What is the contribution of Dr. Verghese Kurien in the success of “The White Revolution” in India? (150- 200 words)
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In the late 60s Dr. Kurien drew up a project called Operation Flood. Through an investment of Rs. 1700 crores spread across 25 years, Operation Flood helped to raise India’s milk production in value terms to Rs. 55000 crores per annum an output ratio unmatched by any other development programme in the world. Operation Flood has emerged as India’s largest rural employment programme and unleashed the larger dimension of dairy development institutional, techno-economic, industrial and social.
Dr. Kurien’s innovative mind and leadership was harnessed not only in dairy development, but also in other spheres like edible oils, fruits and vegetables.
At the request of the Govt. of India, in the mid-80s he set up a pilot project for procurement and marketing of fruits and vegetables in Delhi. The project aimed to provide a direct link between fruit and vegetable growers in a number of states and consumers in Delhi.
Dr. Kurien also revolutionized the edible oil business by introducing ‘Dhara’. Launched in 1979, the Oilseeds Grower’s Cooperative Project established a direct link between the producers and consumers of oil thus reducing the role of oil traders and oil exchanges. The important objectives of this project were to stabilize oil prices, provide an incentive to the oilseed grower to raise production and reduce India’s dependence on oil imports.
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