Gujarat: Shamalbhai Patel unanimously elected new chairman of GCMMF

After his election to the top post, Patel said his priority will be to ensure better procurement prices for milk producers

Shamalbhai Patel, chairman of the Sabarkantha District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union, was on Thursday unanimously elected as chairman of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited, the marketing body of the 'Amul' brand of milk and other dairy products.

Valamji Humbal, chairman of the Kutch District Co- operative Milk Producers' Union, also known as Sarhad Dairy, was elected as vice chairman of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF), which has its headquarters in Anand.

Elections to the two posts were held here on Thursday in the presence of chairmen of the state's 18 dairy co- operatives who are also members of