Key Highlights
- During their interaction with the media delegation, senior Manager, Amarjeet Singh informed that the federation procures nearly 11 billion litres of milk annually from about 3.6 million farmers adding that the Anand dairy alone has a processing capacity that places it among the world’s largest, with an overall handling capacity of nearly 50 million litres per day, ranking it among the top daily milk processors globally.
- “Around 0.8 million farmers are associated through 1,278 village cooperative societies connected to the Anand union,” he said.
- The delegation was apprised that during the financial year 2024-25, milk procurement stood at approximately 1.75 billion kilograms, with a turnover of about 1.63 billion US dollars.
- They also briefed the delegation about milk processing, value addition, quality control mechanisms and the wide range of dairy products manufactured and marketed under the Amul brand.
- Later, the media delegation visited the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) Refinery.
