Dairy development was initiated by the state government in the early seventies under the auspices of Rajasthan State Dairy Development Corporation (RSDDC) registered in 1975. Two years later RCDF assumed responsibility for many of the functions of RSDDC. It became the nodal agency for implementation of operation flood in the state.

Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation (RCDF) set up in 1977 as the implementing agency for dairy development programmes in Rajasthan is registered as a society under the Rajasthan cooperative societies act 1965.