Amul MD Dr RS Sodhi elected as President, Indian Dairy Association

Dr RS Sodhi, Managing Director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) (Amul Federation) has been elected as President, Indian Dairy Association (IDA) today. This was stated in a GCMMF press release.

The Indian Dairy Association (IDA) was founded in the year 1948 and is the apex body of the dairy industry in India. Dairy cooperatives, MNCs, corporate bodies, private institutions, educational institutions, government and public sector units are members of IDA.

On getting elected as IDA President, Dr Sodhi said, “It is an honour for me to represent the IDA because Dr V Kurien, my mentor, held the same position in the year 1964 and now I got the opportunity to lead this institution after 58 years.” He also added that the Indian dairy industry was “Atmanirbhar” as far as dairy industry was concerned and had the potential to become “Dairy to the World”.

Dr Sodhi has 40 years of rich experience with Amul and he has been heading Amul for the last 12 years. It is also important to note that he was elected to the Board of the International Dairy Federation (IDF) last year.