predecessor tamil nadu dairy development corporation limited founded 1958 tamil nadu india headquarters tamil nadu revenue us 660 million 2012 13 owner government of tamil nadu parent department of animal husbandry dairying and fisheries tamil nadu website http www.aavinmilk.com aavin tamil is the trademark of tamil nadu co operative milk producers federation limited a tamil nadu based milk producer s union . aavin procures milk processes it and sells milk and milk products to consumers . contents 1 meaning of name 2 history 3 activities 4 milk products of aavin 5 controversies 6 see also 7 references 8 external links meaning of name edit aa or in tamil means cow and means milk . aavin paal translates to cow s milk . history edit 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 february 1 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 . activities edit 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 madhavaram milk colony chennai and has four dairy plants at the following locations in chennai . 1 ambattur capacity of 4 llpd madhavaram capacity of 3 llpd sholinganallur capacity of 4 llpd ambattur product dairy 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 . milk products of aavin edit aavin produces 4 varieties of milk . 2 toned milk 3 % fat doubled toned milk 1.5 % fat standardized milk 4.5 % fat full cream milk 6 % fat it is also engaged in the manufacture of milk products such as milk khoa mysorepak gulab jamun khalakand butter milk lassi curd yoghurt and ice creams . controversies edit in the year 2012 there were widespread complaints about the milk being adulterated . especially when the milk was being transported from cooperative societies to diaries . there was no serious action taken . however in the year 2014 a major adulteration racket was busted by the police in the district of villupuram . the modus operandi of the gang was to transfer 45 cans of milk from the lorry that carries pure milk from chennai aavin dairy to tiruvannamalai into cans kept on mini lorries . an equal quantity of water was filled to ensure that their tracks are covered . aavin later confirmed that it encountered a loss of inr 10 crores due to this racket . see also edit references edit dairy development department government of tamilnadu . policy notes . retrieved 16 july 2010 . government of tamilnadu 11 march 2008 . press release notes pdf . retrieved 16 july 2010 . external links edit website of the tamilnadu co operative milk producers federation limited 1 2 3 4 5 6 aavin milk adulteration racket busted v t e state organisations of tamil nadu public sector undertakings civil supplies corporation tncsc tneb limited tantransco tangedco setc elcot tidco mtc pscl tasmac sipcot tansidco tnpl tntdpc tourism development corporation tnstc tiic tamil nadu cement corporation tamil nadu magnesite limited tamil nadu industrial explosives limited tamil nadu minerals limited tamil nadu tea plantation corporation tntpc tamil nadu small industries corporation limited tamil nadu sugar corporation limited chennai metro rail limited cmrl nodal agencies cmda energy development agency teda tanhoda board chennai metrowater supply and sewage board cmwssb tamil nadu pollution control board tamil nadu housing board tnhb slum clearance board tamil nadu water supply and drainage board twad tamil nadu state agricultural marketing board cooperative societies aavin co optex tanhope autonomous bodies aids control society tansacs tamil nadu planning commission tamil nadu public service commission v t e chennai history early history pre 1500 sangam period thomas the apostle pallava dynasty chola dynasty vijayanagar empire colonial period 1500 1900 s o tom de meliapore raja of chandragiri agency of fort st george 1721 madras cyclone carnatic wars madras adyar chingleput anglo mysore wars modern period 1900 present arbuthnot bank crash besant v. narayaniah bombardment of madras by sms emden de la haye scandal 1921 buckingham and carnatic mills strike neil statue satyagraha 1928 south indian railway strike 1932 madras and southern mahratta railway strike 1943 chennai floods madras manade anti hindi agitations assassination of rajiv gandhi r. s. s. chennai 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