This paper outlines the quality of raw milk in dairy value chain of Rajasthan and brings out the various factors and its association with raw milk quality. Four milk unions viz., Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner and Hanumangarh of Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation (RCDF) were selected purposively. A list of dairy farmers of each DCS (Dairy Co-operative Societies), who were pouring milk for the last two years, was prepared, and a total of 120 farmers were selected on the basis of proportionate random sampling. To analyze the milk quality, samples were collected from three levels viz., pail, DCS, and dock. The study revealed that the raw milk quality in RCDF stood ‘Very Good’ at pail, ‘Good’ at DCS and ‘Fair’ at dock level, respectively. Further, Path analysis revealed various factors having substantial direct effect on milk quality at pail, DCS and at dock level. The impact of CMP programme on the milk quality was found positive at all the levels.

Keywords: CMP, Dock, DCS, Knowledge, Milk Quality and Pail