Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation

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Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation
IndustryDairy
Founded1985
DefunctActive
HeadquartersD-2 Saheed Nagar, ,
Area served
Odisha
Key people
Smt. Sarojini Mishra (Chairperson)

Shri R Raghu Prasad,IFS,

Managing Director, OMFED
ProductsMilk & Milk Products, Horticulture Products, Kandhamal Organic Products, Cattle Feed
OwnerMinistry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Darying, Government of Odisha
ParentNational Dairy Development Board , Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying , Government of India
Websitewww.omfed.com

The Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation also known as OMFED is a statutory corporation under the ownership of Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Darying, Government of Odisha. It is situated at Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha. It is an apex level Milk Producers' Federation in Orissa registered under Cooperative Society Act – 1962.[1] Omfed was established based on AMUL pattern under operation flood-II of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), for promoting, production, procurement, processing and marketing of milk & milk products initially in undivided districts of Puri, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar.

Management[edit]

The Orissa state Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Ltd. is controlled by a Board Of Directors which consists of Chairman of all affiliated Dist. Cooperative Milk Producers' Unions, three nominees of Government of Orissa, a nominee from the National Dairy Development Board and Managing Director of the Omfed (Who is the ex officio member). The Chairman of the BOD is elected amongst the members of the Board. The post of Chairman of the Federation is honorary.

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References[edit]

  1. Misra, Baidyanath; Gyana Chandra Kar; Surendra Nath Misra (2002). Agro-industries and economic development: a vision for the 21st century. Deep & Deep. p. 166. ISBN 978-81-7629-369-3.

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