Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Amul Plans ₹500 Crore Dairy Expansion Across Southern India
Amul plans to spend more than ₹500 crore on dairy operations in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
It wants to grow in southern India, where it has had a smaller presence.
A new plant is being built in Hyderabad.
Amul already has a modern plant in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.
That plant makes products such as paneer, yoghurt and dahi.
Farmers can see information about their milk and prices digitally.
They receive payments directly in their bank accounts every 10 days.
Amul says its profits go back to farmers because it has no outside shareholders.
Amul plans to invest over ₹500 crore in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over the next three years.
A new plant is being built in Hyderabad, while Amul already operates an automated facility in Chittoor.
The Chittoor plant produces paneer, yoghurt, dahi and other products for several southern states.
Amul says its digital system gives farmers immediate milk data and transfers payments to bank accounts every 10 days.
The cooperative says all profits return to farmers, while women account for about 30% of operations.
- Who
- Amul Coop Milk Federation, led in the announcement by managing director Dr Amit Vyas, and participating dairy farmers.
- What
- Amul plans an investment of over ₹500 crore to expand dairy procurement, processing and distribution in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- Over the next three years.
- Where
- Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, including a new plant under construction in Hyderabad and an operating facility in Chittoor.
- Why
- To expand Amul’s presence in southern India and serve growing dairy consumption markets.
- Planned investment
- Over ₹500 crore
- Investment period
- Three years
- Hyderabad operations
- A new plant is under construction, with the Sabarkantha Dairy Union handling operations from village collection through distribution.
- Chittoor facility
- A fully automated processing plant serving Chennai, Bengaluru and other southern cities.
- Farmer payments
- Payments are transferred directly to bank accounts every 10 days.
- Market share
- Amul currently holds 90–95% of the butter market and 70% of the cheese market, according to the article.
- Women’s participation
- About 30% of operations involve women, with some plants described as entirely women-run cooperatives.