On 75th anniversary, call for Amul to help other cooperative sectors

The co-operative model will prove crucial in making agriculture 'atmanirbhar', said Amit Shah

Even as it celebrated 75 years of its foundation on Sunday, dairy and food major Amul is now being asked to share its success with other cooperative sectors and help them market their products.

Speaking at the 75th foundation year ceremony here, home and cooperation minister Amit Shah said, “Many farmers in other cooperative sectors have shifted to organic products but they do not have a platform to market their goods. Can Amul and other cooperatives provide them a platform that can help them market their products? It is not right (for Amul) to limit itself to 3.6 million milk producing