Lok Sabha Question No. 3905 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Milk obtained from Cow and Buffaloes
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Ramprit Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

ADMITTED UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3905

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## MILK OBTAINED FROM COW AND BUFFALOES

## 3905. SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the milk production has reached 39.7 MT in the year 2024-25 in the country;
- (b) if so, the percentage of milk obtained from cow and buffaloes out of the total milk production; and
- (c) whether the Government has data regarding milk obtained from cows and buffaloes across the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)

- (a) As per the Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024, the country's total milk production is 239.30 million tonnes.
- (b) The percentage of total milk production contributed by cows and buffaloes is 53.12% and 43.62%, respectively.
- (c) The State-wise cows & buffaloes milk production is placed at Annexure-I.

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## 'MILK

## STATEMENT REFFERED TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3905 OBTAINED FROM COWS AND BUFFALOES' TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2025

## ANNEXURE-I

| State-wise Cows &Buffaloes Milk Production 2023-24 figure in '000 Tonnes   | State-wise Cows &Buffaloes Milk Production 2023-24 figure in '000 Tonnes   | State-wise Cows &Buffaloes Milk Production 2023-24 figure in '000 Tonnes   | State-wise Cows &Buffaloes Milk Production 2023-24 figure in '000 Tonnes   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                      | State/UTs                                                                  | Cows                                                                       | Buffalo                                                                    |
| 1                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                             | 6,078.68                                                                   | 7,912.45                                                                   |
| 2                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                          | 19.49                                                                      | 0.24                                                                       |
| 3                                                                          | Assam                                                                      | 960.16                                                                     | 111.2                                                                      |
| 4                                                                          | Bihar                                                                      | 8,304.00                                                                   | 4,268.88                                                                   |
| 5                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                               | 1,592.50                                                                   | 447.32                                                                     |
| 6                                                                          | Goa                                                                        | 53.26                                                                      | 9.94                                                                       |
| 7                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                    | 9,685.54                                                                   | 8,215.93                                                                   |
| 8                                                                          | Haryana                                                                    | 2,929.11                                                                   | 9,228.6                                                                    |
| 9                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                           | 1,234.27                                                                   | 461.14                                                                     |
| 10                                                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                                                             | 2,480.23                                                                   | 312.11                                                                     |
| 11                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                  | 2,301.32                                                                   | 466.31                                                                     |
| 12                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                  | 10,589.94                                                                  | 2,833.08                                                                   |
| 13                                                                         | Kerala                                                                     | 2,430.08                                                                   | 14.76                                                                      |
| 14                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                             | 10,086.07                                                                  | 10,197.1                                                                   |
| 15                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                | 10,354.23                                                                  | 5,334.62                                                                   |
| 16                                                                         | Manipur                                                                    | 54.69                                                                      | 8.34                                                                       |
| 17                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                  | 96.05                                                                      | 0.99                                                                       |
| 18                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                    | 25.43                                                                      | 0.00                                                                       |
| 19                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                   | 49.90                                                                      | 1.78                                                                       |
| 20                                                                         | Odisha                                                                     | 2,575.77                                                                   | 55.73                                                                      |
| 21                                                                         | Punjab                                                                     | 6,087.47                                                                   | 7,824.43                                                                   |
| 22                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                  | 14,806.90                                                                  | 16,789.55                                                                  |
| 23                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                     | 80.07                                                                      | 0.3                                                                        |
| 24                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                 | 10,426.18                                                                  | 250.66                                                                     |
| 25                                                                         | Telangana                                                                  | 1,926.39                                                                   | 3,905.9                                                                    |
| 26                                                                         | Tripura                                                                    | 226.64                                                                     | 3.07                                                                       |
| 27                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                              | 13,106.39                                                                  | 24,351.54                                                                  |
| 28                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                | 1,128.10                                                                   | 718.1                                                                      |
| 29                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                | 7,167.23                                                                   | 274.09                                                                     |
| 30                                                                         | A&N Islands                                                                | 15.24                                                                      | 1.15                                                                       |
| 31                                                                         | Chandigarh                                                                 | 24.43                                                                      | 34.13                                                                      |
| 32                                                                         | Ladakh                                                                     | 26.37                                                                      | 0.00                                                                       |
| 33                                                                         | Daman &Diu and D.& N. Haveli                                               | 1.44                                                                       | 0.32                                                                       |
| 34                                                                         | Delhi                                                                      | 134.21                                                                     | 352.07                                                                     |
| 35                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                | 0.07                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       |
| 36                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                 | 47.29                                                                      | 2.46                                                                       |
| Total                                                                      | Total                                                                      | 1,27,105.15 1,04,388.29                                                    | 1,27,105.15 1,04,388.29                                                    |

Source: Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024.