A federation of 18 district milk unions, GCMMF which is the proud owner of brand Amul is not being merged with other entities, as the media led by the PTI will have you believe.
Amul is only joining hands with four other multi state co-ops to form a separate multistate co-op for the purpose of certification. Media has failed to understand the meaning of the Union Minister’s statement and seems to convey the impression that Amul is merging its dairy business with other co-ops.
Addressing the 70th plenary meeting of the North Eastern Council in Guwahati, Shah said that natural farming is a matter of priority for the government and the process of forming a multi-state cooperative society by merging Amul and 5 other cooperatives for certification of natural products has started.
In his speech Shah also said that after certification of these products, this cooperative society will also ensure their export, so that the profit will go directly to the bank accounts of farmers.
Shah said that more than 500 laboratories across the country will certify the quality of soil and natural products.