About: The Operation Flood, also known as White Revolution in India was launched in 1970s to make India self dependent in milk production. India’s Operation flood was the world’s biggest dairy development program which gave a major thrust to the milk production of the nation. It aimed at helping the dairy industry sustain itself economically while providing employment to poor farmers.
Objective: As the program came into force, India escalated from 50th position to the peak in terms of milk production in just a couple of decades. Operation Flood was launched to help farmers direct their own development. It placed the control of the resources they create in their own hands. The white revolution brought in by the program was achieved not merely by mass production, but by production by the masses.
