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Amul Chairman Shamalbhai Patel appointed on board of newly-former NCEL Ltd

Shamalbhai Patel, Chairman of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), has been appointed as a board member in newly-formed National Cooperative Exports Ltd. The first Annual General Board meeting of National Cooperative Exports Ltd(NCEL) was conducted here. GCMMF, which markets its dairy products under Amul brand, said in a statement it had sent nomination of Patel, which was supported by Bijendra Singh, Chairman, National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd (NAFED) and Rakesh Kapur, Joint Managing Director, IFFCO. "Shamalbhai Patel was appointed unanimously as board member of newly- formed national level multi-state cooperative," it added. Patel is the chairman of Sabarkantha District Milk Producers Union Ltd and is also serving as a Chairman of GCMMF. In January, the Union Cabinet had approved setting up of NCEL to support exports of small cooperative societies under the Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002. NCEL is set up to provid

PNB partners with Amul to support dealership network under MUDRA scheme

State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Saturday said it has partnered with Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMFL), better known as Amul, to offer financial services to federation's supply network pan-India under the MUDRA scheme. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed between PNB and GCMMFL (Amul) on July 1, the bank said in a statement. Through small ticket financing under MUDRA, the bank will be financing Amul's retailers, wholesale dealers/area milk distributors and exclusive Amul preferred outlets-milk parlours, it said. Other services will include integrating various digital channels like QR codes, POS (point of sale), UPI (Unified Payment Interface), etc., supply chain finance and EMI collection digitally, and providing working capital limits, among others, it said. By the association, both the partners are aiming to provide support to more than 11 lakh retailers, wholesale dealers and others, it added.

Milk shortage was created and no crisis anywhere: Parshottam Rupala

Briefing the media on the Modi government's achievements during the last nine years, Rupala said the sector is likely to grow at 7 per cent in 2023-24 against over 6 per cent in 2022-23

Milk prices risen, but no supply shortage of dairy products: Rupala

The government on Tuesday asserted that there is no shortage of milk and other dairy products in the country, although milk prices have risen in recent months. Animal Husbandry, Fishery and Dairying Minister Parshottam Rupala, while briefing media on the Modi government's achievements in the last nine years, said the sector is likely to grow at 7 per cent in 2023-23 fiscal against over 6 per cent in 2022-23. "I will definitely admit that there has been an increase in milk prices...Government is trying its best to address the problem by increasing milk production and availability," he said. Leading milk suppliers like Amul and Mother Dairy have hiked prices of milk multiple times in the last one year, citing increasing procurement costs of milk from farmers. For instance, Mother Dairy has increased milk prices by Rs 10 per litre between March and December 2022. Stressing that there is no shortage of milk and milk products in the country, Rupala said that recently, there were reports

Utterly butterly relevant: The madman Sylvester daCunha behind Amul girl

Brand pundits also agree that only a rare few ad campaigns can beat the creativity and topicality of the Amul Girl cartoons

Sylvester daCunha, creator of Amul's 'utterly butterly' girl, passes away

The Amul girl, with a buttered toast in one hand and a prompt one-liner on her lips, has been a commentator on the zeitgeist for 50 years

Sylvester daCunha, creator of Amul's 'utterly butterly' girl, passes away

Sylvester daCunha, a doyen of the Indian advertising industry, has been associated with Amul since the 1960s

Milk wars boil over Amul's expansion plans in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

Southern states see threats to the cooperative value chains with GCMMF's attempt to enter the procurement business

'No fungus contamination in lassi': Amul terms viral video 'fake'

According to media reports, a video that has now gone viral on social media claimed that the fungus was found in packs of Amul Lassi even before its expiry date

After Nandini row in Karnataka, now it's Amul vs Aavin in Tamil Nadu

Stalin writes to Amit Shah against Amul procuring milk from Aavin's milkshed area

Stalin tells Centre to direct Amul to refrain from milk procurement in TN

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to direct Gujarat-based dairy giant Amul to desist from milk procurement in the southern state with immediate effect. Writing to Shah, Stalin drew the Centre's attention to the issues arising out of milk procurement by the Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union (Amul) in the Tamil Nadu milk shed area. Recently, it has come to the state government's notice that Amul has utilised its multi-state cooperative license to install chilling centres and a processing plant in Krishnagiri district, Stalin said. Also, Amul has planned to procure milk through FPOs and SHGs in and around Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupathur, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts in Tamil Nadu. "It has been a norm in India to let cooperatives thrive without infringing on each other's milk-shed area. Such cross-procurement goes against the spirit of Operation White Flood' and will exacerbate problems for

Amul's entry into TN threatens Aavin's monopoly in milk procurement

Presently 3,000 litres of milk is procured from Vellore district by Amul and it is planning to increase the procurement to 30,000 litres per day

Cross-border sale: Dairy Board calls co-op federations' meet to sort issue

The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) will be holding a meeting of the chairman and managing directors of co-operative dairy federations of the country this month to sort out the sensitive issue of cross-border marketing of liquid milk. The meeting has been called by NDDB Chairman Meenesh C Shah, in response to serious objections raised by K S Mani, Chairman of Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF) over the issue at a meeting of the National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India (NCDFI) held in Varanasi recently, KCMMF said in a statement here on Thursday. Earlier, KCMMF, known by the brand Milma, had voiced serious concern over Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) foraying into parts of Kerala to sell its Nandini brand of liquid milk. Making a strong pitch at the NCDFI meet, Mani said, "This is a complex and multifaceted issue, as co-operative dairies have different priorities and interests". He further pointed out that by working together co-operative dairies coul

Karnataka Assembly polls: Rahul Gandhi promises Rs 2 hike in milk subsidy

Congress' plans to increase the subsidy would force milk producers to sell their milk only to the Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers Union (KMF)

Amul-Nandini was made emotional issue due to polls, says FM Sitharaman

To suddenly say Amul is being brought to Karnataka to kill Nandini is "brazen", Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday, as she alleged that the Gujarat-based dairy cooperative had entered the state when Congress was in power here. The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) sells milk, curd and other dairy products under the brand name Nandini. She said things were tweaked, twisted and made an emotional issue because it is election time in Karnataka, where Assembly polls would be held on May 10. "In India's scheme of things, every state has its own milk cooperative. Karnataka's Nandini - whoever doesn't recognise it? Even now as I've come, I had Nandini milk, curd, peda... Of course in Delhi I'll buy Amul. I represent Karnataka (but) in Delhi, if Nandini isn't available, I'm mentally not a sanyasi to say I won't drink milk if Nandini isn't available. I still buy Amul. That's not being against Karnataka," Sitharaman said. Strengthening Nandini and dairy farmers in Karnatak

Nandini vs Amul battle in Karnataka: Gujarat CM says no need for boycott

Amid the Nandini versus Amul battle in Karnataka, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel stressed on Monday that there is no need to boycott Amul in the southern state. The row involving the two unions -- Nandini and Amul -- started recently, after the latter announced that it would supply its milk varieties in Bengaluru. "There is no need to boycott Amul in my view. You keep doing what you want to do. If Amul is snatching something, it is a matter of protest," Patel said. The opposition Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka have alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants to "kill" Nandini by allowing Amul in the southern state. They have also expressed their apprehension that a scarcity of Nandini products would be created to make way for Amul to take over. The Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government in Karnataka has, however, denied the charge, saying there is no threat to Nandini from Amul. Interacting with reporters here, Patel also said Surat has good ..

Milky way: Beyond Amul vs Nandini, dairy brands that dominate their states

The Amul-Nandini controversy has been making headlines for the past few days but there are several regional dairy players in the country that have firm control on the market in their respective states

Explained | Amul vs Nandini: The dairy war dividing Karnataka

On 5th April, the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation announced that it would start selling its products in Karnataka. Soon, social media was flooded with various hashtags.

All you need to know about Amul-Nandini controversy in poll-bound Karnataka

The entry of Amul in Karnataka is being seen as an attempt to trample upon KMF and its brand 'Nandini'

RIL sets sights on frozen food market, takes another bite at dairy

Move aims at competition with Amul, Mother Dairy