INTRODUCTION

The Kaira Distt. Cooperative Milk Producers Union selected the brand name AMUL
for its product range in 1955.
It is derived from the Sanskrit word AMULYA, which means Priceless / Precious.

AMUL is a successful cooperative sector & proud of INDIA & also of whole world.
General Information
Full Name
Kaira Distt. Cooperative Milk
Producers Union ltd.
Date of registration
December 14, 1946

AWARDS FOR AMUL

Best Productivity Award 1987, 1988, & 1989.
Indian Merchants Chamber Award for
outstanding contribution towards Food
Processing Industry 1989.
Special Award for sustaining Productivity
Performance 1990 & 1996.
ICA Memento Award toward genuine & self sub
staining cooperative world wide 1992.
GD Birla Award for outstanding contribution in
Rural Upliftment 1996.
Shahakari Vikas Ratna Award 2005.

CERTIFICATION OF HACCP and ISO

Amul has achieved HACCP and ISO22000-9001

certifications. These standards are basically
implemented at each and every stage of processing
from farm to home.

HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) systems are a

systematic approach in preventing hazards that may harm a
consumer, from occurring or developing during the course of food
production.

Amul is Indias most successful & first cooperative movement who

has achieved ISO-22000:2005 certification that is highly recognized
achievement for any unit in term of quality assurance & food safety.

DIFFERENT UNITS OF VERKA

DISTRICT MILK UNIONS AT GURDASPUR
AMRITSAR
BHATINDA
FEROZEPUR
FARIDKOT
PATIALA
ROPAR(MOHALI)
CHANDIGARH
CATTLE FEED PLANTS AT
KHANNA
GK BANGER
SEED PROCESSING PLANTS AT
ROPAR

DAIRY PLANT-ANAND (AMUL-2 PROCESS)

Amul-2 is a manually operated RMRD i.e

Raw Milk Reception Dock

Milk is carried in the cans which are collected from
different villages by trucks on different routes.
Cans have color coding i.e red for cow milk cans and
green for buffalo milk cans.
Cans are unloaded and placed on conveyor manually
and further can lids are opened by a can opening
machine,further PLUNGING is done and cans are
emptied in a milk buffer tank.
Further the processing of milk is done in Amul-3 process.

AMUL-2 PROCESS
Flow chart of Amul-2 process
Unloading of cans

Chain conveyor

Removal of cans lid

Physical inspection & Organoleptic grading

Transfer of milk in Dump tank

Filter

Weighing

Raw milk collecting tank

Pasteurisation & standardization

(At 80C3C for 15 seconds)

Processed milk tank

Sent for different product manufacturing

and for market milk packing.

CAN WASHER

It has a drive sever two pre-rinse sections in which water at 50C is sprayed.

There are four chemical sections in which lye solution [0.4% to 0.5%] at 85C is
sprayed.

Then hot water at 80C is sprayed in three sections.

Finally cans are sterilized by steam at 2kg/sq.cm. In last section, lids are also
given the same treatment.

The pressure of lye and water spray is 5kg/sq.cm.

There are total 246 nozzles in each can washer.

The samples from each society, is mixed together and than tested in milk Oscan
for Fat & SNF. The same sample can be stored for 3 days by adding Potassium
dichromate and can be tested incase if there is some kind of dispute.

Can washer details having different sections

A] Pre-rinse section number of nozzles are 32.

B] Detergent section number of nozzles are 126.

C] Final rinse section number of nozzles are 68.

Milk Reception at Amul-3

Process
This is the very first department of any
dairy where tankers loaded with milk are
unloaded and simultaneously the milk is
tested and processed further in other
departments. Raw milk at Amul-3 is
received only through road milk tankers.
There are 3 bays for unloading milk
tankers.

1st Regeneration section of milk

Pasteurizer (50-55C)
2nd Regeneration section of milk
Pasteurizer (65-70C)
Homogenizer

Cream separator :1.Skim milk

2.Cream balance tank

1.SKIM MILK

2.CREAM BALANCE

Pasteurizer

Cream pasteurizer
(90oc)
Milk storage
tank/silo
Cream storage
tank (14oc)

Milk storage
tank/silo

EQUIPMENTS IN AMUL-3 PROCESS

Raw milk buffer tank

Capacity - 15000 lit.

Quantity : 1

Cream buffer tank

Capacity - 15000 lit.

Quantity: 2
Balance tank
Capacity - 350 lit.
Make ALFA-LAVAL
Quantity : 3
Cream pasteurizer
Type - PHE
Make ALFA-LAVAL
Capacity - 10000 lit.
Number of plates 222
Quantity : 1

Milk pasteurizer

Type PHE
Make ALFA-LAVAL
Capacity - 30000 lit./H
Quantity : 2
Number of plates 412

CIP tanks
Lye tank capacity - 10000 lit.
Acid tank capacity 10000 lit.
Water tank capacity 8000 lit.
CIP tanks for tanker
Water tank - 8000 lit. Capacity
Lye tank - 8000 lit. Capacity
Cream separator

Type Automatic self- desludging

Capacity - 30000 lit./h
Make - ALFA-LAVAL
Number of Discs 265
Quantity 2

Milk clarifier

Make - ALFA-LAVAL
Capacity - 30000 lit.

Butter milk storage tanks

Quantity - Two
Capacity 40000 lit.

Raw milk silos

Quantity - Four
Capacity 150000 lit.

Pasteurized milk silos

Quantity- Four
Capacity 150000 lit.

Raw Milk Silo Agitator

Kilowatt : 5.5

Clarifier feed pump

Kilowatt : 7.5
Tanker unloading pump

Kilowatt : 7.5

CIP conc. Lye circulation pump

Kilowatt : 7.5

Valves - Pneumatically operated

Sanitary milk-proof valve

AMUL-3 --- CIP-Clean In Place

CIP STEPS

PASTEURIZER

SILO/TANKS

TRANSFER
LINES

Rinsing with water

TIME-10 MIN
TEMP-AMBIENT

TIME-7 MIN
TEMP-AMBIENT

TIME-5 MIN
TEMP-AMBIENT

Lye circulation

TIME-30 MIN
TEMP-80

TIME-20
TEMP-80

TIME-5
TEMP-80

Fresh water
circulation

TIME-5 MIN
TEMP-AMBIENT

TIME-7 MIN
TEMP-AMBIENT

TIME-5 MIN
TEMP-AMBIENT

Acid circulation

TIME-20 MIN
TEMP-60 C

TIME-15 MIN
TEMP-60 C

TIME-5 MIN
TEMP-60 C

Fresh water
circulation

TIME-10 MIN
TEMP-AMBIENT

TIME-7 MIN
TEMP-AMBIENT

TIME-5 MIN
TEMP-AMBIENT

CIP STEPS

RECEPTION LINES

MILK TANKERS

Rinsing with water

TIME- 5 MIN
TEMP-AMBIENT

TIME- 3 MIN
TEMP-AMBIENT

Lye circulation

TIME- 15-20 MIN

TEMP-80 C

TIME- 5 MIN
TEMP-60 C

Fresh water circulation

TIME- 7 MIN
TEMP-AMBIENT

TIME- 5 MIN
TEMP-AMBIENT

Acid circulation

TIME- 20 MIN
TEMP-60 C

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Fresh water circulation

TIME- 10 MIN
TEMP-AMBIENT

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