WHITE REVOLUTION CATTLE POPULATION

OPERATION FLOOD & INSTITUTIONS UPSC

CATTLE POPULATION & THEIR CONTRIBUTION

WHITE REVOLUTION CATTLE POPULATION:

The livestock census is conducted periodically (every 5 years) across the country since 1919. 19 such census has been conducted so far and the 20th census was concluded in October 2018.

  • Cattle constitute about 94% of livestock population in India. India has the largest cattle population. The total number of cattle, as per census 2018 is 192.49 million.
  • West Bengal observed the highest increase of 23%, followed by Telangana (22%). The total number of cattle in the country has shown an increase of 8%. Uttar Pradesh has observed a maximum decrease in cattle population.
  • At state level, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have the largest percentage of cattle in the country followed by West Bengal, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. These five states together constitute 44% of the country's total cattle population.
  • Buffaloes are an important source of milk supply in India, contributing about 51.1% of the country's total production of milk although they constitute only 20.45% of the country's total livestock.
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Milk Production numbers

Milk production

  1. Operation Flood in India was launched by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in 1970 for the promotion of milk trade.
  2. Cattle constitute about 35.94% of livestock population in India. India has the largest cattle population. The total number of cattle, as per census 2018 is 192.49 million.
  • Total milk production in the country during 2021-22 is 221.06 million tonnes.
  1. In the current year 2021-22, the milk production has registered an annual growth rate of 5.29%.
  2. Buffaloes are an important source of milk supply in India, contributing about 51.1% of the country's total production of milk although they constitute only 20.45% of the country's total livestock.
  3. Top five major milk producing States are Rajasthan (15.05%), Uttar Pradesh (14.93%), Madhya Pradesh (8.06%), Gujarat (7.56%) and Andhra Pradesh (6.97%).
  • The per-capita availability of milk is 444 gram/dayduring 2021-22 increased by 17 gram/day over previous year.

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