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Uttar Pradesh is India's largest milk-producing state, with 15.66% of national output in 2024-25.
Rajasthan ranks second at 14.82% and Madhya Pradesh third at 9.12%.
The figures come from the Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics (BAHS) 2025.
India remains the world's largest milk-producing country.
Dairy cooperatives, a large livestock population and feed availability underpin UP's position.
The programme that made India the world's largest milk producer, built on the dairy cooperative model.
Organised procurement networks are cited as a direct reason for UP's leading position.
The department that publishes the Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics.
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GS Paper III > Agriculture and Allied Sectors
The annual publication giving state-wise livestock and milk production data in India.
The programme launched in 1970 that built India's dairy cooperative network and made it the world's largest milk producer.