The Indian Dairy Association (IDA) was founded In 1948 at Bangalore with the participation of the practicing, researching, teaching and milk producing / manufacturing dairymen. The East Zone Branch of the Indian Dairy Association was subsequently estabilshed in 1971 and the Zonal Office is presently operating in smaller space provided by the Eastern Regional Office of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), kolkata at their campus.

Besides holding the meetings of the association, seminars, group discussions and organising exhibitions and exposer events, the IDA is aiso envisaging to organise short term training on quality assurance, hygiene and house keeping of dairy industry, small farmers entrepreneurship, dean milk production besides that of trouble shooting operation for the organized dairies.

The IDA is aiso contemplating to set up a testing laboratory for milk and milk products. The IDA is an association for the Professionals and a non profit making institution.

The total Members in IDA (EZ) is 288