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{{short description|Central Government subsidiary in India}}
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{{Infobox company
| logo = Aavin dairy logo.svg
| logo_size = 200
| type = [[Statute|Statutory Corporation]]
| fate =
| genre =
| industry = {{plainlist|
*[[Food processing]]
*[[fast moving consumer goods|FMCG]]}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|1958}} in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| predecessor = Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Corporation Limited
| location = [[Chennai]] , [[Tamil Nadu]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people =
| revenue = {{Increase}}{{INRConvert|5994|c}} (2018-19)
| owner = [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Tamil Nadu)|Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Darying]], [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| parent =
| products = [[Milk]], [[butter]], [[yogurt]], [[ice cream]], [[ghee]], [[milk shake]], [[tea]], [[coffee]], [[chocolate]]
| num_employees =
| website = {{URL|https://aavinmilk.com/home|aavinmilk.com}}
}}

'''Aavin''' is a [[statute|statutory corporation]] under the [[ownership]] of [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Tamil Nadu)|Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Darying]], [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] and the trademark of Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation Limited. Aavin procures milk, processes it and sells milk and milk products to consumers.

The company produces a wide range of products, including [[milk]], [[butter]], [[yogurt]], [[ice cream]], [[ghee]], [[milk shake]], [[tea]], [[coffee]], and [[chocolate]], among other goods.<ref>[https://aavinmilk.com/our-products Products] on company website</ref>

==History==
The Dairy Development Department was established in Tamil Nadu in the year 1958 to oversee and regulate milk production and commercial distribution in the state. The Dairy Development Department took over control of the milk cooperatives. It was replaced by the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Limited in the year 1981. On 1 February 1981, the commercial activities of the cooperative were handed over to Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation Limited which sold milk and milk products under the trademark "aavin". Tamil Nadu is one of the leading states in India in milk production with about 14.5 million liters per day.

'Aa' or 'ஆ' in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] means 'பசு (cow)' and 'பால்' means 'milk'. 'Pasuvin paal' ('ஆவின் பால்') translates to 'cow's milk' ('பசுவின் பால்').

In April 2020,Swiggy has partnered with Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation popularly known as 'AAVIN', to retail and sell its dairy and dairy products and as per this understanding Swiggy would make doorstep delivery of Aavin products across eight categories from 21 outlets across Chennai city.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swiggy to retail AAVIN products |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/swiggy-to-retail-aavin-products-120042600623_1.html |access-date=12 March 2021 |publisher=Business Standard India |date=26 April 2020}}</ref> In July 2020, AAVIN in a new initiative,had invited drivers of autos and call taxis to work as its ‘mobile agents’ across Tamil Nadu,which it hopes will increase the sales of its milk products besides supporting the drivers in earning their livelihood as currently they are struggling to make ends meet amid the COVID-19 lockdown.<ref name="Aavin Reference3">{{cite news |title=Aavin invites auto and taxi drivers to work as its 'mobile agents' across Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/jul/24/aavin-invites-auto-and-taxi-drivers-to-work-as-its-mobile-agents-across-tamil-nadu-2174309.html |access-date=12 March 2021 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=24 July 2020}}</ref> As per company reports for the year 2020,Aavin procures about 40 lakh litres of milk a day, of which 25 lakh litres are being sold as milk while the remaining is being converted into various milk products such as skimmed milk powder, ice creams, buttermilk, curd, ghee and butter.<ref name="Aavin Reference3" /> The company reported the annual turnover of Rs 5800 crore for 2019-20 and monthly sales of milk increased from Rs 34.78 to 41.15 crore.<ref name="Aavin Reference3" />

==Activities==
The Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation Limited is an apex body of 17 District Cooperative Milk Producers' Unions. It is headquartered located at Aavin Illam, [[Kumbakonam]], [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur District]] and has three dairy plants at the following locations in Thanjavur.<ref name="qwsz">{{cite web|author=Dairy Development Department, Government of Tamilnadu|title=Policy Notes|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/archives/policy2002_03/diary2002-03-b.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316175849/http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/archives/policy2002_03/diary2002-03-b.htm|archive-date=16 March 2012|access-date=16 July 2010}}</ref>
*[[Thiruvidaimarudur]] - capacity of 4 LLPD
*[[Thanjavur]] - capacity of 3 LLPD
*[[Kumbakonam]] - capacity of 4 LLPD
These dairies collect milk from district unions, process and pack in sachets and send for sale to the consumers. The Ambattur product Dairy is engaged in the manufacture of milk products. The first Hi-Tech Aavin parlour in Coimbatore will open in March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-01|title=Hi-Tech Aavin parlour to come up in Coimbatore|url=https://www.kovaidaily.com/hi-tech-aavin-parlour-to-come-up-in-coimbatore-1715/|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Kovai Daily|language=en-US}}</ref>

In February 2021,Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami laid the foundation stone for two major Aavin plants to be constructed at Virudhunagar district.<ref name="Aavin Reference1">{{cite news |last1=Sundaram |first1=Ram |title=Tamil Nadu CM lays foundation stone for Aavin plants in Virudhunagar {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-cm-lays-foundation-stone-for-aavin-plants-in-virudhunagar/articleshow/81231067.cms |access-date=12 March 2021 |publisher=The Times of India |date=26 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The Enjar village unit is being constructed at Rs 70.15 crore and will fill high-temperature milk automatically in tetra packets and the daily average output at this unit will be around 25,000 tetra packs.<ref name="Aavin Reference1" /> The second plant in Srivalliputhur will produce milk products like yoghurt, curd, lassi, buttermilk and other probiotics.<ref name="Aavin Reference1" /> Both the plants are being financed by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD).<ref name="Aavin Reference1" />

In February 2021,Aavin has floated a tender to construct an ice cream plant with a capacity of 6,000 litres per day at the company’s Kottapattu complex on the Trichy-Pudukkottai national highway and is proposed to be constructed at a cost of Rs 43 crore under the Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) and will also house a fermented dairy production unit with a capacity of 10,000 litres/day and allied infrastructure.<ref name="Aavin Reference2">{{cite news |last1=Karthik |first1=Deepak |title=Aavin to set up ice cream plant in Trichy {{!}} Trichy News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/aavin-to-set-up-ice-cream-plant-in-trichy/articleshow/80913965.cms |access-date=12 March 2021 |publisher=The Times of India |date=15 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2017, Aavin announced that it would be launching seven varieties of milk-based sweets for Deepavali<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/aavin-launches-special-sweets-for-deepavali/article19754924.ece|title=Aavin launches special sweets for Deepavali|date=2017-09-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-10-11|others=Special Correspondent, Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Controversies==
In 2012, there were widespread rumors about the milk being adulterated when the milk was being transported from cooperative societies to dairies. In 2014, a [[Aavin scam|major adulteration racket]] was busted by the police in [[Villupuram district]]. The modus operandi of the gang was to transfer cans of milk from transport that carries pure milk from Chennai to [[Tiruvannamalai]] and replace with it with equal quantity of water. Aavin said that it has encountered an estimated loss of {{INRconvert|10|c}} due to the racket.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Milk-adulteration-racket-busted-in-Villupuram/articleshow/40519087.cms|title=Aavin Milk Adulteration Racket Busted|work=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

* [https://aavinmilk.com/home Official website]

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[[Category:Dairy cooperatives in India]]
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