New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- Shweta Krishnan/Ankit Sontakke The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) established National Milk Day (NMD) in India on November 26, 2014, in honour of Padma Vibhushan Verghese Kurien - known as the father of India's White Revolution or the Milkman of India. The Indian Dairy Association, the National Dairy Development Board, and major State milk federations observe this day every year.
On this day, these events bring to the fore the contributions of India's dairy farmers to society and the economy. The events emphasise the importance of milk and value-added milk products in everyone's life and of the dairy sector in the economy.
Kurien's efforts helped transform India from a milk deficit nation to a surplus one a...