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Amul was founded on 14 December 1946 as a response to the exploitation of small dairy farmers by traders and agents. At the time, milk prices were arbitrarily determined, giving Polson an effective monopoly in milk collection from Kaira and its subsequent supply to Mumbai. [11] [12]
It is an apex level Milk Producers' Federation in Odisha registered under Cooperative Society Act – 1962. [1] Omfed was established based on AMUL pattern under operation flood-II of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), for promoting, production, procurement, processing and marketing of milk & milk products initially in undivided districts ...
It produces and markets milk and ghee (clarified butter) for the local market under the Amul brand name. Its current capacity is 400,000 liters per day. [citation needed] It has branches (ice cream manufacturing plants and milk-milk products) in Nagpur and Boisar. Amul Ice Cream produced here is marketed to Mumbai and Maharashtra markets ...
He also serves as the GCMMF nominee on the boards of Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Banaskantha, Panchmahal, and Valsad milk unions. [3] He was made the managing director of Amul in January 2023, succeeding RS Sodhi. [7] Mehta is a member of the Standing Committee on Marketing for the International Dairy Federation (IDF). [8]
The union procured 614.7 million kilograms (1,355 × 10 ^ 6 lb) of milk during 2012–13 at an average milk procurement of 3.2 million kilograms (7.1 × 10 ^ 6 lb) of milk per day during peak season. The union is ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14000:2004, and ISO 22000:2005 certified and is an environment-friendly organization.
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, visits India and Amul with Harichand Megha Dalaya, in December 1980 . Operation Flood is the programme that led to the "White Revolution." It created a national milk grid linking producers throughout India to consumers in over 700 towns and cities, reducing seasonal and regional price variations while ensuring that producers get a major share of the profit by ...
As of 2011 India census, [3] Anand had a population of 634,987. Males constitute 51.77% of the population and females 48.23%. Anand has an average literacy rate of 78.45%, higher than the national average of 59.5% (55% of the males and 45% of females literate). 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Harichand Megha Dalaya (22 October 1921 – 14 September 2004) was the inventor of the first spray-dryer for buffalo milk in the world. His invention revolutionized India's dairy farming industry (Operation Flood) and laid the foundation for Amul cooperative's immense success.