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| Founded | 16 July 1965 |
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| Founder | Dr Verghese Kurien |
| Type | Statutory body |
| Purpose |
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| Location |
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| Owner | Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India. |
Chairman | Dr. Meenesh Shah |
| Subsidiaries |
NDDB Dairy Services NDDB Mrida Ltd. |
| Website | www |
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is a statutory body set up by an Act of the Parliament of India and an Institution of National Importance.[1] It is under administrative control of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying of the Government of India.[2] The main office is in Anand, Gujarat with regional offices throughout the country. NDDB's subsidiaries include Indian Dairy Machinery Company Ltd (IDMC),[3] Mother Dairy and Indian Immunologicals Limited, Hyderabad, NDDB Dairy Services, NDDB Mrida Ltd.[4] The Board was created to finance and support producer-owned and controlled organisations. Its programmes and activities seek to strengthen farmer cooperatives and support national policies that are favourable to the growth of such institutions. Cooperative principles and cooperative strategies are fundamental to the board's efforts.[5]
Meenesh Shah was appointed the Chairman of NDDB in 2021.[6]
- ^ "NDDB's Role in the White Revolution and Challenges Ahead". IndiaDairy. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2027125 [bare URL]
- ^ "Indian Dairy Machinery Company Ltd., Anand (IDMC), NDDB Dairy Services NDDB Mrida Ltd". National Dairy Development Board. 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Subsidiaries | nddb.coop". www.nddb.coop. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "National Dairy Development Board official website".
- ^ National Dairy Development Board (25 June 2021). "Meenesh Shah takes over additional charge of Chairman, NDDB" (Press release). Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.