National Milk Day: Minister Chinchurani to inaugurate state-level event
Ministers K N Balagopal, K B Ganesh Kumar to be present at Nov 26 event
Kollam / November 25, 2025
Kollam, Nov. 25: Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Smt J Chinchurani will inaugurate the state-level celebrations of National Milk Day on November 26, coinciding with the birth anniversary of the late Dr Verghese Kurien, the father of India’s White Revolution, Milma Chairman Shri KS Mani said here at a press meet.
Minister for Finance Shri K N Balagopal will preside over the function to be held at Lalas Convention Centre at Thattamala near here at 10 am. Minister for Transport Shri K B Ganesh Kumar will also be present at the function.
Shri N K Premachandran, MP; Shri M Noushad, MLA; and Smt Honey Benjamin, Mayor, Kollam, will also be present.
Prof V K Ramachandran, Vice Chairperson, State Planning Board, will deliver Dr Verghese Kurien memorial lecture at the inaugural ceremony. Milma Chairman Shri K S Mani will welcome the gathering and Managing Director Shri Asif K Yusuf IAS will propose a vote of thanks.
Shri A Aneesh Kumar, Ward Councillor, Palathara; Thiruvananthapuram Regional Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union (TRCMPU) Chairperson, Smt. Mani Viswanath; Ernakulam Regional Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union (ERCMPU) Chairman Shri. Valsalan Pillai C N; Smt Shalini Gopinath, Director, Dairy Development Department; and Shri Unnikrishnan, V P, Chairman, Dairy Farmers Welfare Board, will also attend.
Ahead of the National Milk Day, Milma launched five new products. These are Samridhi Ghee, Milma plus flavoured milk in can, Milma Ghee Halwa, Milma Kanthari Buttermilk and Banana Burfi.
“The newly launched products are part of the initiatives to reposition Milma as an international brand that can compete with other multi-national companies through attractive and world class packaging without compromising on quality,” Shri K S Mani said at the press meet.
“Milma has now standardised the quality, quantity, packaging and pricing of its products from all three regional unions,” he added.
“In the last financial year, Milma has given back 92.5 percentage of its profit, totalling Rs 254.79 crores, as additional incentives, cattle subsidy and other welfare schemes to our dairy farmers,” Shri Mani said.
“Despite reports of decrease in the number of cattle, Milma has recorded a 14 percent increase in milk procurement from April to September this year, which is a historic achievement,” he noted.
“Milma already has market in all major cities in India and our products are in high demand in the Middle East. Recently we have made arrangements to distribute our products in Australia and New Zealand also,” he added.
“Our aim is to further scale up our distribution network with the motto ‘wherever there’s a Malayali, there is Milma,” said Shri Mani.
Last week, two milk cooperative societies affiliated to Milma’s Malabar Regional Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union (MRCMPU) bagged top honours of the National Gopal Ratna Awards (NGRA) 2025 in the Best Dairy Cooperative Society category.
MRCMPU’s Meenangadi Dairy Cooperative Society in Wayanad won the first prize in the Best Dairy Cooperative Society category while Kunnamkattupathy Dairy Cooperative Society in Palakkad was adjudged the second best, which is a great achievement for the dairy cooperative sector in Kerala, Shri Mani added.
The newly launched Samrudhi Ghee from Milma comes in premium matka glass bottles. It comes in 500 ml and 1000 ml bottles, priced at Rs. 480 and Rs. 900 respectively. Samrudhi ghee will be available at super markets and consumers can also order it through online platforms.
Marketed by Milma’s Alappuzha Dairy, Milma Plus flavoured can milk comes in vanilla, badam, chocolate and rose flavours. It is priced at Rs. 38 per can. The product, made using sterilization technology without any added preservatives, has a shelf-life of 9 months in normal room temperature.
Milma Ghee Halwa is the latest premium product from Milma’s Malabar Regional Union, made from Milma ghee. It blends the taste of the famed Kozhikode Halwa and Milma ghee. The product comes in a 450gm packet, priced at Rs. 260.
Milma Kanthari buttermilk, a tailor-made product for health enthusiasts, is made using Milma curd, salt and Kanthari chilli. It comes in 700ml bottle, priced at Rs. 50.
Milma’s Banana Burfi is made using Milma Ghee, Banana and jaggery. The product comes in 100gm and 250gm cartons, priced at Rs. 70 and Rs. 160 respectively.
Thiruvananthapuram Regional Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union (TRCMPU) Chairperson, Smt. Mani Viswanath and Ernakulam Regional Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union (ERCMPU) Chairman Shri. Valsalan Pillai C N; Milma MD Shri Asif K Yusuf IAS; TRCMPU MD Shri R Rararaj KAS and MRCMPU MD Shri KC James were present at the press meet.
The country celebrates November 26 as the National Milk Day, marking the birth anniversary of the late Dr Verghese Kurien.
Milma was formed in early 1980s, modelled after dairy cooperative society Anand in Gujarat, in the second phase of the Operation Flood project pioneered by Dr Verghese Kurien. Since then, it has grown into a major milk marketing federation of India with 3046 primary dairy cooperative societies, organised under its three regional unions --- Malabar, Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram --and 1.06 million dairy farmers.
With its strong and inevitable presence in the market, Milma has transformed into a prominent cooperative organisation in having an annual turnover of around Rs 4327 crore. It procurers around 1.25 million litre of milk and sells around 1.65 million litre of milk per day, besides it also brings to market an assortment of value-added products.
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