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Prelims level: White Revolution 2.0
Why in the News?
The Ministry of Cooperation unveiled White Revolution 2.0, focusing on empowering women farmers and creating job opportunities in the dairy cooperative sector.
What is White Revolution 2.0?
| Details | |
| Objective | Transforming India’s dairy sector by empowering women farmers, increasing milk production, and modernizing dairy infrastructure. |
| Target | Increase procurement from the current 660 lakh litres per day to 1,000 lakh litres per day. |
| Funding | • Initial funding of ₹40,000 per Multi-Purpose Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS) by National Dairy Development Board. • Total outlay of ₹70,125 crore with full government budgetary support. |
| Provisions and Features | 1. Women Empowerment: Focus on empowering women in the dairy sector and strengthening women’s cooperatives. 2. Increase in Milk Procurement: Aims to raise procurement by 50% over the next five years. 3. Cooperative Infrastructure: 100,000 new and existing cooperative societies (district cooperative societies and Primary Agricultural Credit Societies) to be set up or enhanced. 4. RuPay Kisan Credit Cards: Nationwide rollout for dairy farmers, with micro-ATMs at cooperative societies. 5. Computerisation of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies: 67,930 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies will be computerised for better management. |
| Significance | 1. Women Empowerment: Creates leadership opportunities for women in dairy, promoting gender equality. 2. Boost to Rural Economy: Strengthening cooperatives and milk procurement will improve rural livelihoods. 3. Improved Infrastructure: Modern technology, micro-ATMs, and computerisation will increase efficiency. 4. Job Creation: Expanding cooperatives and modern practices will generate jobs for 130 million farmers. 5. Malnutrition Reduction: Enhances dairy quality to combat malnutrition. 6. Cooperative Modernisation: Focus on Artificial Intelligence and advanced technologies. 7. Dairy Exports Boost: Improved production and quality to enhance India’s dairy exports. |
PYQ:[2017] Explain various types of revolutions, took place in Agriculture after Independence in India. How these revolutions have helped in poverty alleviation and food security in India? |
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