Dear Colleagues / Members,
It gives me an immense pleasure to present before you the 28th Annual Report of Vidya Dairy for the financial year 2025–26.
Since establishment of Vidya Dairy in 1994, the dairy plant has stood as an unique example of an institution that successfully
combines professional training with self-sustainability. Over the years, the dairy has remained committed to impart quality
practical training to the students of SMC College of Dairy Science, Kamdhenu University, Anand, Gujarat, India thereby
nurturing competent dairy technocrats equipped with valuable industry knowledge and geared up with practical expertise.
As I look back at the achievements and initiatives undertaken by Vidya Dairy during the year under review, I feel proud
to note that Vidya Dairy has continued maintaining its journey of progress while steadfastly adhering to its founding
objectives. We firmly believe that sustainable dairy development can only be achieved by adopting continuous emphasis
on education, research, training, and extension activities. During the year, the dairy provided practical ‘’Hands-on Training’’
to 51 undergraduate students. With this, a total of 1,621 B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) students have successfully undergone
training at Vidya Dairy till date.
I am pleased to share that during 2025–26, Vidya Dairy achieved a turnover growth of 6.14%, registering a total revenue
of ` 413.15 crores. The average daily milk throughput reached 2,36,460 litres per day registering 4.24% growth. Vidya
dairy also registered a growth of 3.14% in cheese production, and 1.45% rise in ice cream production compared to previous
financial year.
In line with the vision of supporting the development of an ‘’International Flavour Scooping Parlour’’ and contributing to
the ‘’Exotic ice cream’’ initiative of Amul, Vidya Dairy had introduced six innovative ice cream products under the ‘’Amul Ice
Lounge’’ brand during the year. These unique frozen delicacies were Peruvian Toffee ice cream, Brazilian Macadamia Nut
ice cream, Manuka Honey ice cream, Tropical Fusion ice cream, Mango Fresh Petisserie ice cream and Mango Ice Malai ice
cream. These novel frozen products were commercially launched during the year 2025-26 and these products received
highly encouraging response from the elite consumers.
I am proud to mention that the research paper titled “Practices for Energy Conservation and Sustainable Innovations
at Vidya Dairy”, authored by Shri D.R. Shah (Managing Director), Shri Raj Patel (General Manager, Operation), Shri Ajay
Zala (Manager, Dairy) and Shri Akshay Patel (Executive, Dairy) which got published in the December 2025 issue of Indian
Dairyman, brought national recognition to Vidya Dairy. The paper received the prestigious “IDA Best Paper Award – 2025”
under the category ‘Commercial Aspects of Dairying’. The coveted award was presented by the Indian Dairy Association
during the valedictory session of the 52nd Dairy Industry Conference held at New Delhi on 14th February, 2026.
I also take great pride in sharing that Shri Nileshbhai Mohanbhai Vankar, Operator, and Shri Vinubhai Abhesinh Chauhan,
Jr. Operator were honoured with the “State Shramratna Award” by the Labour, Skill Development & Employment
Department, Government of Gujarat in recognition of their outstanding contribution towards enhancing production and
productivity pertaining to milk and milk products, during the years 2023–24 and 2024–25. The awards were conferred on
4th February, 2026 in a glittering function held at Gandhinagar.
I am equally delighted to note that Vidya Dairy continued its efforts in strengthening industry-oriented capacity building
through specialized training programmes aligned with the emerging needs of the dairy sector. During the period April 2025
to March 2026, Vidya dairy had organized 38 short-term training programmes accomplishing 996 trained participants.
Since September 2004 till March 2026, Vidya Dairy has conducted 759 short-term training programmes and trained 15,524
participants hailing from dairy sectors.
I extend my sincere appreciation and best wishes to the entire Vidya Dairy team, the students, faculty members of the
college, and esteemed Institutions and Organizations such as National Dairy Development Board, Gujarat Cooperative
Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., KDCMPU Ltd. (Amul), and Kamdhenu University for their unwavering support and valuable
cooperation which have significantly contributed to the exponential growth and visible success of Vidya Dairy.
I also express my heartfelt gratitude to the Board of Directors for their constant guidance and encouragement. My
sincere thanks are due to all colleagues of Vidya Dairy whose dedication, teamwork, and commitment have enabled the
organization to achieve the stated progress during the year. I wholeheartedly congratulate each one of them for their
valuable contribution towards the dairy’s success
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Satishkumar C. Parmar
Chairperson