Amit Shah to perform Bhoomi Pujan for Amul Bengal Dairy Project (world’s largest curd plant) in Kolkata
Amul Bengal Dairy Project in West Bengal is positioned as a major dairy-processing expansion under the White Revolution 2.0 narrative.
- The Ministry of Cooperation announced the Bhoomi Pujan for the Amul Bengal Dairy Project as part of the cooperative-sector expansion narrative.
- Amul’s cooperative network in West Bengal already includes a large base of milk-producing farmers and women milk producers, and the network procures milk every day in the State.
The Ministry of Cooperation has linked the project to the government’s Sahkar Se Samriddhi vision and White Revolution 2.0. The announcement also positions the project as the world’s largest curd production plant, which makes it a useful Prelims-linked fact for dairy-processing and cooperative-sector revision.
Background and earlier position
Amul has already built a cooperative network in West Bengal. The official release says more than 1.25 lakh milk-producing farmers, including more than 30,000 women milk producers, are associated with Amul’s cooperative network in the State, and around nine lakh litres of milk are being procured every day through this network.
UPSC may frame the Amul Bengal Dairy Project as a case study in how dairy cooperatives improve market access, processing capacity, and value addition for farmers. The issue also links to cooperative federalism, rural livelihoods, and the policy push under White Revolution 2.0.
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