GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

CO OPERATION CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ____ implemented the “Operation Flood Programme”.
A
NCHF
B
NDDB
C
HDFC
D
NCDC
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kurien was the architect of Operation Flood which was launched in 1970 by India’s National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).

Detailed explanation-2: -Operation Flood was a rural development programme started by India’s National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in 1970. One of the largest of its kind, the programme objective was to create a nationwide milk grid.

Detailed explanation-3: -The then Prime Minister, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri asked Dr Kurien to replicate the Anand Model throughout the country. Dr Kurien started the ‘Operation Flood Programme’, which ushered ‘White Revolution’ in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -To bring efficiency in dairy processing plants/producer owned and controlled dairy institutions, thereby enabling optimum value of milk to milk producer farmers and supply of quality milk to consumers.

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