National Milk Day' was celebrated on November 26 to mark the birth anniversary of Varghese Kurien, the father of India’s White Revolution.
In 2014, all the dairy majors of the country and Indian Dairy Association, resolved to observe Dr. Verghese Kurien's birthday (November 26) as National Milk Day.
He was a social entrepreneur who led Operation Flood – the world's largest agricultural dairy development programme.
He served in the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) from 1973 to 2006.
Its brand is AMUL (Anand Milk union Limited).
India is the world's largest producer of milk (22% of the world's total milk production or 187.7 million tonnes per year).
India's milk output surpasses that of all the European Union countries combined, which is followed by the US, China.