Banglar Dairy Limited is a fully owned Company by the Government of West Bengal, functioning
under the aegis of ARD Department. It was incorporated on the Sixth day of November Two Thousand
Fifteen under the Companies Act, 2013, with the following purposes: (a). Develop the overall dairy
sector of West Bengal by incentivising the Dairy farming of rural farmers. (b). Ensuring procurement
of surplus raw milk at a fair rate based on the quality of milk. (c). Producing quality ensured Milk and
Milk products at the cheapest rate. (d). Implementation of a hygienic supply (cold) chain of the milk
from rural Bengal to the urban consumer.
The Board of Directors of Banglar Dairy Limited undertakes resolution on various issues related to the
functioning of the company. As the company is entirely owned by the Government of West Bengal, all
financial matters are dealt with the provisions of West Bengal Financial Rules, 2005.
The following Officers are posted in Banglar Dairy:
1. Shri Kumarjib Chakraborty, Managing Director and OSD & ex-officio Senior Special Secretary,
ARD Department & (posted on deputation, salary borne by ARD Department, Government of
West Bengal according to own cadre).
2. Shri Kausik Chaudhuri, Chief General Manager & ex-officio Joint Secretary, ARD Department
(posted on detailment from Forest Department, Government of West Bengal; salary borne by
Forest Department according to own cadre).
3. Shri Ritwick Mukhopadhyay, Chief Financial Officer (engaged on contractual basis by Banglar Dairy).
4. Shri Shankar Nath Sarkar, Deputy General Manager (Finance) (a retired WBA&AS officer
engaged on contractual basis by Banglar Dairy).
5. Shri Arnab Sengupta, Manager & ex-officio Deputy Secretary, ARD Department (posted on
detailment from Forest Department, Government of West Bengal; salary borne by Forest
Department according to own cadre).
6. Dr. Snehasis Banerjee, Deputy Director, ARD (posted on Service Utilization, salary borne by ARD
Department according to own cadre).
7. Dr. Sk. Asraf Hossain, Deputy Director, ARD (posted on Service Utilization, salary borne by ARD
Department according to own cadre).
8. Dr. Saugata Chakraborty, Deputy Director, ARD (posted on Service Utilization, salary borne by
ARD Department according to own cadre).
9. Shri Amit Kumar Ghosh, Company Secretary (engaged on contractual basis by Banglar Dairy).