Gandhinagar: Dr. Jayen Mehta, Managing Director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (Amul), has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of Sardar Patel Co-operative Dairy Federation Limited (SPCDF) in the election of office bearers held on 05 May 2026 at AmulFed Dairy, Gandhinagar. His name was proposed by Shri Ashok Chaudhary, Chairman GCMMF and seconded by Shri Shabesinh Parmar, Chairman Amul Dairy.
Shri Sangram Chaudhary, representing Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited, has been elected as the Vice Chairman of SPCDF.
The election results of this new multi state cooperative were formally declared by Shri Ravindra D Khatale, IAS, Collector Gandhinagar who was the Returning Officer appointed by the Cooperative Election Authority, Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India, New Delhi. As per Clause 39 of the byelaws of SPCDF, both office bearers shall hold office with effect from 05 May 2026 for the 5 year term of the Board of Directors.
The Board of SPCDF comprises of one representative each of GCMMF and 10 Member Unions of GCMMF and 3 representatives of cooperative milk societies from Assam, Maharashtra and UP.
SPCDF was launched by Hon’ble Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, on 06 July 2025 with the objective of strengthening the cooperative dairy movement across the country. The launch event coincided with the celebration of the 4th year of formation of the new Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India, the International Year of Cooperation and 150th anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who had inspired the formation of Amul Dairy in the 1940’s.
SPCDF aims to connect more than 20 lakh dairy farmers from over 20,000 villages across 20 states to an organized cooperative structure beyond Gujarat’s borders, ensuring fair milk pricing, equitable voting rights, access to modern services and the benefits of a democratically governed cooperative system. Supported by GCMMF’s strong management and marketing expertise along with the operational strength of milk unions, SPCDF will help strengthen a national cooperative dairy network from village cooperative societies to consumers across India.
This initiative is aligned with the “Sahkar se Samriddhi” vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Hon’ble Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah’s initiative of “White Revolution 2.0”, aimed at empowering dairy farmers, expanding the cooperative movement, increasing value addition and accelerating rural prosperity through farmer-centric growth.
The newly elected office bearers expressed gratitude to Shri Amit Shah, Hon Minister of Home and Cooperation, Government of India, the Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India and Government of Gujarat and the board members of GCMMF and SPCDF for reposing their faith in them and reaffirmed their commitment towards empowerment of milk producer members across the country.