Aavin is a State Government Cooperative under the ownership of Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Limited, Ministry of Cooperation, Government of Tamil Nadu and the trademark of Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation Limited. Aavin procures milk, processes it and sells milk and milk products to consumers. The company produces a wide range of products, including milk, butter, yogurt, ice cream, ghee, milk shake, khoa, tea, coffee, and chocolate, among other goods. History The Dairy Development Department was established in Tamil Nadu in the year 1958 to oversee and regulate milk production and commercial distribution in the state. The Dairy Development Department took over control of the milk cooperatives. It was replaced by the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Limited in the year 1981. On 1 February 1981, the commercial activities of the cooperative were handed over to Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation Limited which sold milk and milk products under the trademark "aavin". Tamil Nadu is one of the leading states in India in milk production with about 14.5 million liters per day and currently has 1 crore daily consumers. 'Aa' or 'ஆ' in Tamil means 'பசு (cow)' and 'பால்' means 'milk'. 'Aavin paal' ('ஆவின் பால்') translates to 'cow's milk' ('பசுவின் பால்'). In April 2020, Swiggy has partnered with Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation popularly known as 'AAVIN', to retail and sell its dairy and dairy products and as per this understanding Swiggy would make doorstep delivery of Aavin products across eight categories from 21 outlets across Chennai city. In July 2020, AAVIN in a new initiative, had invited drivers of autos and call taxis to work as its ‘mobile agents’ across Tamil Nadu, which it hopes will increase the sales of its milk products besides supporting the drivers in earning their livelihood, as currently they are struggling to make ends meet amid the COVID-19 lockdown. As per company reports for the year 2020, Aavin procures about 40 lakh litres of milk a day, of which 25 lakh litres are being sold as milk while the remaining is being converted into various milk products such as skimmed milk powder, ice creams, buttermilk, curd, ghee and butter. The company reported the annual turnover of ₹5800 crore for 2019-20 and monthly sales of milk increased from ₹34.78 crore to ₹41.15 crore. Activities The Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation Limited is an apex body of 17 District