According to Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, the govt is going to merge five other cooperative societies with Amul to form a multi-state cooperative society (MSCS). Addressing the 70th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC), Shah said the process for the merger has already started. The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation markets its products under the Amul brand.
Shah illuminated that the government is giving priority to natural agriculture and digital agriculture and for certification of natural products; the process to form a multi-state cooperative society by merging Amul and five other cooperative societies has been started. The MSCS will ensure the export of the products after its certification so that profit can go directly into the bank accounts of the farmers, he added.
The minister also stressed the need to double milk production in the country over the next five years, not just to meet the demand in the domestic market, but also those of neighboring countries.
“We have a huge opportunity to deliver milk to countries like Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, and to explore this world market, the government is setting up a multi-state cooperative which will act as the export house,” he had said.