TDP Spokesperson N Vijay Kumar has demanded the state government to take back Rs 4,000 crore worth assets given to Amul for failing to comply with the conditions of the government mentioned in the agreement. He alleged that the previous government showed unwarranted interest towards Gujarat-based private company Amul neglecting and weakening the cooperative dairies in the state.
Though Amul promised to invest Rs 500 crore in the state, he said it did not spend even 5 percent of it, while the state govt spent more than Rs 1,000 crore besides handing over assets worth Rs 4,000 crore. Vijay Kumar said that the YSRC govt handed over assets of cooperative dairies to Amul, claiming that it would procure 1.4 lakh litres of milk every day.
However, Amul’s peak procurement was only 3.9 lakh litres, and presently it is procuring less than 20,000 litres per day.Despite Amul admitting that it does not have the necessary logistics in Andhra Pradesh for procuring milk, he alleged that the then chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy invited them with a promise that the government would provide all the required infrastructure.
According to the TDP leader, the YSRC govt gave 33 acres of land and Rs 650 crore worth of machinery from Chittoor dairy on lease for 99 years. The Rs 650 crore worth of machinery was leased for only Rs 1 crore per annum, he said.
Vijay Kumar further alleged that the YSRC govt paid off Rs 182 crore debts of Chittoor dairy. The units at Madanapalle and Eluru were also handed over to Amul in a similar manner. While Amul is doing business with govt assets, he wondered if the YSRC govt agreed to spend Rs 3,600 crore on Bulk Milk Cooling Units, out of which Rs 2,000 crore has already been spent.
He further alleged that schemes like ‘Asara’ and ‘Cheyutha’ were misused to benefit Amul. The milk supplied to Anganwadi was procured from Amul at a higher price by discontinuing Nandini dairy, he alleged.
