Introduction of VASUDHARA Company Profile Name: Valsad District Cooperative Milk Producers Union LTD.

Address: Valsad District Co-operative Milk Producers Union LTD. Alipur-396409 N.H No.8 Taluka:- Chikhli District:- Navsari Gujarat

Managing Director:- Narendra Vasi Bankers: 1.) Valsad district co-operative bank LTD 2.) State bank of India 3.)Bank of Baroda 4.)ICICI bank LTD. 5.)HDFC bank LTD. 6.)Axis bank LTD.

7.) Corporation bank

Telephone:- (02634) 232423, 232761, 232762, 232763

Fax No:- (02634) 233345

Email:- vasudhara@valsadunion.com

V ALSAD MILK

DISTRICT COOPERATIVE

PRODUCERS UNION LIMITED has been registered in 1973 and initiated Dairy Development Activities on ANAND Pattern since 1975. A survey conducted by National Dairy Development Board in the year 1973-74 suggested that the low yielding animals and poor economic conditions of tribal farmers coupled with adverse geographical conditions would come in the way of developing this district as milk shed area.

The milk Union did not have any processing facilities of its own till November, 1981 and all the milk procured from the Rural producers of this District used to be sent to the neighbouring Dairy plant of Surat District at Surat. In 1981, Dairy Plant of 30,000 litres per day capacity was commissioned at Alipur village taking commercial loans from Financial Institution and assistance from the State Government. In the beginning there was not enough milk in the District, even to meet the requirement of new 30,000 LPD capacity plant. People used to keep the cattle only for manure and whatever little milk they got was used for their own household consumption. The Milk Union took up the responsibility to develop Dairying in this District and introduced cross- breeding of the local unproductive animals to harvest a new generation of high yielding animals to achieve the break even point of the Plants installed capacity. Milk started flowing as a trickle which subsequently became a stream over the years over-flooding the small dairy, compelling the management to expand the Plants installed capacity. Subsequently, a 100 KLPD capacity Dairy Plant came in to existence in the year 1993-94 under OPERATION FLOOD-III Programme, wherein National Dairy Development

Board provided required financial and Technical assistance. Since then the Milk Producers of the Valsad District particularly the women of small and marginal farmers and land-less laborers have strengthened the movement called VASUDHARA. (the stream of Goddess Earth). Vasudhara grew from strength to strength and had to again expand its capacity from 100 KLPD to 200 KLPD during April, 01. 1Today, VASUDHARA stands tall for its pioneering concepts in Rural Dairying as well as Clean Milk Production drive. V ASUDHARA has its area of operations spread between 2 districts called Navsari and Valsad. The geographical and population details of its operational areas are shown below; The rural population particularly in tribal belt, under the Unions operations is poor and have very meager agricultural income. The tribal areas are facing with water scarcity during the summer season. Hilly and rocky surfaces play crucial part in non development of this areas from agricultural point of view. The farmers are also marginal and do not have any other reliable source of income. Vasudhara has focused on this segment and

today it gets nearly 80 % of its total milk from tribal societies. Dairying has become major activity and a reliable source of income for the farmers of this tribal belt. The dairying has always been considered as a subsidiary income in agrarian economy and probably has not been given its due as a major economic activity. Vasudhara has demonstrated that dairying can play a pivotal role in development of rural areas, particularly among the weaker sections having poor resources base and low risk taking capabilities. Today, there are around 60,345 tribal families [Out of total 1,04,000 members] in this districts directly participating in this dairy cooperative.

Vasudhara Dairy, India Fresh Milk Vasudhara Dairy benefits from reduced operating costs,

more consistent product quality, and flexible expansion capabilities thanks to a process control solution with Simatic PCS 7. Increasing production capacity In 2005, Vasudhara Dairy planned to set up a new milk processing plant with a capacity of 200,000 l per day at Boisar, Maharashtra, to increase production capacity and to meet the growing market demand. Initially, the Boisar Dairy plant was envisaged with manual operation. After extensive considerations, Vasudhara Dairy decided to go for plantwide automation to reduce operating cost, and to provide consistent product quality. The complete scope of the automation contract was awarded to GEA Process Engineering (India) Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara, Gujarat. After reviewing a number of automation solution providers, GEA appointed Siemens to work on the Boisar contract, largely because of the Totally Integrated Automation product portfolio. The plant was commissioned in October 2006, and

Vasudhara Dairy was completely satisfied with the system performance and its integrated functions. Advanced process functions The Simatic PCS 7 process control system provides advanced engineering tools for dairies and cheese makers with the Advanced Process Functions (APF) engineering tool and the Dairy Functional Toolset tailored specifically to dairy operations. The main steps controlled by the PCS 7 system are safe material transfer, reliable tank management, traceable material movements, and consistent product specifications. Online instrumentation and powerful pump drives ensure that the correct quantity and quality of material are provided at each process, be it cleaning and separating skimmed milk and cream, setting the fat content, pasteurization, homogenization, sterilization, or cooling. A totally integrated architecture Dairy Functional Toolset, the proven and tested industry-specific process management toolset Central monitoring and calibration of all field devices via Profibus Seamless integration of existing third-party devices All electrical HV and LV and VFDs integrated with plantwide PCS 7 system Integrated power factor control system to optimize electricity consumption Main

control system integrated to APC and MIS reporting systems and diagnostic functions with central monitoring stations Plant expansion project Shortly after the successful completion of the initial automation project at Boisar, Vasudhara Dairy decided to double the plant capacity to 400,000 l per day. As the company was satisfied with the results of the first automation project, it decided to work again with the same partners. So in 2009, Vasudhara awarded the expansion project again to GEA and Siemens. As part of the expansion, Vasudhara Dairy also decided to upgrade the existing system to incorporate the Dairy Functional Toolset.Moreover, Siemens was also selected to provide

the plant automation solution for Motaponda Dairy Plant at Vapi,

Gujarat, another dairy in the same group. For this project the OEM contractor was IDMC Ltd., an Indian company specializing in turnkey projects for the dairy, brewing, and beverage industries. Building on trust and performance With these projects, Siemens has built an impressive track

record in the Indian dairy industry. The Dairy Functional Toolset is clearly a differentiating factor for Siemens, and more projects for Indias dairy industry are sure to follow. Vasudhara Dairy is satisfied with Siemens expertise and product portfolio, and has recently specified Siemens as its preferred automation solution provider.

VASUDHARA PLANTS 1.First plant is at ALIPUR which engaged in the manufacturing of milk, butter, ghee, milk powder, flavored milk and buttermilk. 2.Second plant is at BOISAR M-12, which engaged in manufacturing ICE-CREAM nutramul, Amul Ganthia and Amul lite.

3. Third plant is at NAGPUR , which produces ICECREAM , MILK & MILK PRODUCTS 4. Fourth plant is at BOISAR E-23 , which engaged in producing MILK AND CURD

Fresh Milk: Amul Taaza Toned Milk 3% fat

 Amul Gold Full Cream Milk 6% fat

Amul Shakti Standardised Milk 3% fat Amul Smart Double Toned Milk 1.5% fat Curd Products: Amul Masti Dahi (fresh curd)

Amul Butter Milk