NEW DELHI: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) has appointed ‘Nandini’ as the brand new ghee provider, with the provision order already issued to the corporate. The Andhra Pradesh authorities took this motion amid controversy over the alleged adulteration of laddus on the Tirupati temple, following claims of the usage of animal fats and different substances.
Nandini: A well-liked family identify in South India
‘Nandini’ is a well known model in South India, much like the recognition of Amul and Mom Dairy merchandise in North India.It’s Karnataka’s greatest milk model and can be recognised in neighbouring states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Goa. The ‘Nandini’ model is owned by the Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Restricted (KMF), the second-largest dairy cooperative in India, after Gujarat’s Amul.
Management at KMF
The present managing director and CEO of KMF is Karnataka administrative service officer MK Jagdish.
The origins of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF)
KMF’s historical past dates again to 1955, when the primary dairy cooperative was established within the Kodagu district of Karnataka. At the moment, there was no system of packaged milk, and farmers delivered milk on to households. There was additionally a scarcity of milk. It wasn’t till the Nineteen Seventies, throughout India’s ‘White Revolution,’ that efforts to extend milk manufacturing took maintain, supported by World Financial institution tasks.
In 1974, the Karnataka authorities created the Karnataka Dairy Improvement Company (KDCC) to implement these dairy tasks. By 1984, KDCC was renamed the Karnataka Milk Federation, and it started promoting packaged milk and different merchandise below the model identify ‘Nandini.’ Over time, ‘Nandini’ grew into Karnataka’s hottest dairy model and expanded to neighbouring states.
How KMF features immediately
KMF operates 15 dairy unions all through Karnataka, together with the Bengaluru, Kolar, and Mysore Cooperative Milk Unions. These unions purchase milk from village-level Dairy Cooperative Societies (DCS) and ship it to KMF for processing. In response to the Karnataka Milk Federation’s web site, KMF purchases over 86 lakh kilos of milk every day from 26 lakh farmers in 24,000 villages.
One in every of KMF’s standout options is its every day fee system for milk suppliers, who’re primarily small farmers and producers. The federation distributes greater than Rs 28 crore in every day funds. KMF has 15 items that course of and bundle milk, which is then offered by means of numerous channels.
