Amul would combine with five other cooperative societies to form a multi-state cooperative society, according to an announcement made on Sunday by Union Housing and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah (MSCS). He was addressing the 70th plenary meeting of the North Eastern Council (NEC).
Speaking here at the North Eastern Council’s (NEC) 70th plenary meeting, Shah stated that the merger process has already begun.
“The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 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,” he said.
Amit Shah, the minister of union housing and cooperation, announced on Sunday that Amul would combine with five other cooperative societies to form a multi-state cooperative society (MSCS).
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Speaking earlier on Friday at the North-Eastern Cooperative Dairy Conclave in Gangtok, Shah emphasized the need for the nation’s milk production to quadruple over the next five years to meet both home and international demand.
“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.
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