{"id":103439,"date":"2026-05-14T17:54:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=103439"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:54:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:24:50","slug":"national-dairy-development-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-dairy-development-board\/","title":{"rendered":"National Dairy Development Board, Objectives, Functions, Subsidiaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is the world\u2019s largest producer of milk, and the dairy sector plays a vital role in rural livelihoods, nutritional security, women empowerment, and agricultural diversification. In this transformation, the role of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has been highly significant. Established to replicate the success of the Anand cooperative model across India, NDDB became the driving force behind the White Revolution and the modernization of India\u2019s dairy economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About National Dairy Development Board<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Dairy Development Board is a <\/span><b>statutory organization<\/b> <b>established by the Government of India in 1965 under the leadership of Verghese Kurien.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was created to promote, finance, and support producer-owned dairy cooperative institutions throughout the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Anand, Gujarat<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ministry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Legal Status<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Became a statutory body under the NDDB Act, 1987. It was also declared an <\/span><b>Institution of National Importance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the NDDB Act, 1987.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>National Dairy Development Board Objectives\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The major objectives of National Dairy Development Board are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To organize dairy farmers into cooperative societies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To increase milk production and productivity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure remunerative prices to dairy farmers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To provide quality milk to consumers at reasonable prices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To promote rural employment and women participation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To strengthen the dairy value chain including procurement, processing, and marketing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Functions of National Dairy Development Board\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Dairy Development Board performs several core functions for the development of the dairy sector and dairy cooperatives in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cooperative Development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Strengthens dairy cooperatives by organizing milk producers into farmer-owned institutions based on the \u201cAnand Pattern\u201d, ensuring collective ownership, fair price realization, and elimination of intermediaries in the dairy value chain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Scheme Implementation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Implements key national programmes such as the Rashtriya Gokul Mission and National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) to enhance milk production, breed improvement, and dairy infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Technical and Financial Support<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Provides financial assistance, technical expertise, and managerial guidance to state milk federations and dairy unions to improve efficiency in milk procurement, processing, and marketing systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Animal Breeding and Genetic Improvement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Promotes scientific livestock development through artificial insemination, semen production systems, and breed improvement of indigenous cattle, along with livestock identification systems like Pashu Aadhaar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Digitalisation of Dairy Sector<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Introduces technology-driven systems such as Automatic Milk Collection System (AMCS), Internet-based Dairy Information System (i-DIS), and GIS-based logistics optimisation to improve transparency and efficiency.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Trade Regulation and Facilitation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Acts as a channelising agency for import and export of milk and milk products to protect domestic dairy farmers from global price fluctuations and unfair competition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Data Collection and Policy Support<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Maintains national dairy databases on milk production, livestock population, and procurement systems to support evidence-based policymaking and sector planning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Institutional Revival<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Provides support to weak or loss-making milk unions and dairy federations to restore financial viability and operational efficiency.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Promotion of Allied Activities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Encourages diversification into organic farming, beekeeping, and other cooperative-based rural enterprises to enhance livelihood opportunities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Subsidiaries<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) operates through several specialized arms to cover the entire dairy value chain. Its subsidiaries include Mother Dairy Fruit &amp; Vegetable Private Limited (Delhi), Indian Immunologicals Ltd. (Hyderabad &#8211; IIL), IDMC Ltd. (Anand), NDDB Dairy Services (NDS), NDDB Mrida Ltd., and NDDB CALF Ltd. These subsidiaries are focused on supporting the dairy sector through:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mother Dairy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Processing and marketing dairy products, fruits, and vegetables.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Manufacturing animal health products and veterinary vaccines (e.g., FMD, rabies).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IDMC Limited<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Designing and supplying dairy machinery, automation systems, and turnkey projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>NDDB Dairy Services (NDS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A not-for-profit company facilitating the establishment of Producer Companies and managing semen stations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>NDDB Mrida Ltd.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Focused on manure management and biogas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>NDDB CALF Ltd<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Center for Analysis and Learning in Livestock and Food.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Major Initiatives\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Dairy Development Board has launched and implemented several important programmes to increase milk production, strengthen dairy cooperatives, modernize dairy infrastructure, improve cattle productivity, and enhance the income of rural dairy farmers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Operation Flood (<a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/white-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\">White Revolution<\/a>)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: National Dairy Development Board launched and implemented Operation Flood in 1970 to transform India from a milk-deficient country into a self-sufficient milk-producing nation. NDDB organized dairy farmers into cooperatives, established the nationwide milk grid, strengthened milk procurement and marketing systems, expanded dairy infrastructure, and provided technical and managerial support to dairy unions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>National Milk Grid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: NDDB established the National Milk Grid during Operation Flood to connect milk-surplus regions with milk-deficit urban centres. NDDB developed milk transportation and distribution networks, strengthened cold-chain infrastructure, reduced regional price fluctuations, and ensured regular milk supply across the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The National Programme for Dairy Development was launched in 2014 to strengthen dairy infrastructure and dairy cooperative systems. NDDB assists in implementation of the programme by providing technical expertise and infrastructure support for milk chilling centres, milk processing plants, quality testing laboratories, cold-chain systems, and modernization of milk procurement networks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rashtriya Gokul Mission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Rashtriya Gokul Mission was launched in 2014 to conserve indigenous cattle breeds and improve milk productivity. NDDB supports the mission through scientific breeding programmes, artificial insemination services, breed improvement initiatives, and livestock management systems for indigenous breeds such as Gir and Sahiwal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>National Digital Livestock Mission (NDLM)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Under the National Digital Livestock Mission launched in 2020, NDDB developed the \u201cBharat Pashudhan\u201d database to create a unified digital livestock management system. NDDB introduced unique 12-digit identification numbers for livestock traceability, breeding records, health monitoring, and vaccination tracking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accelerated Breed Improvement Programme (IVF and Embryo Transfer)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: NDDB introduced Accelerated Breed Improvement Programmes using In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Embryo Transfer (ET) technologies to rapidly propagate elite indigenous cattle breeds such as Gir and Sahiwal. NDDB also developed indigenous IVF media to reduce breeding costs and improve access to advanced breeding technologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Breed Multiplication Farms (BMF)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breed Multiplication Farms were launched to increase the availability of high-genetic merit cattle and heifers. NDDB acts as the implementing agency by providing technical support, financial assistance, and entrepreneurship-based dairy farming models to strengthen breeding infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme was launched in 2019 to expand artificial insemination coverage across rural India. NDDB supports doorstep artificial insemination services using high-genetic merit and sex-sorted semen to improve cattle breeds and increase milk productivity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Progeny Testing (PT) and Pedigree Selection (PS) Projects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: NDDB has been implementing Progeny Testing and Pedigree Selection projects since the 1980s to scientifically identify elite bulls and improve indigenous cattle breeds. NDDB supports selective breeding programmes and production of high-genetic merit semen to enhance milk yield in future generations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Establishment of MAITRIs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The programme for establishing Multi-Purpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India (MAITRIs) was launched in 2020. NDDB supports training and deployment of MAITRIs to provide artificial insemination, breeding support, and animal healthcare services in villages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>NDDB MRIDA Ltd and Manure Management Initiative<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: NDDB Mrida Limited was established in 2016 to promote scientific manure and cattle waste management. NDDB supports biogas production, bio-slurry utilization, organic manure promotion, and sustainable dairy farming practices under initiatives such as Gobardhan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Digital Dairy and Milk Collection Systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: NDDB introduced digital dairy technologies such as Automatic Milk Collection Systems (AMCS) and Internet-based Dairy Information Systems (i-DIS) to modernize milk procurement and supply-chain management. These systems improved transparency, digital payments, milk quality testing, and operational efficiency in dairy cooperatives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Animal Health and Vaccination Initiatives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Through subsidiaries such as Indian Immunologicals Limited, NDDB supports veterinary vaccine production and animal healthcare programmes for diseases such as Foot and Mouth Disease and rabies, helping improve livestock health and dairy productivity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Contribution of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to India\u2019s Dairy Economy<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Transformation of India into the Largest Milk Producer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: One of the greatest achievements of NDDB has been transforming India from a milk-deficient country in the 1960s into the world\u2019s largest producer of milk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rural Livelihood Generation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The dairy sector provides regular income to millions of rural households, especially small and marginal farmers. Dairy cooperatives ensure daily cash flow and reduce dependence on seasonal agriculture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Women Empowerment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Dairying has become one of the largest sources of women\u2019s economic participation in rural India. Women-led dairy cooperatives have strengthened financial inclusion and social empowerment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nutritional Security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: By increasing milk availability and affordability, NDDB has contributed significantly to improving nutritional intake, especially among children and vulnerable sections.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Agricultural Diversification: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dairying reduces excessive dependence on crop agriculture and provides an alternative source of income during crop failures and climatic uncertainties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Employment Generation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dairy sector generates employment in milk production, transportation, veterinary services, processing, packaging, and marketing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Promotion of Cooperative Movement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: NDDB strengthened the cooperative movement by creating democratic, farmer-owned institutions that improved bargaining power and rural participation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Development of Dairy Infrastructure: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NDDB established modern dairy plants, chilling centres, cold chains, feed plants, and milk testing laboratories that modernized the dairy value chain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Promotion of Value Addition: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dairy sector increasingly produces value-added products such as cheese, butter, curd, paneer, yoghurt, ice cream, and milk powder, enhancing profitability and export potential.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Dairy Development Board transformed India into the largest milk producer through dairy cooperatives, Operation Flood, rural development, and dairy sector reforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":103185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[7535],"class_list":{"0":"post-103439","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-studies","8":"tag-national-dairy-development-board","9":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103439"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103464,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103439\/revisions\/103464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}