SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ON DAIRY
PRODUCTS FOR ADOPTED VILLAGE UNDER UBA-SRMIST
On account
of welfare activities for adapted village under the SRMSIT – UBA, one day skill development program on
dairy products was organized by Unnat
Bharat Abhiyan in SRMIST,
Kattankulathur on 19.07.2022.
Skill Development Programme for Pattravakkam
village women was conducted at Fruits and Vegetables Processing Laboratory,
Department of Food Process Engineering, School of Bioengineering, SRM IST,
Kattankulathur. This event was jointly organized by Directorate
of Alumni Affairs, Department of Electrical
and Electronics Engineering and Department of Food Process Engineering. The faculty co-ordinators
are Dr. R. Sridhar, Dr. A. Geetha, Dr. S. Usha & Dr. G. Nagamaniammai from
SRMIST, Kattankulathur.
15 women from Pattravakkam adopted
villages were participated in the skill development program
The training on Paneer and Natural - flavoured Whey protein beverage
development were given by Dr. G. Nagamaniammai, Associate Professor, Department
of Food Process Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Kattankulathur in the
Fruits and Vegetables Processing Laboratory. She started the session with basic
hygiene practices and regulatory requirements to be followed in food
manufacturing industries, hotels and street vendors. The Paneer was developed
from raw milk using natural coagulating agents. The casein was filtered,
squeezed, pressed and chilled to obtain Paneer. The whey protein separated from
Casein protein was added with sweetener, cardamom, natural carrot and beetroot
extract, hence the protein rich beverage was prepared from paneer industry
waste
Followed by the hands on training, Industry expert Mr. Ulaganathan,
Principal consultant, Sanviha Food Tech Solution, Chennai explained about the
basic characteristic trait to be an entrepreneur, idea generation and business
models. He elaborated on various possible cottage level food businesses with
locally available raw materials and resources. He also mentioned about market
survey and product costing for sustainable business
In order to motivate the women participants, a Self Help Group Women
team turned as entrepreneurs Mrs. Meheshwari and Mrs. Saroja, PoovithalgalIdly
/ Dosa batter, Mudichur were interacted with the participants. They explained
about the importance and advantages of team work to execute business plan and
deliver the consistent quality products to the customer. They also shared the
procedures for bank loan and possible State and Central Government schemes
available for SHG teams.
