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<p>Fondly remembered as the &lsquo;Milkman of India&rsquo; and the &lsquo;Father of the White Revolution&rsquo;, Dr Verghese Kurien was a doyen of the dairy cooperative movement. He was a great institution builder who ushered in a socioeconomic revolution among rural farmers. His mission was to turn around the fortunes of the underprivileged and change the destiny of his motherland.<p>The Amul cooperative movement Dr Kurien nurtured has helped the country become atmanirbhar in the dairy sector. In 1973, India used to produce only 23 million metric tonnes (MMT) of milk in a year. We were highly dependent on imports. Dr Kurien replicated the Amul model across the country through Operation Flood. Today, India is the largest milk producer in the world&acirc;&#128;&#148;198 MMT of milk a year. We export dairy products around the globe.</p><p>Dr Kurien demonstrated how dairy cooperatives can harness the collective strength of millions of small and marginal farmers and do away with the need to import dairy commodities. Operation Flood helped double farmers&rsquo; income. A shining example of Make in India. This year marks two milestones&acirc;&#128;&#148; the 75th anniversary of the Amul movement and the birth centenary of Dr Kurien. The Calicut-born Dr Kurien had arrived in Gujarat&rsquo;s Anand town in May 1949. Here he found his calling and spent the next six decades. He built the Amul movement on the values of integrity, courage, dedication and commitment towards both farmers and consumers.</p><p>Amul is now the largest food organisation in India, with an annual group turnover of Rs 53,000 crore in 2020-21. It has 87 dairy manufacturing plants with a total milk handling capacity of 39 million litres a day. Some 3.6 million farmer families, across 18,563 villagelevel dairy cooperative societies and 18 district-level milk producer cooperative unions, of Gujarat are part of the Amul family. All thanks to Dr Kurien.</p><p><em><strong>Dr R.S. Sodhi </strong>is managing director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul)</em></p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Arindam Mukherjee</div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Aug 21, 2021</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div></p>


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<p>Fondly remembered as the &lsquo;Milkman of India&rsquo; and the &lsquo;Father of the White Revolution&rsquo;, Dr Verghese Kurien was a doyen of the dairy cooperative movement. He was a great institution builder who ushered in a socioeconomic revolution among rural farmers. His mission was to turn around the fortunes of the underprivileged and change the destiny of his motherland.<p>The Amul cooperative movement Dr Kurien nurtured has helped the country become atmanirbhar in the dairy sector. In 1973, India used to produce only 23 million metric tonnes (MMT) of milk in a year. We were highly dependent on imports. Dr Kurien replicated the Amul model across the country through Operation Flood. Today, India is the largest milk producer in the world—198 MMT of milk a year. We export dairy products around the globe.</p><p>Dr Kurien demonstrated how dairy cooperatives can harness the collective strength of millions of small and marginal farmers and do away with the need to import dairy commodities. Operation Flood helped double farmers&rsquo; income. A shining example of Make in India. This year marks two milestones— the 75th anniversary of the Amul movement and the birth centenary of Dr Kurien. The Calicut-born Dr Kurien had arrived in Gujarat&rsquo;s Anand town in May 1949. Here he found his calling and spent the next six decades. He built the Amul movement on the values of integrity, courage, dedication and commitment towards both farmers and consumers.</p><p>Amul is now the largest food organisation in India, with an annual group turnover of Rs 53,000 crore in 2020-21. It has 87 dairy manufacturing plants with a total milk handling capacity of 39 million litres a day. Some 3.6 million farmer families, across 18,563 villagelevel dairy cooperative societies and 18 district-level milk producer cooperative unions, of Gujarat are part of the Amul family. All thanks to Dr Kurien.</p><p><em><strong>Dr R.S. Sodhi </strong>is managing director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul)</em></p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Arindam Mukherjee</div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Aug 21, 2021</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div></p>


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