The Central Government has appointed Odia officer Dilip Rath as the Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for two years.
He assumed charge from Thursday as per the notification issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) of Government of India. He was holding additional charge of the post of Chairman from August 1, 2016.
Rath took premature retirement from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) to join NDDB as Managing Director in 2011. Ever since joining NDDB, he has been instrumental in building a strong connect with the dairy cooperatives.
After joining the Indian Administrative Service in 1979, he served in different capacities under the State Governments of West Bengal, Odisha and the Central Government.
He was Joint Secretary in the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Government of India from 2008 to 2010 and Director on the NDDB Board.