Overview
- Ashok Chaudhary of Dudhsagar Dairy and Gordhan Dhamelia of Rajkot District Cooperative Milk Producer Union were confirmed in their roles at a July 22 meeting attended by leaders of all 18 member unions, the GCMMF managing director and the district registrar.
- The unopposed nominations continue GCMMF’s tradition of consensus leadership and follow the two-and-a-half-year tenures of outgoing Chairman Shamal Patel and Vice Chairman Valamji Humbal.
- GCMMF markets the Amul brand with a turnover exceeding ₹90,000 crore and procures over 12 billion liters of milk annually from 3.6 million farmers.
- Newly elected leaders have pledged to strengthen cooperative structures to boost farmgate prices and leverage technology for improved supply chain efficiency.
- They have also outlined plans to deepen Amul’s presence in more than 50 countries, building on its status as one of the world’s leading dairy brands.