Established in 1948, Indian Dairy Association (IDA) is the apex body of the dairy industry
in India. The members are from the cooperatives, MNCs, corporate bodies, private
institutions, educational institutions, government and public sector units. IDA functions
very closely with the dairy producers, professionals & planners, scientists & educationists,
institutions and organisations associated with the development of dairying in India.
The IDA with a history of around six decades had the privilege of being headed by several
Presidents of national and international fame. The luminaries like Sardar Datar Singh, Dr.
K.C. Sen, Dr. Z.R. Kothawalla, Dr. D.N. Khurody, Dr. V. Kurien, Dr. P. Bhattacharya were the
past presidents of the IDA.
IDA has been providing a common forum to knit the dairy fraternity together and thus, over
the years, it has emerged as the reigning storehouse of information. The Association is
managed by an apex policy making body called the Central Executive Committee (CEC). The CEC
is headed by President and supported by two Vice-Presidents and 19 Executive Committee
Members representing different stake holders from across the country.
The present CEC is spearheaded under the dynamic leadership of Dr. R.S. Sodhi, who has
significantly contributed in making IDA a vibrant platform for dissemination of knowledge
and as an important body for policy making in the dairy sector! Besides, the IDA, in the
recent time, has also succeeded to focus itself at the international forum.
The IDA organises seminars, symposia and exhibitions on a wide range of topics catering to
various segments of professionals, scientists, institutions and organisations associated
with the development of dairying in India.
The IDA's Head Quarter is based in Delhi and the zonal branches are in Bangalore, Kolkata,
Mumbai and Delhi. It has State Chapters at Anand (Gujarat), Thrissur (Kerala), Jaipur
(Rajasthan), Chandigarh (Punjab), Patna (Bihar), Karnal (Haryana), Chennai (Tamil Nadu),
Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and Eastern UP.