Union Home Minister Amit Shah Addresses 4th Anniversary Event of Ministry of Cooperation
Cooperative Movement Gains Momentum as Amit Shah Addresses Anniversary in Anand
The Impressive TimesAnand, Gujarat , July 6, 2025 – Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah marked the 4th anniversary of the Ministry of Cooperation and the 150th birth anniversary year of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in a grand event held in Anand, Gujarat. He launched multiple landmark cooperative projects aimed at strengthening India’s dairy and cooperative sectors.
Speaking at the event organized by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), Amit Shah emphasized the deep roots of cooperation in India’s society, tracing it back to Vedic times, and lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for institutionalizing this legacy through the creation of a dedicated Ministry of Cooperation in 2021.
Launched the Sardar Patel Cooperative Dairy Federation Limited, a newly formed multi-state cooperative body.
Unveiled the federation’s official logo.
Virtually inaugurated the Amul Chocolate Plant expansion at Mogar, increasing production capacity from 30 to 60 tonnes per day.
Inaugurated the state-of-the-art Amul Cheese Plant at Khatraj, developed at a cost of ₹260 crore.
Dedicated NDDB’s Ready-to-Use Culture (RUC) Plant costing ₹45 crore.
Inaugurated the new NCDFI office building, Maniben Patel Bhawan, built at a cost of ₹32 crore.
Laid the foundation stone of the new NDDB headquarters building in Anand.
Bhupendrabhai Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat
Krishan Pal Gurjar and Shri Murlidhar Mohol, Union Ministers of State for Cooperation
S.P. Singh Baghel, MoS for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying
Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani, Union Cooperation Secretary
Highlighting the Ministry’s progress, Shri Amit Shah said 60 major initiatives have been taken in four years, anchored around five core principles:
People – Benefits reach the grassroots level
PACS – Strengthening Primary Agricultural Credit Societies
Platform – Building digital and national platforms for cooperatives
Policy – Member-first policy framework, including fair profit distribution
Prosperity – Empowering over 56 lakh women in dairy cooperatives, generating ₹80,000 crore in turnover, expected to exceed ₹1 lakh crore next year
Shah stated that Amul is now a global FMCG leader, and the cooperative spirit must spread to new sectors, like salt production and digital payments. He pointed to new cooperative models like the Kutch District Salt Cooperative Society as the next big leap.
He also mentioned the launch of Tribhuvan Sahkari University and three new national-level cooperatives each for:
Grain sales
Grain production
Dairy sector development
In the International Year of Cooperatives, Shri Amit Shah urged all cooperative leaders to focus on:
Transparency in operations
Adoption of modern technology
Keeping cooperative members at the center of decision-making
He stressed that without these, no cooperative institution can survive or grow in today’s competitive environment.
This event signifies a robust push by the government to revive and future-proof India’s cooperative ecosystem, especially in dairy, agriculture, and digital sectors.
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