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National Dairy Development Board is an institution of national importance setup by an Act of
Parliament of
India. The main office is located in
Anand,
Gujarat with regional offices throughout the country. NDDB's subsidiaries include
Mother Dairy,
Delhi.
It was founded by Dr.
Verghese Kurien and Dr.
Amrita Patel is the current Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board, Anand.
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was created in 1965, fulfilling the desire of the then Prime Minister of India - the late
Lal Bahadur Shastri - to extend the success of the Kaira Cooperative Milk Producers' Union (
Amul) to other parts of India.
That success combined the wisdom and energy of farmers with professional management to successfully capture liquid milk and milk product markets while supporting farmer investment with inputs and services. The major success of this mission was achieved through the
World Bank financed
Operation Flood, which lasted for 26 years from 1970 to 1996 and was responsible for making India the world's largest producer's of milk. This operation was started with the objective of increasing milk production, augmenting farmer income and providing fair prices for consumers.
NDDB has now integrated 96,000 dairy co-operatives in what it calls the
Anand Pattern, linking the village society to the state federations in a three-tier structure.
NDDB launched its Perspective Plan 2010 with four thrust...
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