‘There is no one like Amul’, PM Modi said in Gujarat – Women power is the real backbone of India’s dairy sector.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated five projects worth Rs 1,200 crore at the golden jubilee celebrations of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which runs the Amul brand. Highlighting the uniqueness of the brand- Anand Milk Union Limited (AMUL), the former Chief Minister of Gujarat also congratulated Amul and mentioned its contribution to India’s dairy sector. Modi said that after India’s independence, many brands emerged in the country. But there is no one like Amul – Amul has become the identity of cattle rearers.

Modi said that Amul means trust, Amul means development, Amul means public participation, Amul means farmer empowerment, Amul means inspiration for self-reliant India, Amul means big dreams, big resolutions and big goals. Have achievements. He also praised the success of Amul and called it an ‘example’ for the coming generations. He said that the large scale on which this organization of small animal farmers is working today is the power of organization, the power of cooperation. He said that it is a wonderful coordination of ‘government’ and ‘co-operation’ that India has emerged as the largest milk producing country in the world. Today, about 8 crore people in India are directly associated with the dairy sector.

The Prime Minister said that today we are the largest milk producing country in the world. 8 crore people are directly associated with India’s dairy sector. In the last 10 years alone, milk production in India has increased by about 60%. Per capita milk availability has also increased by about 40% in the last 10 years. He said that the real backbone of India’s dairy sector is women power. The height of success Amul is at today is only because of women power. Today, when India is moving ahead with women led development, this success of India’s dairy sector is a great inspiration for it.

Narendra Modi said that to make India developed, it is necessary to increase the economic power of every woman in India, hence today our government is also working all-round to increase the economic power of women. About 70% of the beneficiaries of the more than Rs 30 lakh crore that the government has provided under the Mudra Yojana are sisters and daughters. He said that Gandhiji used to say that the soul of India resides in the villages. To build a developed India, it is necessary to strengthen the rural economy of India. Earlier governments looked at the needs of the rural economy in a piecemeal manner. We are taking the work forward by giving priority to every aspect of the village.