MT cattle Feed plant at Katarva by dr.(Miss)Amrita patel, chairman, National Dairy Development Board
9 June,2009 - pilot project of paneer production started
15 August 2010 - A record in mass Tree plantation Drive Organized in auspices of GCMMF Ltd. by planting 16.37 Lac trees across villages of the district
11 February 2011 - Historical milk Train started from palanpur to Kanpur carrying milk and milk products
1 April 2011 - Banas dairy Education Research and Development (BERDO),a Trust of Banas Dairy started functioning
1 April 2011 - Inauguration of swavlamban-National pension scheme- First initiative in the country.
18 May 2011 - pilot project on Cheese production started
28 June 2011 - Inauguration of Banas III Dairy Complex and Foundation stone laid of 100 MT Milk Powder Plant by Hon'ble Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi.
28 December 2011 - High speed Tetra pack Milk (UHT)packing line started.
25 April 2016 - new cheese plant at palanpur started with capacity of 900 Metric ton per month.
1992-1993 - Best Performance Year in Productivity - Dairy Development & Production in Co-operative Sector (Product Plant) by Dr. Balram Jakhar, Union Minister of Agriculture at New Delhi.
1993-1994 - Performance in Productivity - Dairy Processing Industries - by Dr.Shankar Dayal Sharma Hon'ble President of India at New Delhi.
1993-1994 - The second Best Performance in Productivity - Dairy Development and Production in Cooperative and Public Sector (Product Plant) by Dr.Shankar Dayal Sharma Hon'ble President of India at New Delhi.
1996-1997 - The best Productivity Performance-Dairy Processing Industries -by Sikander Bakht, Minister of Industries at New Delhi.
1997-1998 - The Second Best Performance in Productivity - Dairy Processing Industry By Shri. Krishan Kant, Hon'ble Vice President of India at New Delhi.
1999-2000 - The second best Productivity Performance-Dairy Processing Industry by Shri Arun Jaitley,Hon'ble Cabinet Minister of Commerce and Industry At New Delhi.
2000-2001 - The best Productivity Performance - Dairy Processing Industry by Shri Arun Jaitley.
2001-2002 - The second best Productivity Performance-Dairy Processing Industry by Shri Arun Jaitley.
2003-2004 - The best Productivity Performance – Dairy Processing Industry(Large Unit)- by Subodh Kant Sahay, Hon'ble Minister of State for Food Processing Industry on 26 August 2005.
2004-2005 - The Productivity Performance-Dairy Processing Industry (Large Unit) by Subodh Kant Sahay, Hon'ble Minister of State for Food Processing Industry on 19 March 2008.
2009 - Received Commendation Certificate of the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award (RGNQA) in large manufacturing category for the year 2008 given away by Prof. K V Thomas, Minister of State.
2010 - The Quality Council of India, New Delhi gave away D.L. Shah quality, Award to Banas Dairy.
2011 - Hon'ble Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Narendra Modi Gave away Award to Banas Dairy for planting 6 lacs tree in collaboration with District Administration on 15 August 2010.
