- National Dairy Development Board
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National Dairy Development Board Type Institution of National Importance Industry Dairy Founded 1965 Headquarters Anand, India Key people Chairman, Amrita Patel. Website [2] The 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 areas: Quality Assurance, Productivity Enhancement, Institution Building and National Information Network.
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Farmer Empowerment
NDDB empowered millions of small & marginal farmers through village dairy cooperatives. AMUL pattern societies across the country made farmer rich in terms of tangible & intangible wealth.
Women Empowerment
As per 'year 2001 census' population of India stands to be 1027 million where 496 million are female inhabitants, i.e. 48% of total population consist of women. For sustainable economic and social development to take place in any country, it is necessary that people participate in the necessary economic and social process. The process of participation is complex and it is by no means clear that it is comprehensively inclusive. By this, we mean that it is not possible to assume that all sections of the population take part effectively in the economic, social and hence political and democratic processes of society. There are many reasons why people may not participate from apathy to a sense of helplessness. Women are one side of a coin, half in every respect, then why not in socio-economic and political power? National Dairy Development Board, India, an apex development organisation initiated by Government of India to replicate successful white revolution movement amongst small farmers, by affirmative actions empowered women and made them involved in socio-economic activities. The paper discusses various schemes launched by NDDB and its benefits to women and society.[1]
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Categories:- Agriculture in India
- Economy of Gujarat
- Executive branch of the Indian government
- Dairy farming in India
- Shastri administration
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