Activities pertaining to Enhancing Women Involvement in Cooperatives are intended to increase women's participation in cooperatives, as members, leaders and employees.  Specific activities focus on enhancing women's leadership skills, promoting thrift and credit groups as well as health, education and economic activities that contribute to women's empowerment.

In 1995, the Dairy Board initiated the Women Dairy Cooperative Leadership Programme (WDCLP) on a pilot basis in Valsad, Kolhapur, Wynad and Goa in Western India.  The success of this programme has led to its replication in other unions throughout the country.  Other interventions include organising all Women's Dairy Cooperative Societies (WDCS) and  Women's Thrift Groups (WTG).

These activities are organised to raise women's awareness both of their rights and responsibilities as cooperative members, to encourage involvement in social and economic activities, leadership development, increased participation of women in the membership and governance and empowerment of women.

The importance of women to Indian dairying cannot be overstated.  In much of the country it is women who care for, feed and milk the cows and buffaloes.  Raising their participation is essential to the long-term strength of the dairy cooperative movement.