Question: When is the National Milk Day observed in India?
(a) 21 November
(b) 22 November
(c) 26 November
(d) 18 November
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- National Milk Day is observed on 26 November.
- The day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of father of India’s White Revolution, Dr. Verghese Kurien.
- The Indian Dairy Association (IDA) celebrated first National Milk Day in 2014.
- In 1970, India’s National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) launched the world’s largest dairy development program known as Operation Flood.
- It transformed India from a milk-deficient nation into the world’s largest milk producer.
- Verghese Kurien was the then Chairman of NDDB who gave management skills and necessary thrust to the cooperative sector.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
https://www.nddb.coop/about/genesis/flood
https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/opinion-dr-verghese-kurien-a-guru-in-life/365405