Who is associated with “White Revolution”

Question

Who is associated with “White Revolution”

1. A. M.S. Swaminathan
2. B. J.P. Narayan
3. C. V. Kurien (Correct answer)
4. D. Baba Amte

Correct Answer

Option C — V. Kurien

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is V. Kurien.

Key Points

• Dr Verghese Kurien led the White Revolution, India's transformation into the world's largest milk producer, and is called the Father of the White Revolution or Milkman of India.
• He founded Amul at Anand, Gujarat, and headed the National Dairy Development Board.
• M.S. Swaminathan is associated with the Green Revolution in foodgrains.

Additional Information

• Operation Flood, launched in 1970, was the programme that delivered the White Revolution, built on a cooperative model linking village societies to urban markets.
• The Anand pattern of dairy cooperatives became the template replicated nationally.
• Other "revolutions" worth revising: Blue (fish), Yellow (oilseeds), Golden (horticulture), Pink (prawn/meat), Silver (eggs), Grey (fertilisers).