New Delhi, Nov 27: Dr Amrita Patel has been appointed chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) by the union government.She succeeds Dr V Kurien who sought retirement from the post which he held for over two decades.
Dr Kurien, the author of the white revolution in the country, was the longest serving chairman of any statutory body in the country, NDDB sources said.
Patel, who is the managing director of NDDB, joined the organisation in 1971 as a veterinarian.
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