TAMIL NADU COOPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION LIMITED (TCMPF)

 

The Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited (TCMPF) is the apex body at the State level in the 3 tier pattern wherein all the District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Unions in the State are members.

 

TCMPF was registered as a Co-operative society under Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act and Rules. It was started on 01.02.1981 by taking over all the commercial activities such as milk procurement, processing, packing and sale of milk and milk products to the consumers. Previously the above subjects were handled by the Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Corporation. The administrative office of TCMPF is functioning from the new corporate office building at Nandanam since 20.06.2018.

 

The overall management of the TCMPF vests with the elected Board of Directors of the TCMPF.

 

Dairy plants of TCMPF Ltd.,

 

Sl.

No

Name and Location of the Dairy

Processing capacity (LLPD)

ISO certification

1.

Central Dairy – Madhavaram milk colony

5.00

ISO 22000:2005 (FSMS)

2.

Ambattur dairy

5.00

ISO 22000:2005 (FSMS)

3.

Sholinganallur dairy
(III dairy)

6.00

ISO 22000:2005 (FSMS)

4.

Products dairy – Ambattur

0.65

ISO 22000 (FSMS)

5.

Dairy cum powder plant (DCPP) - Tiruvannamalai

2.00

ISO 22000:2018 and FSSC

 

 

1. Central Dairy at Madhavaram Milk Colony is the first dairy plant in Tamil Nadu of Dairy Development Department.

 

2. Sholinganallur Dairy (III Dairy) is the first ever automated dairy established in South India in 1996.

 

3. In Sholinganallur Dairy, a Concentrated Solar Thermal System (CST) has been installed for generating steam of 1,000-1,100 kg per day which helps in reducing usage of furnace oil.

 

4. Purpose of DCPP - to convert the surplus milk available with the District Unions into Butter and Skimmed Milk Powder.