Kaushiki Mahila Milk Producer Company Limited, a women-led dairy enterprise in Bihar, has recorded a significant milestone, achieving a turnover of ₹145.01 crore in the financial year 2025–26. With its membership growing to 49,344 women by August 2026, the company is strengthening rural livelihoods through organised milk procurement, technical support and improved market access.
Established in Saharsa in September 2017, Kaushiki began commercial operations in October 2018. Initially operating in Saharsa, Supaul and Madhepura, the company later expanded into Khagaria and Munger, bringing more women dairy producers into the organised dairy value chain.
Its growth highlights the role of collective enterprise in helping rural women participate more effectively in the dairy economy.
Membership Growth Strengthens Women’s Participation
Kaushiki’s membership has nearly tripled, rising from 16,656 women in 2019–20 to 49,344 by August 2026. This expansion reflects the growing participation of women dairy farmers in collective milk production and marketing.
The company receives financial support from Bihar JEEVIKA and technical guidance from NDDB Dairy Services. Its operating model focuses on organised milk procurement, reliable market access, timely payments and technical services designed to improve dairy productivity.
By connecting producers with a structured procurement network, the company helps members access markets and services that may otherwise be difficult for individual small-scale dairy farmers to secure.
Daily Milk Collection Exceeds 92,000 Kilograms
Kaushiki has substantially expanded its milk collection capacity. Average daily procurement increased from 11,436 kilograms in 2019–20 to 94,180 kilograms, while the company reported collecting an average of 92,218 kilograms per day as of August 2026.
Its operations now cover 53 blocks across five districts. The procurement network is supported by 17 bulk milk coolers and 1,192 operational milk procurement points, providing infrastructure for collecting and handling milk from member producers.
The company has also reported cumulative milk supplies of 13.96 crore kilograms from its women members. Its share capital stood at approximately ₹479 lakh, reflecting the financial base supporting the enterprise.
Turnover and Producer Payments Rise Sharply
The company’s financial performance has improved significantly alongside its expanding membership and milk collection network. Turnover rose from ₹16.54 crore in 2019–20 to ₹145.01 crore in 2025–26, an increase of approximately 8.8 times.
Kaushiki also recorded turnover of ₹74.81 crore during the first five months of the 2026–27 financial year, through August 2026. This indicates continued business activity during the current reporting period, although the figure represents only the first five months and should not be treated as a full-year result.
Payments to milk producers increased from ₹14.38 crore in 2019–20 to ₹113.10 crore in 2025–26. Higher producer payments are an important part of the company’s role in supporting rural household incomes and strengthening the economic participation of its members.
Beyond Procurement: Improving Dairy Productivity
Kaushiki’s activities extend beyond collecting and marketing milk. The company provides services intended to improve cattle health, breeding and productivity, including artificial insemination, balanced cattle feed, mineral mixtures and green fodder.
By August 2026, the company had facilitated 1.97 lakh artificial inseminations. It had also supplied 7,375 metric tonnes of cattle feed, 129 metric tonnes of mineral mixture and 139 metric tonnes of green fodder.
These services can help members improve dairy management and support more productive livestock. Access to technical guidance and appropriate feed inputs is particularly important for small-scale dairy farmers seeking to maintain milk production and improve the efficiency of their operations.
Kaushiki’s stated mission is to procure quality milk regularly from members at competitive prices while providing breed-improvement and technical services to increase milk production and member incomes.
A Growing Women-Led Dairy Model in Bihar
Kaushiki’s expansion illustrates how collective milk procurement, market access and technical assistance can help transform small-scale dairy activities into a structured rural enterprise. Its growing membership and procurement infrastructure demonstrate the potential of women-led producer companies to strengthen participation in organised dairy markets.
Rural Development and Information and Public Relations Minister Shravan Kumar described the company as an example of women’s empowerment and collective entrepreneurship.
As Kaushiki continues to serve women dairy producers across Bihar’s Kosi region, its progress offers an example of how producer-owned organisations can connect rural communities with the wider dairy industry. Sustaining this growth will depend on effective procurement operations, dependable producer payments and continued access to services that improve livestock productivity.
The company’s performance highlights the contribution women-led dairy enterprises can make to rural employment, household incomes and the development of India’s dairy sector.