Mention any four benefits of white revolution.

The rapid increase in milk production through integrated systems is called White Revolution. It was a part of Operation Flood which is the world’s largest integrated Dairy Development Programme. The following are the significant benefits of the revolution –

• Increase in milk production – production of around 140 metric tons of milk in 2013-14 has enabled India to become the largest milk producing country in the world.

• Increase in rural employment and income of farmers – Increase in animal husbandry has enabled the employment of the landless and marginal farmers and rural women. It has also increased the income of rural households.

• Impact on urban areas – milk supply has increased in urban areas as the rural areas practicing animal husbandry found a ready market.

• Improvement of cattle breed – the white revolution included the proper management of the animals and prevention of diseases in them thereby improving the cattle breed in India.