New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) mobilised around Rs 1,500 crore to establish 25 Milk Producer Organisations (MPOs) across the country, with women members contributing nearly Rs 326 crore, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Addressing the CII Women in Agri & Food Leadership Forum, NDDB Dairy Services Managing Director CP Devanand said 18 of the 25 MPOs are fully women-owned, with 23 women serving as chairpersons and 217 women among the 256 directors.

"We have 23 women chairpersons and out of the total 256 directors, around 217 are women. Apart from the Rs 1,500 crore that we could mobilize, roughly around Rs 326 crore was the contribution from the women members," he said.

He said the organisations were e...