MVA whacks Maha Govt on handing over Mahanand Dairy to Gujarat based NDDB
MVA whacks Maha Govt on handing over Mahanand Dairy to Gujarat based NDDB
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Wednesday whacked the Shinde-Fadnavis government on handing over the Mahanand Dairy to the Gujarat based but centre-run National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
As per officials due to difficulties in milk collection and distribution, and mounting losses the Mahanand Dairy board passed a resolution and submitted a proposal to the state government to hand over the management of Mahanand to NDDB.
Mahanand is a state government undertaking, once recognised for its profitability and supply of milk across the state.
According to Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, Mahanand Dairy was once the glory of the state, but now that the dairy will be taken over by NDDB.
Mahanand is a project of the Maharashtra State Cooperative Milk Federation Limited and one of the top cooperative dairies in the state. It is similar to Amul in Gujarat or Nandini in Karnataka, but has incurred heavy losses in the recent past and hasn’t been able to sustain the brand.
There are brands in Maharashtra like“Mahanand, Gokul, Varana, Chitale and notably, there is a massive network of milk production, milk dairies in the rural areas of Maharashtra.
Amul is not necessary in the state for that. The central government tried to kill a similar brand called Nandini in Karnataka.
As per Sanjay Raut, the Congress contested the election on that one Nandini brand. Efforts are on to take Mahanand to Gujarat as well.
Mahanand is the identity of Maharashtra which is being erased now.
The Chief Minister and two Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra do not see this scam.
Raut further added that in this way, every day one business from Maharashtra is being pulled out and taken to Gujarat and they are sitting with their mouths shut.
Maharashtra is being looted before their eyes. Farmers, labourers, dairy co-operatives they are taking everything to Gujarat.This government is tolerating all this by being a cat under Delhi’s plate. The government is watching the humiliation of Maharashtra with open eyes. Shiv Sena (UBT) will not rest if there is an attempt to take away Mahanand.
In March 2023, Dairy Development Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe had told the legislature that the state government was in an advanced stage of talks with the NDDB for Mahanand’s takeover. Officials stated that if the hand over does take place, the fate of close to 600 out of the close to 1000 employees could also hang in the balance as the NDDB said it could only accommodate around 350 people.
News Edit K.V.Raman
