Sangam Dairy
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| Founded 📆 | February 23, 1977 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | Vadlamudi Village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh |
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| Products 📟 | Milk, dairy products |
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| 🌐 Website | sangamdairy |
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Sangam Dairy is a co-operative milk union located at Vadlamudi[2] village in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. It was registered in the name of The Guntur District Milk Producers Co-operative union Limited in 1977 under the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964.[3][4]
It procures milk not only in Guntur district but also from Prakasam district, Chittoor district[5][6], West Godavari district[1] and Nellore district.[5]
History[edit]
The dairy was established in 1977 by Yadlapati Venkata Rao, then Minister for Agriculture, Law and Planning in the united Andhra Pradesh.[7] In 1979, Dhulipalla Veeraiah Chowdary was elected as chairman of Sangam Dairy, who later headed Andhra Pradesh Diary Development Cooperative Federation as its chairman.
During its formative years by Verghese Kurien mentored Sangam Dairy.[3] It is the first co-operative milk union in the state of Andhra Pradesh and it is the role model for all milk unions in the state for implementation of input Programs, Breed Development and farmer assistance programs.[3]
Controversies[edit]
In April 2021, Sangam Dairy's incumbent chairman and former Telugu Desam Party MLA Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (Andhra Pradesh) on charges of financial irregularities such as diverting funds and properties of the cooperative for personal use[8], and raising of huge loans from the National Dairy Development Board.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reporter, Staff (30 December 2013). "Sangam Dairy to enter global market" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "CM to Open New Block at Sangam Dairy". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "About Us". sangamdairy.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "SANGAM MILK PRODUCER COMPANY LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details | Zauba Corp". www.zaubacorp.com. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Andhra Pradesh: Sangam dairy announced interim dividend for milk producers - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ↑ "Will support Sangam Dairy, assures Nabard - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ↑ Jonathan, P. Samuel (15 December 2018). "Yadlapati will turn 100 tomorrow" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Dhulipalla arrested over Sangam Dairy 'scam'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ↑ Reporter, Staff (2021-04-27). "Sangam Dairy brought under Dairy Development Corporation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
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