• Human population: 953 million (70 million dairy farmers)
• Milk production: 74.3 million tonnes (203.5 million lpd)
• Average annual growth rate (1995-2000): 5.6%
• Per capita milk availability: 214 g/day or 78 kg/year
• Milch animals: 57 million cows; 39 million buffaloes
• Milk yield per breedable bovine in-milk: 1,250 kg
• Cattle feed production (organized sector): 1.5 million tonnes
• Turnover of veterinary pharmaceuticals: Rs. 550 crores
• Dairy plants throughput: 20 mlpd
• Throughput as percentage of total milk output: 10
• Value of output of milk group (1994-95)*: Rs. 50,051 crores
• Value of output of dairy industry**: Rs. 105,000 crores

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