Important Dates

Important Dates

26th November: National Milk Day

By Champions'Square Institute

The National Milk Day (NMD) has been observed on 26th November across India to mark the birth anniversary of the Father of the White Revolution Dr. Verghese Kurien.

The idea of observing National Milk Day was first mooted by Indian Dairy Association (IDA) in 2014 on the lines of World Milk Day that is observed on 1st June every year under the aegis of UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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Dr. Verghese Kurien is also known as the Milkman of India and the architect of Operation Flood.

The idea that transformed India from a milk-deficit country into the world’s largest milk producer.