(a) whether the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is a registered cooperative society;
(b) if so, whether the Union Government while forming the NDDB under the Cooperative Society Act have mandated it to have joint venture;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether NDDB propose to enter into any joint venture; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a): No, Sir.
(b) & (c): The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) set up under the NDDB Act 1987 is mandated to have joint ventures.
(d)&(e): Mother Dairy Foods Ltd., a company of the wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board has entered into joint venture agreements with Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., Trivandrum and Matha Milk Marketing Mutually Aided Cooperative Federation Ltd., Hyderabad.