India is the largest producer of milk accounting for nearly 18.5% of total milk production in the world. India has a population of more than 1 billion people with diverse food habits, cultures, traditions and religions.
Dwellers of plain terrain have a tradition of milk production and consumption induced in their daily life whereas those from forest and hilly regions have almost no dairying. Milk production is controlled majorly in rural belt. UP alone contributes the 18% of total Milk production in India. Conventionally, Indian households consume about 60% of milk in the liquid form and the remaining is consumed in the form of butter, desi ghee, cheese, curd, paneer, ice cream, dairy whiteners and traditional sweets.