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Figure 11: Inter-State Variability in Milk Production & Per
Capita Availability of Milk during the Year 2019-20* 35

1400
Per capita Availability of Milk (gram/day) 1000 407 All India Per Capita Availability of Milk 25 Milk Production in Million Tonnes
1200
30

800
20
All India per Capita Availability of Milk
600
15
10
400
5
200
0
0

Milk Production Per capita Availability

Source: Based on Data received from DAHD and NDDB Website.
# Includes also the figure of Telangana for per capita availability of milk.

Livestock Population and Production

7.20 According to FAOSTAT production data (2019), India ranks 3rd in egg production in
the world. The egg production in the country has increased from 78.48 billion in 2014-15 to
114.38 billion in 2019-20*. Annual growth rate of egg production was 4.99 per cent during
2014-15, thereafter, there has been a significant improvement in the egg production with
10.19 per cent growth registered in 2019-20* over the previous year. The per capita availability
of egg was 86 eggs per annum in 2019-20*. Poultry production in India has taken a quantum
leap in the last four decades, emerging from use of unscientific farming practices to commercial
production systems with state-of-the-art technological interventions. Figure 12 shows the trend
of the per capita availability of milk and eggs.

Figure 12: Per Capita Availability of Milk and Eggs

of 390 85 of
370
Per Capita Availability Milk (gram/day) 330 65 Per Capita Availability Egg (number/annum)
350
75
310
290
55
270
250
45

Per Capita Availability of Milk Per Capita Availability of Egg

Source: Based on data from DAHD
*Data is provisional.