New Delhi: The Indian Army has rejected an entire consignment of milk powder supplied by Punjab’s cooperative body Milkfed, citing quality concerns.
In a communication sent by the Army Service Corps unit in Jammu to the Ludhiana-based district cooperative milk producers’ union, the Army informed that around 125 metric tonnes of milk powder supplied from the Ludhiana plant has been rejected.
Sources said two batches—58.338 metric tonnes and 66.654 metric tonnes—were found unsuitable after quality testing of samples conducted by the Army.
Milkfed supplies milk and dairy products to the Army from multiple plants across Punjab. While milk powder is primarily supplied from the Ludhiana unit, products such as milk, curd and butter are sent from the Bathinda plant, and ghee is supplied from the Amritsar unit.
The Army has also informed the Ministry of Defence’s procurement and food inspection authorities about the rejection.
Milkfed Managing Director Rahul Gupta said the organisation maintains high quality standards and has initiated a fact-finding inquiry to determine the reasons behind the rejection.
He added that necessary corrective steps will be taken after the investigation report is received.
