Indian Dairy Association (West Zone)

Dr. S.S. Ranade
MD Gokul Dairy,
Kolhapur

Qualification :

• Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal husbndary, Anand 1978Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development
  
• Management from Institute of Rural Management Anand , IRMA 1992-93
• Certificte course in Disaster Management from IGNOU

Experience : More 29 years work experience in the field of Dairying thro Cooperatives.

• From July 1978 to July 1993 – 15 Years with NationalDairy Development Board, NDDB Anand. Has worked in almost all the states of the country including North East States.
• From Aug 1993 to Aug 2000 – 7 Years as General Manager , The Rajkot Zilla Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Ltd., - Rajkot Dairy. The Unit was a SICK Unit with an accumulated losses of around Rs. 125 Lakhs , which was successfully Turned Around. The Rajkot dairy is a Fedeal member of AMUL Family.
• From Sept. 2000 to March 2004 as Managing Director, The Pune Zilla Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Ltd., Katraj Dairy Pune. This Unit was Also a SICK Unit with an accumulated losses of around Rs. 1125 Lakhs , which was Successfully Turned around.
• At present working as Managing Director Gokul Dairy Kolhapur. The KOLHAPUR ZILLA SAHAKARI DUDH UTPADAK SANGH LTD., Kolhapur, is country’s top five dairy Units. It is a ISO 9000 – HACCP certified unit Recently have obtained Certification from the Export inspection Council . The Annual turn Over of the Gokul Dairy for the year 2004-05 was Around Rs. 500 Crores.