Chief Secy request boost sales of Aavin sweets during diwali

As on November 2, sales of Aavin’s Diwali sweets increased by 44 per cent to 389 tonnes as against last year’s sales of 272 tonnes It has been bumper Diwali for Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd (Aavin) with an all-time record in sales of sweets. A circular by Chief Secretary V Irai Anbu […]

Aavin’s dairy farmers seek Rs 400 Cr grant to settle their dues

Milk producers have urged the State government to settle ₹400 crore due to them through a one-time grant before the Deepavali festival. The government had reduced the price of Aavin milk by ₹3 per litre four months ago leading to a loss of ₹23 crore per month. However, no subsidy was provided to Aavin to […]

Aavin plans to sell 25 tonnes of sweets at the profit of Rs 2.2 crore

State Minister for Dairy Development SM Nasar on Monday launched five new sweet varieties developed by Aavin for Deepavali and commenced the sales. Kaju Katli (250 gms- Rs 225), Natti Milk Cake (250 gms- Rs 210), Moti Pak (250 gms- Rs 170), Kaju Pista Roll (250 gms- Rs 270) and Coffee Milk Burfi (250 gms- […]

Aavin signed agreement with 6 firms to export dairy products

Milk producers’ federation expects to earn ₹6 crore a year Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday handed over copies of agreements for sale of Aavin products in overseas markets and other States to vendors with whom the contracts were signed. Under the agreements signed with six firms, milk and milk-based products manufactured by the Tamil […]

TN milk producers to stage state-wide protest on August 31

The Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Association has decided to stage a State-wide protest on August 31 to draw the government’s attention to their demands, which include an increase in the milk-procurement price by Rs 10 per litre. They alleged the dairy development minister falsely stated that the milk procurement price was recently increased. The price […]

KYC drive on concessional milk cards saves Aavin ₹36 lakh a month

80,000 old milk cards weeded out in the past one month The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation, which sells dairy products under the Aavin brand, has managed to weed out 80,000 old monthly cards by updating know your customer (KYC) details over the past month. With this, the dairy cooperative would be saving ₹36 […]

Set up committee to determine milk procurement price in TN

The Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Welfare Association submitted a petition to the Chief Minister requesting the State government to constitute an expert committee to determine the procurement price of milk and to revise the maximum retail price accordingly. In the petition, the association demanded the Chief Minister to increase the procurement price as the cost […]

Aavin price cut post election worries Tamil Nadu’s dairy farmers

Home makers and tea stall owners heaved a sigh of relief as Chief Minister MK Stalin kept his poll promise of  a Rs 3 cut in the price of Aavin milk within hours of assuming office on Friday. But milk producers are worried that they will be left to face the consequences of the move. […]