Meenesh Shah takes over additional charge of Chairman, NDDB 

Pashu Sandesh,29 June 2021

Meenesh Shah, Executive Director, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has taken over the additional charge of the post of Chairman, NDDB for a period of six months with effect from 1^st June 2021 until further orders. Ms Varsha Joshi’s tenure as Chairman of NDDB ended on 31^st May 2021.

Shah obtained his BSc degree in Dairy Technology from Sheth MC College of Dairy Science (Anand Agricultural University), Anand and also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA).

He has multidimensional experience in the dairy sector for more than 35 years in Research & Development, Product & Process Development, Project Appraisal & Finance, Cooperative Services and Project Management of the National Dairy Plan (NDP I) - the recently concluded Central Sector Scheme funded by the World Bank. He is also on the governing boards of NDDB Dairy Services (NDS), IDMC Limited, National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India (NCDFI) Ltd, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt Ltd (MDFVPL) etc.

He is a member secretary of the Indian National Committee (INC) of the International Dairy Federation (IDF) and also a member of the standing committee on dairy policy and economics of the International Dairy Federation (IDF).