Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation
The Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation also known as OMFED is a state government cooperative under the ownership of Ministry of Cooperation, Government of Odisha. It is situated at Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha. It is an apex level Milk Producers' Federation in Odisha 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.
| Type | State Government Cooperative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Dairy |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Defunct | Active |
| Headquarters | D-2 Saheed Nagar, , |
Area served | Odisha |
Key people | Smt. Sarojini Mishra (Chairperson)
Shri R Raghu Prasad,IFS, Managing Director, OMFED |
| Products | Milk & Milk Products, Horticulture Products, Kandhamal Organic Products, Cattle Feed |
| Owner | Ministry of Cooperation, Government of Odisha |
| Website | www |
Management
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 Odisha, 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. Shri Pradeep Kumar Jena, IAS is the administrator of and Shri Ashish Chandra Sinha, Managing Director of OMFED.
See also
References
- 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.