If your dream don’t scare you, they are not big enough

This is an era of big dreams. Everyone is dreaming big for the nation, for the farmers and for the economy. Our dairy industry is also playing a significant role in building the nation. Dairy contributes almost one third to the GVA to Agriculture . India has around 100 million farmers and almost two thirds […]

Amul’s RS Sodhi elected as President of Indian Dairy Association

R S Sodhi, Managing Director of Amul Federation has been elected as the new President of Indian Dairy Association (IDA). Founded in 1948, IDA is the apex body of the dairy industry in India with its members ranging from dairy cooperatives, multinationals, corporate bodies, private institutions, educational institutions, government and public sector units among others. Sodhi, who […]

Impact on recent increase on GST on dairy industry by 47th GST council

The GST Council at its meeting held on July 1, 2022 have removed the exemptions on GST on repackaged, relabeled and packaged butter milk, curd, lassi and paneer. The decision states that the above products will be charged GST @ 5%. GST Council have also raised the GST on dairy machinery and milking machines from […]

No GST on Butter ,Ghee and Paneer amongst Dairy sector’s wish list for Budget 21-22

Treat livestock farmers on par with land-owner agriculture farmers, says Amul’s Sodhi To complement the government’s efforts to secure the country’s nutrition security, the dairy sector has sought zero tax on nutritional products butter, ghee (butter oil) and paneer (cottage cheese) from the current 12 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST). The Indian Dairy […]