Indian Dairy Sector Outpaces Global Growth, PM Modi Touts 6% Annual Development

Ira Singh
Khabar Khabaron Ki,22 Feb’24

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday emphasized that while the global dairy sector progresses at a modest rate of 2 percent annually, India’s dairy industry is experiencing a rapid expansion at a remarkable 6 percent per annum.Speaking at the golden jubilee celebration of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, he gave the target of making GCMMF, which owns Amul brand, the number one dairy company in the world from its current eighth position.

Addressing thousands of members of the co-operative dairy union who had come from all over the state, Modi said after India’s independence many brands were created, but none of them is like ‘Amul’.PM Modi also said that the contribution of women is paramount in the development of the country’s dairy cooperative movement.

“India’s dairy sector has seen women-led development., women are the backbone of the dairy sector,” he said.

Reflecting on the remarkable journey of growth and resilience, Modi likened GCMMF’s evolution to a sapling planted by the villages of Gujarat half a century ago, now towering as a majestic banyan tree, with its branches reaching far and wide across the nation and beyond.

He was accompanied by Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP president CR Paatil.