Mangalore : The DK District Co-operative milk Producers Union’s annual business stood at Rs 451 crore  during the year 2012-13 thus registering a growth of 24 per cent.

Speaking to reports here on May 18, Saturday, Raviraj Hegde DK District Co-operative milk Producers Union’s President said  the annual business  of the Union was Rs 367  crores in 2011-12 with a profit of Rs 3.47 crore.  During the year 2013-14 it  aspires a annual business of Rs 555 crores, he said.

He said a direct incentive provided to milk producers during 2011-12 stood at Rs 3.55 crores. While the amount increased to Rs 5.5 crores in 2012-13.  This year it has provide Rs 2 crores has grant for various dairy farming related activities.

He said in accordance to the demand steps have been taken  to increase the cold storage capacity to  4 lakh litres.The ghee manufacturing capacity too has been increased to 4 tonnes from two tones.

He said during the year 2013-14, the Union proposes to introduce new products like cashew burfi, flavoured milk of banana  and pineapple flavor  and jamoon.

Directors  Kaup Diwaker Shetty, Sucharitha Shetty, Mukunda Nayak, Janaki Hande, Managing Director  Dr Satyanarayana, Managing Director, GV Hegde, Manager and others were present.