IndiaAmul’s largest dairy group (Amul) Amul’s ban on plastic straw by writing a letter to the Central Government (Plastic Straw Ban) Asked to defer. The company said in a letter that the move would help farmers (Farmers) Will have a negative effect on. The company said that this would reduce milk consumption in the country (Milk Consumption) Will also have a bad effect on. According to a Reuters report, Amul made the appeal in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office on the 28th. On July 1, the government plans to ban straw supplied in the country along with dairy products and small packets of juice. Its market capitalization is estimated at 7 790 million.
Amul Sells millions of small dairy products with plastic straw every year. Global companies like Amul and PepsiCo and Coca Cola are upset with the government’s decision. They are even more concerned that the government has refused to change its decision and has asked companies to use alternative straws.
Straw helps increase milk consumption: Amul
RS Sodhi, managing director of Amul Group, said in his letter that straw helps increase milk consumption. He has appealed to the government to suspend the ban on single use plastics for one year. Sodhi wrote in the letter that the suspension of the ban would be a great relief and benefit to 100 million dairy farmers.
According to the Reuters report, the PMO has not yet responded to Amul’s appeal to the government. Earlier, government officials told Reuters that the straw was a less-used product and should be replaced with paper straws or packs that did not use straw.
Sodhi declined to comment on his letter. But he said the company may have to sell packs without straw after the ban takes effect on July 1.
According to a Reuters report, Parle also wrote a letter to the government saying that domestic production of alternative straws was not enough. And imported paper and other variants are relatively more expensive.
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