On 30th December 2022, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperatives Amit Shah inaugurated the new mega-dairy processing plant of Mandya Milk Union (ManMul) at Gejjalagere in Mandy.
During the integration ceremony, Shah said the government aims to set up two lakhs (200 thousand) primary dairy units at the village level across the country in the coming three years. Shah said Anand Milk Union Limited (AMUL) and Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) would collaborate to establish dairies in every village in Karnataka.
“Karnataka has made huge progress in milk production and distribution. KMF, which distributed 66,000 litres of milk in 1975, is now distributing 82 lakh litres (8.2 Million Litres) daily, and revenue has increased from Rs 4 crore (.5 Million USD) to Rs 25,000 crore (3 Billion USD). Just as a white revolution transformed the lives of dairy farmers in Gujarat, KMF and AMUL will make India a big exporter in the dairy sector,” he said.
He said that 22,000 farmers from Mandya receive money from KMF. “The amount is directly credited to their bank accounts. Every month, dairy farmers from 16 districts are getting around Rs 28 crore,” he said. Shah said the dairies would be set with the National Dairy Development Board. “The Centre is committed to extending the white revolution across the country. The cooperative ministry has prepared a three-year action plan and assures KMF of all support to develop the units,” he said.
Later, addressing the Cooperative Convention in Bengaluru, Shah said by creating a separate Ministry of Cooperatives, PM Narendra Modi has given new momentum and longevity to the cooperative movement in the country.
He said there is a plan to set up a Cooperative University, and work is on creating a national database of all cooperatives across the country. A committee under the chairmanship of Suresh Prabhu has been set up to chalk out a cooperative policy.
“We will expand the role of National Cooperative Development Corporation and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development so that cooperative societies get finance easily,” he said
Source: Adapted from Shah heralds white revolution with dairies in every village- The New Indian Express
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