Neera - in India

In India

• In Kutch, Gujrat, neera is made available through various outlets at Ifco Gate, Gadhi Market, Charso Quarters, Bank circle, and Gopalpuri gate in Gandhidham, and it is also available at Jubili ground, Kutchmitra circle, Nr Reliance mall, Civil hospital gate, RTO circle in Bhuj, and the garden of Anjar through Hampur Gruh Udyog, Surendrnagar. Neera-producing societies have formed the Federation of Gujarat Neera & Tadpadarth. Gramodyog Sangh has set up a filtration plant that processes neera to increase its shelf life, though there have been reports of unsatisfactory results.

• In Maharastra and Gujarat, neera is made available through various outlets known as "Neera Vikri Kendra" (Neera sale centre). The Neera Palm Product Cooperative Society had set up small green kiosks that sold neera in major railway stations, but they are now only to be found alongside highways and expressways outside the Mumbai city area. The neera is extracted from palms of the Bhandari variety of trees.

• In Andhra Pradesh state, neera is extracted and sold by the Goud caste. Unlike other states, there is no state government sponsorship/support to promote neera or its by-products at retail outlets. Only the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) promotes neera as a health drink.

• In Karnataka state, neera is extracted and sold by the Ediga and Billava castes. The state government constituted the Neera Board, comprising farmers, provincial government officials and neera training institutes, to inspect and control the quality of neera and its products, give approvals to labels, and develop various schemes for selling in the international market. The Central Food Technological Research Institute developed a technology to preserve neera for two months, and the government plans to promote neera as an energy drink with medicinal value, packaged in sachets and bottles.

• In Kerala, neera is extracted and sold by sections of the Ezhava caste, the Oorali Nairs, the Maniyanis, and tribal and scheduled communities. The state government, as part of Kerala Vision 2010, set up three units to manufacture neera.

• In Tamilnadu, neera which is called as "Padaneer" in Tamil, is traditionally extracted and sold by the Nadar caste. Also, KVIC and Tamil Nadu Palm Products Co-operative association sell refrigerated Padaneer at their outlets.

• In Orissa state, the state government established a cooperative organisation known as the Orissa State Palmgur Cooperative Federation to provide technological support in the processing and production of neera and its associated by-products such as jaggery and candy.