The White Revolution was most successful in the Western part of India. Discuss the factors for this regional success of the White Revolution.

White revolution refers to the milk and dairy sector revolution that has made India as largest milk producer in world.

While dairy and allied sector is part of Indian agriculture and contributes to more than two-thirds rural income to more than two-thirds rural households, it has seen more success in western states like Gujarat, Maharashtra.

Factors:

1. Presence of dairy cooperatives: cooperative sector with emphasis on economies of scale is hugely present in these states as compared to say north India. This is evident in Amul, Nandini milk cooperatives.

2. Extension services to dairy sector are present and easily accessible by farmers

3. Backward and forward linkages are more effective in western states due to improvement in basic infrastructure facilities (contrast it with poor road network in Bundelkhand)

4. Credit availability and financial inclusion through PACS has been instrumental in the success

5. Market information is more readily available

This provides important input for other state governments to emulate success in the sector. Further schemes like Rashtriya Gokul Mission, Dairy Development Board should be implemented in time spirit and current challenges like high fodder prices be checked for continued success across India.