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National Dairy Development Board

Dr. Amrita Patel is the chairman of the National Dairy Development Board, Anand.


Anand, Gujarat

This city hosts the Head Office of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (AMUL), National Dairy Development Board of India and Anand Agricultural University.

Animal husbandry in India

The National Dairy Development Board was established in 1965 under the auspices of Operation Flood at Anand, in Gujarat, to promote, plan, and organize dairy development through cooperatives; to provide consultations; and to set up dairy plants, which were then turned over to the cooperatives.

Premiership of Lal Bahadur Shastri

He promoted the White Revolution – a national campaign to increase the production and supply of milk – by supporting the Amul milk co-operative of Anand, Gujarat and creating the National Dairy Development Board.


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