The government is working to increase milk procurement by 50 per cent over the next five years under the cooperative-led White Revolution 2.0, Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.
Chairing the second meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee, Shah outlined the government’s ambitious plans for the cooperative sector, including the target of setting up 2 lakh multipurpose cooperative societies. So far, 35,395 new cooperative societies have been formed under this initiative.
“The Ministry of Cooperation is committed to transforming cooperatives into vibrant and successful business units,” Shah said, emphasising that the cooperative sector could pave the way to prosperity for landless and poor people.
Under the White Revolution 2.0, significant progress has been made in strengthening the dairy sector. As many as 15,691 new Dairy Cooperative Societies have been registered while 11,871 existing ones have been strengthened, he said.
