• Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh released Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024 on the occasion of National Milk Day on November 26.

• National Milk Day is celebrated every year on November 26 to honour the Father of white revolution, Verghese Kurien, who was born on this day.

Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics (BAHS)

• The BAHS-2024 is based on the outcomes of the Integrated Sample Survey conducted for the period from March 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024. 

• This survey generates crucial data on the production estimates of Major Livestock Products (MLPs) such as milk, egg, meat and wool, which plays a pivotal role in policy formulation in the livestock sector. 

• This publication includes state-wise estimation of production and per-capita availability of MLPs including insights into the estimated number of animals involved in milk production, poultry egg-laying birds, animals slaughtered, and sheep shorn. 

Milk Production:

• India is the world’s largest milk producer.

• India’s milk production rose nearly 4 per cent annually to 239.3 million tonnes in 2023-24 on better productivity, even as milk output of buffaloes declined 16 per cent annually.

• The milk output of India stood at 230.58 MT in 2022-23. Milk output was 146.3 MT in 2014-15.

• However, the annual growth rate has slowed down in the previous two fiscal years. 

• The per capita milk availability has also increased to 471 gm per day in 2023-24 from 459 gm per day in 2022-23.

• The average growth in India’s milk production has been 6 per cent in the last 10 years as against the global average of 2 per cent. 

• Milk production from buffaloes has decreased 16 per cent in 2023-24 compared to the previous year.

• The top five milk producing states during 2023-24 were Uttar Pradesh with a share of 16.21 per cent of total milk production followed by Rajasthan (14.51 per cent), Madhya Pradesh (8.91 per cent), Gujarat (7.65 per cent), and Maharashtra (6.71 per cent).

• In terms of annual growth rate, West Bengal was at the top (9.76 per cent) followed by Jharkhand (9.04 per cent), Chhattisgarh (8.62 per cent), and Assam (8.53 per cent) as compared to the previous year.

Egg Production:

• The total egg production in the country is estimated as 142.77 billion during 2023-24 and registered a growth of 6.8 per cent growth over the past 10 years as compared to the estimates of 78.48 billion numbers during 2014-15. 

• The production has increased annually by 3.18 per cent during 2023-24 over 2022-23.

• The major contribution in the total egg production comes from Andhra Pradesh with a share of 17.85 per cent followed by Tamil Nadu (15.64 per cent), Telangana (12.88 per cent), West Bengal (11.37 per cent) and Karnataka (6.63 per cent). 

• In terms of annual growth rate, the highest growth rate was recorded by Ladakh (75.88 per cent) and followed by Manipur (33.84 per cent) and Uttar Pradesh (29.88 per cent).

Meat Production:

• The total meat production in the country is estimated as 10.25 million tonnes during 2023-24 and registered a growth of 4.85 per cent over the past 10 years as compared to the estimates of 6.69 million tonnes in 2014-15. 

• The production was increased by 4.95 per cent in 2023-24 over 2022-23.

• Major contribution in the total meat production comes from West Bengal with 12.62 per cent share  followed by Uttar Pradesh (12.29 per cent), Maharashtra (11.28 per cent), Telangana (10.85 per cent) and Andhra Pradesh (10.41 per cent). 

• In terms of annual growth rate, the highest growth rate was recorded in Assam (17.93 per cent) followed by Uttarakhand (15.63 per cent) and Chhattisgarh (11.70 per cent).

Wool Production:

• The total wool production in the country is estimated as 33.69 million kg during 2023-24 registered a slight growth of 0.22 per cent over last year. 

• Major contribution in total wool production comes from Rajasthan with a share of 47.53 per cent followed by Jammu & Kashmir (23.06 per cent), Gujarat (6.18 per cent), Maharashtra (4.75 per cent) and Himachal Pradesh (4.22 per cent). 

• In terms of annual growth rate, the highest growth rate was recorded by Punjab (22.04 per cent) followed by Tamil Nadu (17.19 per cent) and Gujarat (3.20 per cent).

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