Subject(s): Animal Healthcare -- Artificial insemination -- Cooperative structure, Policy development -- Selection of village diary cooperative societies (DCSs) -- General characteristics of milch animal households : DCS membership among rural Milch animal households, Socio-economic characteristics if RMAHS and spread of DCS membership, Literacy, social status and occupation among RMAHs, Operational land and Milch animal holding/ housing/health care -- Composition and distribution of bovine stock : Composition of bovine stock by sex, species and age, Distribution of Milch Bovines by social and operational land holding groups -- Production, consumption and marketing of Milk : Pattern of milk production, Share of social and land holding groups in Milk production, Milk consumption, pattern of milk utilisation, Marketing and distribution of milk, Liquid milk sale, Price structure in OF areas, Guidlines for choosing a marketing agency, Distribution of households by factors related to milk sale -- Animal feed and labour use in diary sector : Grazing profile, feeding pattern, labour use in Milch animal care -- Milk production cost and revenue from diary sector : Components of milk production cost, Pre-animal cost of milk production, Per-litre cost of milk production, revenue from milk -- Impact evaluation of operation flood on rural diary sector : Distribution of Milch animal households , Bovine stock, Composition of Bovine stock, Trends in milk production, Changes in milk sale pattern, Milk consumption patterns, Labour use pattern, Major constraints in milk production, Veterinary health care, Feed/ fodder availability, Functioning of cooperatives