Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched the standard operating procedure for ‘White Revolution 2.0’ stating that milk dairies will aid empowerment of women and the fight against malnutrition.
- It is a comprehensive initiative aimed at empowering women farmers and creating job opportunities.
- White Revolution 2.0 will help the inclusion of women engaged in procurement of milk in formal employment as the money will be deposited in their bank accounts.
- The scheme aims to increase procurement led by cooperatives from the present 660 lakh litres per day to 1,000 lakh litres.
- White Revolution 2.0 will empower women and also give strength to the fight against malnutrition.
- The programme focuses on four key areas – empowering women farmers, enhancing local milk production, strengthening dairy infrastructure, and boosting dairy exports.
- Under White Revolution 2.0, the government aims to increase milk procurement by dairy cooperative societies by 50 per cent over the next five years.
