Dear Members,
It is my pleasure to present before you the
Twenty First Annual Report of Vidya Dairy for
the year 2018-19.
When I retrospect the activities during the
year, it gives me a sense of satisfaction that the
activities of Vidya Dairy are flourishing in line
with its mandate. We know that effective dairy
development rests on our concerted endeavors
towards education, research, extension
and training. Professionally competent and
committed group manages Vidya Dairy, which is
contributing towards achieving its unique status
at all levels. This includes TQM activities to
inculcate the implications of Quality, productivity
and sensitivity towards the efficient use of energy,
having eco-friendly environment and newer
production technologies among the students of
fourth year B.Tech (Dairy Technology) of SMC
College of Dairy Science, Anand Agricultural
University, Anand.
During the year 2018-19, we have provided
versatile training of dairy business to 57 students
in various areas like production, Quality,
Maintenance, Finance, Marketing, etc. Vidya
Dairy received awards this year too, which are
listed below. I appreciate the efforts of Vidya
Dairy team for the same and congratulate them.
• The “ICAI Awards for Excellence in Financial
Reporting” under the Category “Not for
Profit Sector” for the Financial Year 2017-18.
• “ASSOCHAM Food Processing, Agribusiness
& Dairy (FAD) Excellence Award” in the
category of “Best Dairy Skill Development
Program of the year 2018” by The Associated
Chambers of Commerce and Industry of
India (ASSOCHAM).
•“Best Skill Development Award” of Gujarat
Training & Development Leadership Awards
2018, in the program hosted by World HRD
Congress & Star of the Industry Group.
• Second Runner Up prize in All India Kaizen
Competition 2017-18, organized by Baroda
Productivity Council.
• ‘Certificate of Merit’ for the year 2017
in the category of non-governmental
organization by the South Asian Federation
of Accountants (SAFA).
I am delighted to note that the dairy took an
initiative to offer training programmes considering
the recent requirements of the dairy industry.
From April 2018 to March 2019 Vidya Dairy
offered 67 short term training programmes and
trained 1367 candidates. So far the dairy has
conducted 502 Short-term training programmes
and trained 8776 personnel of the Dairy Industry
from India and abroad.
My best wishes to the entire team of Vidya
Dairy, the students, the AAU faculty members,
the distributors, the great institutions like
NDDB, GCMMF, AMUL and other for their
unstinted support and cooperation to dairy to
grow from strength to strength. I specially thank
government of India as well as government
of Gujarat and particularly Dr K.B. Kathiria,
Director of Research of AAU for motivating the
grant of Rs 8.70 crores f
I sincerely thank the Board of Directors for their
guidance and my colleagues at Vidya Dairy for
their co-operation.I heartily congratulate all my
colleagues as their collective hard work and
contributions resulted in the desired performance
of the dairy.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. J B Prajapati