NCS CODE: 2141.1900 | E010
A dairy technologist is a professional who is responsible for handling and management of milk, starting from production and processing right down to consumption. It includes processing, storage, packaging, transport and physical distribution. They design new, improved methods using the principles of bacteriology, chemistry, physics, engineering and economics to produce milk and milk products.
Dr.Verghese Kurien was the Founder Chairman of National Dairy Development Board from 1965 to 1998. He is the architect of India's White Revolution, which helped India emerge as the largest milk producer in the world. In the late 60s Dr. Kurien drew up a project called Operation Flood. He was awardee of Ramon Magsaysay Award (1964) Padma Shri (1965) ,Padma Bhushan (1966) World Food Prize (1989), Order of Agricultural Merit (1997) and Padma Vibhushan (1999).