Empowering Rural India: Amit Shah Champions Cooperative Expansion

Union minister Amit Shah emphasized the need to integrate 6.5 crore rural families into the cooperative dairy sector to ensure fair pricing. Highlighting the success of cooperatives like Amul, Shah urged the National Dairy Development Board to enhance participation and continue India's growth in milk production, benefiting farmers and the nation.

Union minister Amit Shah called for the integration of 6.5 crore rural families into the cooperative dairy sector, aiming to end their exploitation through unfair pricing. Currently, only 1.5 crore out of 8 crore dairy-producing families are part of the cooperative framework.

Speaking at an event in Anand, Gujarat, to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the birth anniversary of AMUL's founder, Tribhuvandas Patel, Shah emphasized the pivotal role of cooperatives in empowering farmers, particularly women.

Shah underscored the transformative impact of the cooperative movement on India's rural and national development and urged the NDDB to focus on expanding membership and maximizing benefits for farmers.

(With inputs from agencies.)