- Union Home and Cooperation Minister launched ‘White Revolution 2.0’ to enhance milk procurement through cooperatives, empowering women and fighting malnutrition.
- The initiative focuses on strengthening cooperatives nationwide.
- Production: The initiative aims to increase daily milk procurement from 660 lakh litres to 1,000 lakh litres.
- DBT: Payments will be directly deposited into the bank accounts of the women involved.
- Formalisation of Employment: The scheme focuses on recognizing women’s contributions to milk procurement, formally including them in the employment sector.
- Cooperatives-led Revolution: A joint proposal for the registration of two lakh Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS), dairy, and fishery cooperatives has been accepted nationwide.
- The goal is to ensure every panchayat has a PACS, dairy, or fishery cooperative.
- This expansion will enhance cooperative institutions at the tehsil, district, and state levels, ensuring stronger and more widespread cooperative systems.
| White Revolution It is also known as Operation Flood and was a significant movement in India aimed at transforming the dairy industry. Initiated in 1970 by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). It was led by Dr. Verghese Kurien, who is often referred to as the “Father of the White Revolution.” India is the World’s largest producer of Milk. |
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