Gujarat cooperative milk marketing federation of the Amul fame has got the first interim chairman. The responsibility has been given to Jethabhai Patel chairman Sabar Dairy in North Gujarat. jethabhai was Friday unanimously elected the interim chairman in a meeting held in the Anand headquarters of the federation. He is the first interim chairman of the organization. Mr. Jethabhai Patel has been given this responsibility to succeed Vipul Chaudhary who was earlier removed from the position.Mr. Jethabhai has been active in the cooperative movement since 1990. He has held prominent positions in several cooperative bodies. The GCMMF markets milk products under the Amul brand throughout the world. Its annual turnover has exceeded Rs. 18 thousand crore.
The father of milk revolution in India Vergese Kurien was the founder chairman of the federation. He held the top job from 1973 [ the year when the organization incepted to 2006. During this period politics and politicians could not undermine the organization. After this, politics seems to have affected the organization. From 2006 to 2012, Mr. Bhatol chairman Banas Dairy headed the federation twice.
In 2012 in August Vipul Chaudhary of Dudh sagar Dairy became the federation’s chairman but he had to relinquish his position in 2013 due to a non-confidence motion passed against him. After a series of legal fights the matter is now pending before the Supreme Court.
Concerning the GCMMF case pending in the apex court, BJP spokesperson I.K. Jadeja says there are a number of legal processes going on in the court and all matters have to be settled in accordance with the court’s orders.
