The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi participated in the Golden Jubilee celebration of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) at Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad on 22 February 202.
- GCMMF is the apex organisation that markets products under the ‘Amul’ brand, the world’s largest dairy company.
- Modi made the pitch while addressing nearly 100,000 people to celebrate the golden jubilee celebration of the GCMMF.
- The co-operative, which began operations in 1973-74, saw its revenues touch Rs 72,000 crore in FY23.
- It has its sights set on becoming a Rs 1 trillion company by FY25-26, and currently exports to more than 50 countries.
- Amul was established as the Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union under the guidance of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and later, the GCMMF came into existence.
