Act37

Enacted 1987

The National Dairy Development Board Act, 1987

In force 50 sections Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

An Act to declare the institution known as the National Dairy Development Board in the State of Gujarat to be an institution of national importance and to provide for its incorporation and for the vesting in that body corporate of the undertakings of the Indian Dairy Corporation with a view to provide for the administration and the carrying on of the functions to be performed by the body corporate more effectively throughout the country and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Act 37 of 1987 Enacted 15 Sep 1987 In force 12 Oct 1987 Department Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Administered by. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying · Other Acts of 1987

Preamble

THE NATIONAL DAIRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, 1987
ACT NO. 37 OF 1987
[15th September, 1987.] An Act to declare the institution known as the National Dairy Development Board in the State of Gujarat to be an institution of national importance and to provide for its incorporation and for the vesting in that body corporate of the undertakings of the Indian Dairy Corporation with a view to provide for the administration and the carrying on of the functions to be performed by the body corporate more effectively throughout the country and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
WHEREAS the National Dairy Development Board, a society formed and registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) has been serving the country by the adoption of a co-operative strategy, being a strategy evolved at Anand (Gujarat), for the economic development of the rural masses and has been playing a vital role in improving the quality of life of the people through co-operative effort;
AND WHEREAS the objects of the National Dairy Development Board are such as to make it an institution of national importance and to constitute it as a body corporate;
AND WHEREAS the functions of the Indian Dairy Corporation, a company formed and registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), and the functions of the National Dairy Development Board are complementary to each other and aimed at achieving common objectives;
AND WHEREAS it is necessary that the freedom and flexibility of operation hitherto available to the National Dairy Development Board should continue to be available to it so as to enable it to perform its functions more effectively and to play a wider and increasingly important role in serving the nation;
AND WHEREAS it is considered necessary to vest the undertakings of the Indian Dairy Corporation in the National Dairy Development Board and to dissolve the said Corporation with a view to provide for the administration and the carrying on of the functions to be performed by the body corporate more effectively.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

What this Act covers

Summary of the National Dairy Development Board Act, 1987

Objective:

• Declare the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) as an institution of national importance.

• Incorporate NDDB and vest the undertakings of the Indian Dairy Corporation (IDC) in NDDB, leading to IDC's dissolution.

Key Provisions:

1. Incorporation & Declaration:

• NDDB is constituted as a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal.

• Declared an institution of national importance.

2. Vesting and Dissolution: - All undertakings of the Indian Dairy Corporation vest in NDDB.

• Indian Dairy Corporation is dissolved.

3. Effect of Incorporation: - Assets, liabilities, rights, and obligations of the society (original NDDB form) and IDC transfer to the new NDDB body corporate.

• Subsidiaries of the society and IDC become subsidiaries of NDDB.

4. Powers and Functions of NDDB: - Broad Mandate: Promote, plan, and organize dairy and allied industries development nationwide.

• Specific Powers:

• Adopt co-operative strategies.

• Facilitate research, training, and technological know-how.

• Design, develop, and finance dairy industries.

• Provide consultancy, managerial services, and project execution.

• Regulate dairy and allied industries (if directed by the Central Government).

• Engage in import/export, buffer stock management, and export promotion.

• Acquire, hold, dispose of property; borrow and lend money.

• Participate in other organisations with Central Government approval.

5. Governance and Protection: - Protection: Acts done in good faith are protected from legal proceedings.

• Indemnity: Directors are indemnified against losses except for wilful acts/default.

• Secrecy: Obligations regarding fidelity and secrecy for board members and employees.

6. Miscellaneous Provisions: - Liquidation: Only possible by order of the Central Government.

• Delegation of Powers: Central Government can delegate activities related to dairy development to NDDB.

• Transitional Provisions: For auditors, Chairman, Board, and ongoing management/assistance activities.

• Mother Dairy: Becomes a subsidiary unit of NDDB, retaining its separate character unless decided otherwise.

• Formation of Companies: NDDB can form companies with previous Central Government approval.

• Returns and Reports: To be furnished to the Central Government.

• Overriding Effect: Act's provisions override other inconsistent laws.

• Regulatory Powers: NDDB can make regulations and schemes as necessary.

7. Financial and Administrative: - Borrowing Powers: Detailed in Section 23 (context not provided).

• Grants and Loans: From the Central Government (Sections 24, 25, context not provided).

• National Dairy Development Board Fund: Established (Section 26, context not provided).

• Accounting, Audit, and Reporting: Mandatory with specifications

Effective Date:

• Came into force on 12th October, 1987, as notified by the Central Government.

Sections

Type to filter. 50 sections.

Schedules

This Act has 1 schedule. A schedule is published as a document of its own; the text is reproduced on its page where it has been read, and the document is mirrored here either way.

THE SCHEDULE176 words

Rules made under this Act

6 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.

Amendment to the National Dairy Development Board (Administration of Fund, Accounts and Budget) Regulations, 19882009
National Dairy Development Board (Transaction of Business) (Amendment) Regulations, 20092009
The National Dairy Development Board Officers (Conduct, Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 19882002
National Dairy Development Board (Enforcement of Claims) Regulations, 20002000
OFFICERS APPOINTMENT, PAY AND ALLOWANCES REGULATIONS, 19881988
WORKMEN CONDUCT, DISCIPLINE AND APPEAL REGULATIONS, 19881988

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