Dilip Rath has taken over as Chairman of the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA). He is also the Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), which is working towards making dairying a profitable enterprise predominantly for the smallholders.
Rath has worked in Government of Odisha as Secretary Cooperation and Managing Director of the Industrial Development Corporation of Odisha ltd (IDCOl). He made significant contribution in strengthening cooperative institutes and modernising the industrial units under IDCOl.
After taking over charge, Rath said, “I am certain that we are all dedicated to strengthen our rural institutions.
Together we can make a change in livelihoods of millions directly and indirectly in rural India.”
Under Rath’s leadership, NDDB has accepted the challenge of handling livelihood issues of poor dairy farmers to ensure that they get a fair share of the consumer price. The NDDB has initiated dairy development activities in some of the most backward areas in the States of Maharashtra (Vidarbha and Marathwada), Bihar (Motihari), Jharkhand, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. It has also taken up innovative strategies to strengthen dairying and horticulture in Odisha and safeguard interest of rural producers.