Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday that GCMMF, which owns the Amul brand, was given the target to become the world's number one dairy firm from its present eighth position.
The Prime Minister was speaking at the golden jubilee celebration of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which promotes its products under the 'Amul' brand, at the Narendra Modi stadium here.
"While the global dairy sector is developing at 2 per cent per annum, India's dairy sector is developing at 6 per cent," Modi said.
"Today Amul (GCMMF) is the eighth largest dairy company in the world, your target is to make it number one, the government will give all its support. This is Modi's guarantee," he said.
Addressing thousands of members of the co-operative dairy union who had come from all over the state, Modi said after India's independence many brands were created, but none of them is like 'Amul'.
PM Modi also said that the contribution of women is paramount in the development of the country's dairy cooperative movement.
"India's dairy sector has seen women-led development. Women are the backbone of the dairy sector," he said.
With PTI inputs