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    Amul merger with cooperative societies, Announces Amit Shah: Check details
    Speaking here at the North Eastern Council's (NEC) 70th plenary meeting, Shah stated that the merger process has already begun.

    Digital Desk: The minister of union housing and cooperation, Amit Shah announced on Sunday that Amul would combine with five other cooperative societies to form a multi-state cooperative society (MSCS).  He was addressing the 70th plenary meeting of the North Eastern Council (NEC).

    Speaking here at the North Eastern Council's (NEC) 70th plenary meeting, Shah stated that the merger process has already begun.

    "The Prime Minister Narendra Modi government is putting attention to natural agriculture and digital agriculture, and the process to build a multi-state cooperative society by merging Amul and five other cooperative societies for certification of natural products has started," he said.

    Once the products have been certified, the MSCS will facilitate their export so that farmers can get their proceeds in their bank accounts immediately.

    The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. sells its products under the Amul brand.

    Speaking earlier on Friday at the North-Eastern Cooperative Dairy Conclave in Gangtok, Shah emphasised the need for the nation's milk production to quadruple over the next five years in order to meet both home and international demand.

    "The government is establishing a multi-state cooperative that will serve as the export house to explore this global market, he had said. We have a big possibility to deliver milk to nations like Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka," he had said.