National Milk Day: 26th November

¨     National Milk Day is celebrated on 26th November every year.

¨     This day marks the birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien, the “Father of the White Revolution” in India.

¨     This day highlights the crucial role of milk in human nutrition and raises awareness about its health benefits.

¨     It aims to strengthen the dairy industry by promoting increased production and consumption of milk and its products.

¨     White Revolution helped India to become the largest milk producer in the world.

¨     India is the world's largest milk producer. It contributes 32% to global supply.

¨     White Revolution 2.0 aims to form 75,000 new dairy cooperatives.

¨     It also aims to significantly scale up procurement and processing capacity by 2028-2029.

¨     GST reforms in 2025 lowered tax on most dairy products to nil or 5%.