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Punjab tops in per capita availability of milk: report

July 2, 2014 | By

Chandigarh (July 2, 2014): According to a report released by Assocham, Punjab has recorded the highest per capita milk availability of 937 grams per day, followed by Haryana’s 679 grams.

Milk availability Punajb“In terms of per capita availability of milk in 2010-11, Punjab was the leader among the 20 major states with 937 grams of milk available per person per day, followed by Haryana (679 grams), Rajasthan (538 grams), Himachal Pradesh (446 grams) and Gujarat (435 grams),” the report mentioned.

“With about eight per cent share in India’s total milk production of about 121 million tonnes (MT), Punjab is ranked fourth with annual milk production of 9.4 MT,” said the report titled ‘Unlocking Growth of Potential of Indian Dairy Industry.’

“Besides, with dairy output worth over Rs 3,600 crore, Punjab ranked seventh with about 6% share in the country’s total dairy output worth over Rs 60,255 crore,” the report said.


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