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Revision note: Animal Husbandry and Dairy: Economics and Policy

  • Livestock GVA growth ~8% (2014–23); ~30% of agricultural GVA; 20th Livestock Census 2019: 53.6 crore (21st in 2024–25)
  • Operation Flood 1970–96 (NDDB 1965, Kurien, Anand pattern, Amul 1946); largest milk producer since 1998; ~239 MT (2023–24); ~471 g/day per capita; UP leads
  • Rashtriya Gokul Mission 2014 (indigenous breeds); NADCP 2019 (FMD, brucellosis); lumpy skin 2022; One Health
  • Eggs ~142 bn (3rd); carabeef exports; Article 48; fodder deficits; colistin ban 2019; White Revolution 2.0 (2024)
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