India, July 6 -- Union minister of home and cooperation Amit Shah launched the Sardar Patel Cooperative Dairy Federation in Gujarat on Sunday and said that it would benefit the farmers of the country on the lines of Amul.

Speaking at an event in Anand to mark the completion of four years of the Ministry of Cooperation, Shah also announced the formation of Kutch District Salt Cooperative Society that will benefit the salt-producers, or Agariyas, as they are known in Gujarat.

The event, organised by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF), or Amul, as it is popularly known for the brand it markets, also marked the 150th birth anniversary year of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

The multi-state Federation aims to establ...