The Ichhamati Milk Union a district level all women co-operative Society started its operation in the year 1993 in the district of North 24 Parganas. It was formed with a goal to improve the Socio economic conditions of the village level women milk producers by way of implementation of Women Dairy Co-operative Project Phase-I (WDCP), financed by Govt. of India through West Bengal Co-op. Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd (WBCMPF Ltd.) It was register under West Bengal Co-operative Society Acts. Vide Reg. No.-3/IMU( N-24 Pgs) of 1997 Date: 31.07.1997 for 24 Pgs.
The Union has demonstrated exemplary Women Leadership and empowerment with their active participation and involvement. The IMUL has so far covered 572 villages in 10 community blocks and developed a constituency of approximately 12000 Women membership in the entire district and build up 6 chilling plants & I product plant for processing of raw milk in to milk product. Milk union used to procure average 12,000 lts of milk per day through137 nos. of Women Milk Producers’ Co-operative Society & 4 nos of Self Help Group (SHG).
