Previous Year Question
Phase I (1970-1980) of India's Milk Revolution was financed through the sale of skimmed milk powder and butter oil gifted through the World Food Programme by which of the following?
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
The major programme behind India's White Revolution was Operation Flood, whose first phase ran from 1970 to 1980. According to the official National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Operation Flood Phase I was financed through funds generated by the sale of skimmed milk powder and butter oil gifted by the European Economic Community (EEC) through the World Food Programme.
According to FAO, the first phase of Operation Flood was launched in 1970 following an agreement with the World Food Programme, under which WFP arranged assistance of 126,000 tonnes of skim milk powder and 42,000 tonnes of butter oil. Resources generated through the sale of these dairy commodities were used to develop milk production, procurement, processing and marketing infrastructure in India.
Operation Flood played an important role in linking milk producers with markets by expanding the Anand cooperative model and became the foundation of India's White Revolution.