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National Dairy Development Board
Dairying in MAHARASHTRA
A Statistical Profile
2015
Part I :
General Statistics
I.1. Maharashtra at a Glance
TABLE I.1.1: General Statistics: Maharashtra vs. India
Particulars
Unit
Year
Maharashtra
India
Number of Major Cattle Breeds
nos
2015
5
39
Number of Major Buffalo Breeds
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‘’
3
13
Milk Production
Milk Production - Total
‘000 MT
2014-15
9,542
146,313
Crossbred Cattle
‘’
‘’
3,998
36,939
Indigenous Cattle
‘’
‘’
1,270
29,484
Buffaloes
‘’
‘’
4,027
74,710
Goats
‘’
‘’
247
5,180
Per Capita Milk Availability (estimated)
grams/day
‘’
222
315
Egg Production
million
‘’
5,079
78,484
Estimated Meat Production
‘000 MT
‘’
631
6,691
Wool Production
‘000 Kg
‘’
1,385
48,139
Marine & Inland Fish Production
‘000 MT
2013-14
603
9,579
Veterinary Infrastructure
#
Veterinary Institutes
nos
2013-14
4,861
60,896
Semen Stations
‘’
‘’
3
57
AI Centers (Govt)
‘’
‘’
4,861
83,796
Veterinary Services
AI Done (Govt)
‘000
2013-14
2,361
58,532
Vaccination Done
H.S. Vaccination
‘’
2012-13
3,921
B.Q. Vaccination
‘’
‘’
4,032
FMD Vaccination
‘’
‘’
28,552
Total Treatment
‘’
‘’
16,060
Total Castration
‘’
‘’
880
Agricultural Resources
Forest Cover
%
2012-13
16.9
21.30
Pasture and Grazing Land
‘000 ha
‘’
1,245
10,240
As %of total reporting area
%
‘’
4.0
3.3
Area Under Fodder Crops
‘000 ha
‘’
901
9,188
Gross Irrigated Area As %Gross Cropped Area
%
‘’
18.5
47.6
Cropping Intensity
%
‘’
126
139
Irrigation Intensity
%
‘’
126
138
Production of Major Crops
Cereals
‘000 MT
2013-14
10,677
245,790
Pulses
‘’
‘’
3,169
19,253
Oilseeds
‘’
‘’
5,294
32,749
Cotton
‘000 bales (170
kg Each)
‘’
8,834
35,902
Sugarcane
‘000 MT
‘’
76,901
352,142
GroundWater Status
Safe
% of Talukas 2011 & (2009)
92 (92)
69 (73)
Semi Critical
‘’
‘’
5(5)
11 (9)