Kurien along with Patel started working on cooperatives in the Kheda district. This led to the establishment of Amul on December 14, 1949. Initially it was known as KDCMPUL (Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producer’s union Limited) and used to supply milk and other dairy products without proper supply chain.

Why is Verghese Kurien famous?

Verghese Kurien, (born November 26, 1921, Kozhikode, Kerala state, India—died September 9, 2012, Nadiad, Gujarat state), Indian engineer and entrepreneur who was regarded as the architect of India’s “white revolution,” which transformed the country from an importer of dairy products to the world’s largest milk producer …

Why Verghese Kurien called the father of White Revolution?

This visionary architect of India’s White Revolution and social entrepreneur, scripted the success of Amul, a milk cooperative in Gujarat earning him the title, Milkman of India.

What is the age of Dr Verghese Kurien?

Dr. Verghese Kurien, the Father of the White Revolution, passed away in the early hours of today, after a brief illness. He was 91 years old.

Who is Amul founder?

Verghese Kurien
Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel
Amul/Founders

When was Amul started?

December 14, 1946
Amul/Founded

It was formally registered on December 14, 1946. Its objective was to provide proper marketing facilities for the milk producers of the district. The Union began pasteurizing milk in June 1948, for the Bombay Milk Scheme – just a handful of farmers in two village co-operative societies producing about 250 liters a day.

What did Kurien do?

Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012), known as the “Father of the White Revolution” in India, was a social entrepreneur whose “billion-litre idea”, Operation Flood, made dairy farming India’s largest self-sustaining industry and the largest rural employment sector providing a third of all rural income.

Who founded Amul?

Who is managing director of Amul?

R.S. Sodhi (Jun 30, 2010–)
Amul/CEO
Dr R S Sodhi, Managing Director, GCMMF (Amul) unanimously elected to Board of International Dairy Federation.

Is Amul owned by government?

Formed in 1946, it is a cooperative brand managed by a cooperative body, the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), which today is jointly owned by 3.6 million (3.6 million) milk producers in Gujarat, and the apex body of 13 District Milk Unions, spread across 13,000 villages of Gujarat.