The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is expanding its footprint in Eastern and North-Eastern states in the country.

Recently, the Jharkhand government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between NDDB and the Jharkhand Milk Federation (JMF) till March 2024.

JMF has four dairy plants -- Ranchi, Deoghar, Koderma and Latehar -- with total installed capacity of 140 TLPD and one 50 MTPD cattle feed plant at Hotwar, Ranchi.

The government of Jharkhand has requested NDDB for construction, establishment and management of three new dairy plants in the state which are being done on priority by NDDB on turnkey basis.

NDDB is also providing technical and manpower support for milk procurement, processing, marketing, training and capacity-building activities.

NDDB has been conducting benchmark surveys in Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura at the request of cooperative milk producers’ unions and prepared reports for estimating milk production potential in these states.

NDDB also had preliminary discussions with the Sikkim Milk Union for the latter’s future development.