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On National Milk Day, a look at India's per capita milk availability

Updated : November 26, 2018 11:22 AM IST

'National Milk Day' is celebrated on November 26 to mark the birth anniversary of India's most successful dairy entrepreneur Dr Varghese Kurien, the founder of dairy firm Amul.

Kurien played a key role in formation of Amul, which broke the local trade cartel 65 years ago, paving way for the dairy co-operative sector to flourish in Gujarat. He served Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) from 1973 to 2006.

India is the largest milk producer in the world. In July, minister of state for agriculture, Krishna Raj informed Lok Sabha that India's milk production is estimated to have increased by 6.6 percent to 176.35 million tonnes during the last financial year. She said the projected milk production by 2021-22 is 254.5 million tonnes as per the vision 2022 document.

In the case of availability of the dairy products, the per capita milk available pan India is 355 grams per day. Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and Gujarat are among the top states which have the most milk available. If all Indians were to consume milk daily, this how much of it would be available for you in your state.