The Ministry of Animal Husbandry & Dairying has celebrated the National Milk Day (NMD) on 26th November, 2021.
NMD is celebrated to commemorate the birth Anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien (Milk Man of India). NMD 2021 commemorates the 100th birth anniversary of Dr. Kurien.
He is known as the ‘Father of White Revolution in India’. He is famous for his ‘Operation Flood’, which is known as the world’s largest dairy revolution.
Impact
Ended Import Dependency: The white revolution ended India's dependence on imported milk solids. But also started exporting milk powder to many foreign nations.
Resource Control: Operation Flood empowered the dairy farmers with control of the resource created by them. It helped them in directing their own development.
Eradicating Poverty
Rural Development: Improved the living standards of the rural people and rural economy.
Genetic Improvement: Genetic improvement of milking animals also increased due to cross breeding as well as around 10 million farmers started earning their income from dairy farming.
