THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI TASLIMUDDIN )
(a ): Production
Year Meat (million tones) Egg (billion number) Wool (million Kg)
2003-04 2.1 40.4 48.5
2004-05 2.2 45.2 44.6
2005-06 2.3 46.2 44.9
2006-07 2.3 50.7 45.1
Provisional
(b):
Growth rate(in percentage)
Year Meat Egg Wool
2004-05 4.8 11.9 -8.0
2005-06 4.5 2.2 0.7
2006-07 0.0 9.7 0.4
Provisional
(c): Percentage shares of value of output of meat, egg and wool in overall GDP at current
prices for the year 2005-06 are 0.92, 0.18 and 0.01 respectively.
(d): The following Schemes are being implemented by the Government leading to improvement
in quality:-
1. Assistance to State Poultry/Duck Farms
2. Central Poultry Development Organisation
3. Dairy/Poultry Venture Capital Fund
4. Integrated Wool Improvement and Development Programme: (a) Improvement of Wool Fibre;
(b) Human Resource Development & Promotional Activities.
