On the second day of his visit to Gujarat, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah inaugurated and dedicated several development projects at Panchamrit Dairy in Godhra. Shri Amit Shah, Union Home and Cooperation Minister, dedicated the new PDC Bank head office, three mobile ATM vans, a 30 cubic metre per hour capacity oxygen plant built in 250 square metres, and a dedicated Panchamrit butter cold storage and Dairy Plant at Malegaon (Maharashtra), as well as laying the foundation stone for the newly established Dairy Plant at Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh). The event was attended by a number of dignitaries, including Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister Shri Purushottam Rupala.
Shri Amit Shah, speaking on the occasion, stated that today’s five programmes will strengthen the cooperative movement of three districts (Panchmahal, Malegaon and Ujjain). Today, 1,598 milk markets from Panchmahal, Mahisagar, and Dahod districts stand united, producing approximately 73 thousand litres of milk. A huge success with 18 lakh litres of milk and a revenue of Rs.300 crores.
The Union Cooperation Minister stated that for years, people from all over the country who are involved in the cooperative movement have demanded that the cooperative movement receive the assistance it requires, and that previous governments have failed to respond. Today, I am pleased to report that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi established a Ministry of Cooperation at the Centre and made it a priority for the first time a year ago, for the sake of the cooperative movement. The Prime Minister also increased the cooperatives’ budget by seven times.
When people in India and abroad hear about Amul, Shri Amit Shah says their eyes light up. It’s difficult to imagine a 60-thousand-crore-dollar cooperative movement. Today, as the Minister of Cooperation, I’d like to state that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has established the Ministry of Cooperation and that under his leadership, the cooperative sector will undergo a major transformation within the next five years. Many new areas are being discussed, as well as the creation of a database and training. In order to triple the number of PACS, we are considering legal reforms.
