Amul chief: Kisan rail welcome

Ahmedabad : The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which sells products under the Amul brand, has welcomed the budget proposals to launch a Kisan Rail, doubling of artificial insemination targets, and providing tax benefits for cooperative societies which will lead to job creation and boost investment in the dairy sector.

The Union budget has announced a plan to run a Kisan Rail to provide refrigerated coaches in trains. For the dairy sector, the budget has also announced plans to increase artificial insemination so that milk productivity increases.