WHITE REVOLUTION 2.0

• Cooperative-led national initiative to deepen and widen India's organised dairy sector, launched 19 September 2024 jointly by Ministry of Cooperation and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.
• Core target: +50% milk procurement by dairy cooperatives in 5 years, taking daily procurement to ~1007 lakh kg/day by 2028-29.
• UPSC relevance: dovetails GS-III (agriculture, cooperatives, food processing) and GS-II (women's empowerment, federal scheme architecture); successor narrative to Operation Flood (White Revolution) of Dr. Verghese Kurien.