Smart Gujarat Hackathon 2017
Challenge Statement

Name of the Department: Agriculture & Cooperation Department

Problem GH187:

Problem Statement	:	Tool to detect Milk Adulteration at field level
Challenge Description with context	:	Safety to consumer of milk is most important concern now a day. Food Safety and Standard Authority of India conducted study in 33 states of India and reported that Milk being adulterated with detergent, fat, urea and water. Beside this other adulterants are foreign fat, starch, sugar, maltodextrin, salt, sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, formalin, ammonium sulphate.
What Exact Problem is being Solved?	:	At present detection of adulterant is carried out for large volume of milk at District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union level; which does not permit detection of small volume of adulterant.
User	:	Members of 19,788 village dairy cooperative society
Expected Outcomes	:	Cost-effective detection of milk adulterant at village dairy cooperative society by a layman.
Impact	:	Safety of consumers of milk and good human health index upliftment by reducing adulterated milk originated health hazards