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Indian Express
02-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Baroda Dairy MD resigns citing ‘health issues' amid probe into milk co-op's payments to dead people
Even as Baroda District Cooperative Milk Producers Union (Baroda Dairy) Managing Director Ajaykumar Joshi resigned Sunday citing 'personal and health issues', the development, which comes in the backdrop of the recent allegations of 'scam' by Savli BJP MLA Ketan Inamdar in the accounts of Merakuva village milk producers' cooperative, has triggered a political controversy. The MLA has alleged that deceased milk producers were allegedly paid lakhs of rupees over the years. Last month, the District Registrar of Cooperative Societies had ordered a probe into the matter. Meanwhile, remarking on Joshi's resignation, Inamdar claimed that it was a 'sign that the allegations are true'. On Monday, addressing reporters, Joshi, however, denied that his resignation was linked to the allegations and insisted that it was due to 'personal issues' and tendered much before the allegations and inquiry. Ajaykumar Joshi said, 'I have resigned due to personal reasons. I had handed over my resignation to the Baroda Dairy board on April 28. It was approved on May 31 and so, I am resigning now… It is due to personal reasons as I had developed health issues in November last year and also underwent a surgery earlier this year.' Joshi added, 'In February, I had expressed my inclination to step down but the management had asked me to continue till the end of the financial year. Thereafter, I also underwent a surgery.' Joshi denied that the resignation was linked to the Merakuva inquiry or allegations of MLA Inamdar. He said, 'The inquiry team was formed and the report has been sent to the District Registrar as well as the MLA (Inamdar)… The (irregularity) cannot be called a scam because the amount withdrawn has been paid to the milk producers but there has been a mistake in using some accounts of certain milk producers, who are deceased… Whether the allegations are true or not will be decided by the Registrar and the management… if any allegations are proven against me, I am ready to face the consequences of the same.' Inamdar, in a letter to the Baroda Dairy MD in May had stated that lakhs of rupees had been shown as 'paid' to at least five deceased milk producers, since 2020, amounting to about Rs 40 lakh. Inamdar said, 'The money was deposited into their accounts and regularly withdrawn by unknown people… Passbook entries have confirmed the deposit and withdrawals. It is not likely that the milk was being supplied by the family members of the deceased.' 'This is the tip of the iceberg and the scam is much larger. The resignation of Joshi proves that there is much more that is yet to come out,' Inamdar added.
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Time of India
Registrar orders probe into milk co-op's payments to dead people
Vadodara: The Vadodara district registrar of cooperative societies has ordered an inquiry into allegations of irregularities in the Merakuva village milk producers' cooperative. The district registrar of cooperative societies on Friday said it received a letter from the Savli BJP MLA, Ketan Inamdar, who had also written to the managing director (MD) of the Baroda District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited (Baroda Dairy). An official said Baroda Dairy has been asked to investigate the matter. Simultaneously, an investigation from the district registrar of cooperative societies has also been ordered. "Further action will be taken on the matter based on the investigations," the official said. Inamdar, in his letter to Baroda Dairy's MD and the state govt, apart from other govt officials, said that men and women who had died a long time ago were paid lakhs by a milk society in Desar taluka of Vadodara district. The MLA provided details of five persons as examples, along with their death certificates and payments made to them since 2020. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Walmart Photos Which Are Not For Everyone Old Money Style Undo All five persons died between 2019 and 2024, but payments were made to their accounts for milk supplied a long time after their deaths. In all, Rs 39.93 lakh was paid to deceased members. This money was deposited in their accounts and was regularly withdrawn from the bank by unidentified people. Inamdar said the passbooks for the accounts of these dead people revealed that the same sum was deposited at regular intervals. He said that amounts paid to members usually vary, as the fat content and quantity of the milk supplied vary. According to Inamdar, the quantity of milk shown suggested that the members had many cattle, which was unlikely. Inamdar ruled out the possibility that a member of the family of the deceased was selling milk to the cooperative. He believes the milk was never supplied and money was paid by errant officials of the cooperative. Inamdar said he felt the scam may be much larger.
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Time of India
Dead people being paid for milk in Vadodara cooperative scam?
Vadodara: Are deceased people supplying milk to a cooperative in Vadodara district? That's the shocking claim made by , who has alleged large-scale financial irregularities in the Merakuva village milk producers' cooperative in Desar taluka. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In a letter to the managing director of Baroda Dairy, the state govt, the district cooperative registrar and other officials, Inamdar cited five cases where payments were made to individuals long after their deaths. The Merakuva cooperative is affiliated with Baroda Dairy, which operates across Vadodara and Chhotaudepur districts. According to Inamdar, the five people died between 2019 and 2024. Yet, from 2020 onward, Rs 39.93 lakh was paid into their accounts for milk they allegedly poured. The funds were withdrawn regularly by unknown persons. He pointed out a striking irregularity: the same amounts were credited at regular intervals into the deceased members' accounts. "This is suspicious," said Inamdar. "Milk payments usually vary depending on the fat content and quantity, which are rarely uniform." Inamdar dismissed the possibility that family members were supplying milk in place of the deceased. Instead, he alleged that no milk was supplied at all and the payments were part of a broader scam involving corrupt officials. He demanded a thorough investigation, warning that the scam could be much larger than what has been uncovered so far.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Congress stages protest against milk price hike in Vadodara
Vadodara: The Vadodara unit of the Congress party staged a protest at Baroda Dairy on Saturday, condemning the recent hike in milk prices. Demonstrators garlanded the premises with empty milk pouches as a symbolic gesture of protest. Congress leaders submitted a memorandum to the managing director of Baroda Dairy, alleging that the dairy arbitrarily raised milk prices by Rs 2 per litre, despite no corresponding increase in fuel costs or cattle feed prices. They argued that at a time when inflation is already putting pressure on household budgets — especially with the recent rise in LPG cylinder prices — the hike in milk prices would further burden the common people. The leaders demanded an immediate rollback of the price increase, stating, "The promise of 'acche din' has remained nothing more than a slogan from 2014 to 2025." Baroda Dairy officials, however, countered the criticism, saying it was peculiar that only the Vadodara unit of the Congress party had raised objections, even though milk prices have gone up nationwide. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Sleek Intel Laptops Perfect for College Life Smart Picks by Lenovo Learn More Undo They clarified that while consumer milk prices were increased by Rs 2 per litre effective May 1, the procurement price paid to milk suppliers was also raised — from Rs 800 to Rs 825 per kilo fat. "The consumer price rose by 3.03%, while the procurement price paid to dairy farmers was increased by 3.13%," said a dairy official. "In 2015, when the consumer price was Rs 48 per litre, the procurement price was Rs 570 per kilo fat."
