Articles tagged under: milk

Dairies in Gujarat to purchase cattle dung for Re. 1 per kg in near future: Minister

February 27, 2024
Dairies in Gujarat to purchase cattle dung for Re. 1 per kg in near future: Minister

Ganhinagar: Dairy organizations and milk producing federations will purchase cattle dung from cattle keepers and make bio fertilizers and bio gas out of that in near future. This was announced by Cooperation minister Jagdish Panchal in the State assembly on Monday. He said the milk producing federations and dairies will collect cattle dung by paying door to door visits to cattle keepers and pay Re. 1 for each kg of dung. Thus the cattle keepers will not just earn by selling milk but also e...Read More

Gamdiwala dairy plant raided; adulteration using Maltodextrin found, 5000 ltr milk destroyed, license suspended

February 22, 2024
Gamdiwala dairy plant raided; adulteration using Maltodextrin found, 5000 ltr milk destroyed, license suspended

Gandhinagar: Gamdiwala Dairy was raided by Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) and Special Operation Group(SOG) teams. A total of 5,000 liters of milk was destroyed at the plant after large-scale adulteration was found to be practiced there. 11 samples were taken from the dairy and the banned substance Maltodextrin was found in the plant which is located at 101/1/14, GIDC, Sector 28, Gandhinagar. Farm Fresh and Shreshtha are the brands of Gamdiwala. The raiding party led by the Food &...Read More

Sumul Dairy hikes payment of milk producers on PM’s birthday

September 18, 2023
Sumul Dairy hikes payment of milk producers on PM’s birthday

Surat: Sumul Dairy, on the 73rd birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17th September 2023, announced a pay hike of Rs 20 per kg fat for buffalo milk and Rs 15 per kg fat for cow milk for the 2.50 lakh cattle owners of Surat and Tapi districts. Sumul Dairy, with a pay hike of Rs 20 per kg fat, will pay Rs 830 per kg fat for buffalo milk to the cattle owners. Similarly, the dairy will pay Rs 795 per kg fat for cow milk considering a pay hike of Rs 15 per kg fat. The decision will benefit 2....Read More

PM Modi hails Truck-on-Track facility started in Gujarat in his Mann Ki Baat address

August 27, 2023
PM Modi hails Truck-on-Track facility started in Gujarat in his Mann Ki Baat address

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi in his Mann Ki Baat radio address today highlighted the Truck-on-Track facility started by Indian Railways for transportation of milk from Gujarat's Banas Dairy to other States. He said this new method takes just half the time compared to the conventional transport apart from other benefits. The Prime Minister said - 'My family members, you all know that the Dairy Sector is one of the most important sectors of our country. It has played a very im...Read More

Sarhad Dairy dispels reports of substandard chaas consumption in Kutch

August 22, 2023
Sarhad Dairy dispels reports of substandard chaas consumption in Kutch

Anjar: After some media reports circulated, claiming that many people in Kutch were hospitalized after consuming the substandard Chaas of Sarhad Dairy in Anjar, the dairy has released a statement dismissing these reports. Sarhad Dairy in the statement said, "In response to media and social media reports suggesting that many people in Kutch have been hospitalised after consuming substandard chhaas made by Sarhad Dairy, we would like to clarify that the reports are not correct." "Upon becomi...Read More

Amul achieves turnover of Rs. 72,000 crores making it the largest FMCG brand in India

August 19, 2023
Amul achieves turnover of Rs. 72,000 crores making it the largest FMCG brand in India

Anand: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the apex organization of all the dairy cooperative unions in Gujarat and the marketers of Amul brand, is marking its Golden Jubilee this year. Founded in 1973 with just six Member Unions and a turnover of Rs. 121 crores, today, GCMMF has 18 Member Unions within Gujarat, collecting more than 3 crore litres of milk per day and achieving a group turnover of Rs. 72,000 crores (USD 9 Billion), making Amul the largest FMCG brand in India.�...Read More

GCMMF Amul announces pay hike of Rs 30 per kg/fat for milk producers

August 08, 2023
GCMMF Amul announces pay hike of Rs 30 per kg/fat for milk producers

Anand: Estimated over five lakh milk producers of Anand, Kheda and Mahisagar districts in Central Gujarat, associated with Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF - Amul) will get pay hike of Rs. 30 per kg/fat with effect from upcoming 11 August due to rise in input cost for milk producers. Instead of exiting pay of Rs. 820 per kg/fat, the milk producers will get Rs. 850 per kg/fat from August 11. Every pay hike announcement for milk producers eventually results in a price hi...Read More

Banas Dairy announces 20. 27 percent pay hike worth Rs. 1952 crore for milk producers

July 24, 2023
Banas Dairy announces 20. 27 percent pay hike worth Rs. 1952 crore for milk producers

Palanpur: Addressing the 55th Annual General Meeting of Banas Dairy at Deodar, the Speaker of Legislative Assembly and Chairman of Banas Dairy Shankarbhai Chaudhary today announced 20.27 percent pay rise for milk producers worth Rs. 1952 crores. He said in the year-2014, Banas Dairy was procuring 29 lakh liters of milk per day, today it is procuring 73 lakh liters of milk per day. He said Banas Dairy pays the highest price hike in the world. Talking about the new projects of Banas Dairy, he s...Read More

HM Amit Shah inaugurates AmulFed’s Advanced Organic Testing Laboratory in Gujarat

May 21, 2023
HM Amit Shah inaugurates AmulFed’s Advanced Organic Testing Laboratory in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated the 'Advanced Organic Testing Laboratory' at AmulFed Dairy in Gandhinagar in Gujarat to verify the genuine organic products. Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF)  said this is the first dedicated lab by the cooperative entity for conducting organic testing and supporting organic producers, adding there was need for such advanced facilities due to the increasing demand for organic food products ...Read More

Purchases through GeM portal, e-tendering to be compulsory in dairies: Minister

April 05, 2023
Purchases through GeM portal, e-tendering to be compulsory in dairies: Minister

Gandhinagar: In a meeting with Chairmen and Managing Directors of various milk-producing federations, Cooperation Minister Jagdish Vishwakarma today said that the federations should create their action plan for the next 25 years. The minister said that the government will issue circulars in near future for the compulsory purchase of all items through the GeM online portal only and mandatory e-tendering for the purchase of items over Rs. 5 lakh value. The government will also do third-party inspe...Read More