White Revolution 2.0

Source- This post on White Revolution 2.0 is based on the article “White Revolution 2.0 to empower women, fight malnutrition: Amit Shah” published in The Hindu on 20th September 2024.

Why in News?

Recently, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah introduced ‘White Revolution 2.0’. The initiative is part of an action plan to form and strengthen 2 lakh new Multipurpose Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (MPACS), along with dairy and fishery cooperatives. A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on “cooperation among cooperatives” was also released during the event.

About White Revolution 2.0

1. Aim: It aimed at enhancing milk production and empowering women through cooperative dairies.This initiative also aims to combat malnutrition by increasing the availability of milk.

2. Focus: Women Empowerment and Malnutrition. The scheme would empower women engaged in milk procurement by formalizing their work and ensuring payments directly to their bank accounts.

3. Objectives of White Revolution 2.0:

i) Increase in Milk Procurement: The scheme targets increasing milk procurement by cooperatives from the current 660 lakh litres per day to 1,000 lakh litres.

ii)Financial Inclusion of Women: The inclusion of women in formal employment within the dairy sector will be facilitated by depositing earnings from milk procurement directly into their bank accounts.

Four Pillars of the Programme:

1. Empowering Women Farmers: Ensuring greater participation and self-reliance for women in the agricultural and dairy sectors.

2. Enhancing Local Milk Production: Boosting domestic milk production to meet local demand.

3. Strengthening Dairy Infrastructure: Improving the infrastructure needed to support dairy farming and milk processing.

4. Boosting Dairy Exports: Focusing on increasing India’s dairy exports to international markets.

UPSC Syllabus: Indian economy