Jayen Mehta, Managing Director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of Sardar Patel Co-operative Dairy Federation Limited (SPCDF) in the election of office bearers held at AmulFed Dairy, Gandhinagar. 

Mehta’s name was proposed by Ashok Chaudhary, Chairman GCMMF and seconded by Shri Shabesinh Parmar, Chairman Amul Dairy. Sangram Chaudhary, representing Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited, has been elected as the Vice Chairman of SPCDFat the polls held on May 5. Both office bearers shall hold office for a five year term.

SPCDF was launched by Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, in July 2025 with the objective of strengthening the cooperative dairy movement across the country. 

SPCDF aims to connect more than 20 lakh dairy farmers from over 20,000 villages across 20 states to an organized cooperative structure beyond Gujarat’s borders, ensuring fair milk pricing, equitable voting rights, access to modern services and the benefits of a democratically governed cooperative system. 

The Board of SPCDF comprises one representative each of GCMMF and 10 Member Unions of GCMMF and 3 representatives of cooperative milk societies from Assam, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

Published on May 9, 2026