Dairy Development Department Activities

 

Dairy Development Department

 

     Dairy Development Department was started during the year 1958. The Commissioner of Milk Production and Dairy Development is the Head of the Department and is also the Functional Registrar of all Dairy Co-operative Societies in Tamil Nadu. The administrative and statutory control of all Dairy Co-operative Societies was transferred from the Co-operative Department to the Dairy Development Department w.e.f. 01.08.1965.

 

     Subsequently, in 1972, all commercial activities of the department were transferred to the then Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Corporation, which was registered under the Companies Act.

 

     Three-tier milk co-operative system was implemented in Tamil Nadu during the year 1981.Consequently, all the activities of the Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Corporation were transferred to the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation registered under TNCS Act, 1983.

 

     Earlier the Commissioner / Director of Milk Production and Dairy Development was functioning as the Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation and in January 2022 the Government have issued orders posting IAS officers separately each for CMPDD and MD, TCMPF.

 

     Milk procurement by Aavin during the year 2021-2022 was 38.26 lakh litres per day. Aavin ranks third in milk procurement through
Co-operatives among Dairy Co-operatives in India.  

 

Activities of the Dairy Development Department

 

As the Registrar of Dairy Co-operative Societies, the Commissioner / Director of Milk Production and Dairy Development is empowered under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu
Co-operative Societies Act, 1983 and the
Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Rules 1988 to perform various activities such as

 

1. Registering new Dairy Co-operative Societies
2. Reviving dormant societies
3. Inspecting Dairy Co-operative Societies
4. Settlement of disputes
5. Conducting elections to elect the Board of Directors for the management of the all the three tier co-operatives
6. Issuing appropriate instructions in the interest of the public

 

As a measure of decentralisation of powers, the Government have issued orders delegating the powers of Registrar in certain activities to Deputy Milk Commissioner (Co-operation) and Deputy Registrar (Dairying).

 

Prior to the enforcement of the Food Safety Act 2006 and Rules 2011, the Commissioner / Director, Milk Production and Dairy Development was empowered as State Registrar under the Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992. However, after the enactment of the Food Safety Act 2006 and Rules 2011, this power was withdrawn and vested with the Food Safety Department. The Commissioner / Director of Milk Production and Dairy Development acts as a member of the State Monitoring Committee constituted under the Food Safety Act, 2006 and Food Safety Act Rules, 2011 to monitor and ensure the supply of quality milk to consumers.

 

​​​​​​​Objectives

 

1. Ensuring that remunerative price is paid to the milk producers for the milk supplied by them
2. Ensuring the availability of processed liquid milk to consumers at reasonable price
3. Ensuring the credibility of the
   dairy Co-operative structure through transparency in administration
4. Ensuring the quality of milk and milk products as per statutory specifications imposed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
5. Bringing the unorganised Dairy sector into the organised sector
6. Ensuring that various inputs such as cattle feed, fodder and Veterinary health services are provided to milch animals of the milk producers

 

1. Ensuring the balanced growth of Dairy sector in line with other industrial sector growth
2. Introducing and updating the latest technologies in various dairy activities at the level of MPCS, DCMPU and TCMPF

 

​​​​​​​Strategies/New Methods/Guidance/ Ideas

 

The following strategies have been adopted to achieve the objectives of the Dairy sector: -

 

1. Milk procurement price is revised periodically which ensures remunerative price is paid to the milk producers
2. Milk selling price is also revised periodically, so that milk is available at reasonable price to the consumers. The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has ordered to reduce the selling price of Aavin milk by Rs.3/- per litre w.e.f. 16.05.2021
3. Elections to the Dairy Co-operatives are conducted periodically
4. Quality tests to detect adulterants in milk are being carried out at various stages of procurement and processing as per statutory standards of FSSAI
5. Bringing a large number of milk producers under the Co-operative system by setting up a large number of Primary Milk
   Co-operative Societies covering all the villages
6. Providing skill development training in dairying to the employees and milk producers of Dairy Co-operative Societies
7. Establishment of an Integrated Dairy Management System (IDMS) in all Dairy
   Co-operatives
8. Increasing milk sales, online milk sale and ensuring consumer confidence by resolving consumer grievances received through
   24-hour Customer Care and Support Cell

 

Dairy co-operatives in Tamil Nadu

 

     Tamil Nadu follows three tier Dairy Co-operative systems. The Dairy Co-operatives are governed by the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act, 1983 and Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Rules, 1988.

 

Three-tier structure of Dairy Co-operatives

 

Tier 1	The Primary Milk Producers’ Co-operatives are formed at the village level, which is the base of the 3-tier system. Any producer can become a member of the society by buying a share and committing to sell milk only to the society. MPCS procures milk from the member milk producers and after selling a small quantity of milk locally for local needs, supply the milk to the District Co-operative Milk Producers' Unions.
Tier 2	The District Co-operative Milk Producers' Unions (DCMPU) are the middle-level Co-operative societies at the district level wherein the Primary Dairy Co-operatives in their jurisdiction are members. They procure milk from the societies, process it and sell it to consumers.They also produce milk products and convert the excess milk into Skimmed Milk Powder.
Tier 3	The Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation (TCMPF) is the apex level society in which all the District Unions in the State are members. TCMPF purchases milk from the member District Co-operative Milk Producers' Unions and after processing, supplies Aavin milk and milk products to the consumers in the Chennai metropolitan region and its suburban areas.