Jan 30, 2021
According to economic Survey, India’s milk production is growing by 35.61% during the last six years to 198.4 million tons in 2019-20, from 146.3 million tons in 2014-15. Compared to 2018-19, it has increased by 5.70 percent according to the government data.
It also added that as per a study on the demand for milk led by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), the estimated demand for 2030 at an all India level is 266.5 million metric tons for milk and milk products.
Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Punjab continued to be the major milk-producing states.
The rural sector has an estimated share of 57 percent in the total consumption. The per capita consumption in the urban areas (592 ml) remains higher than the rural areas (404 ml) even in the 2030 projections.
Several measures have been initiated by the government to increase the productivity of livestock, which has resulted in increasing the milk production significantly, it said. India continues to be the largest producer of milk in the world.
The annual growth rate of milk production was 6.27 percent during 2014-15, thereafter, there was a steady increase. In 2019-20, milk production increased by 5.68 percent as compared to the previous year.
The per capita availability of milk was 407 grams per day in 2019-20.