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Dairying in Punjab
A Statistical Profile
2014
Part I :
General Statistics
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I.1. Punjab at a Glance
TABLE I.1.1: General Statistics: Punjab State vs. India
Particulars
Unit
Year
Punjab
India
Cropping Intensity
%
‘’
190
141
Irrigation Intensity
%
‘’
190
141
Production of Major Crops
Cereals
‘000 MT
2012-13
28,490
2,38,792
Pulses
‘’
‘’
14
18,342
Oilseeds
‘’
‘’
69
30,941
Sugarcane
‘’
‘’
5,919
3,41,199
Fodder Production/Availability
MMT
2008
49
933
GroundWater Status (2009 vs 2004)
Safe
% of Blocks
2009 & (2004)
17 (18)
73 (71)
Semi Critical
‘’
‘’
1 (3)
9 (10)
Critical
‘’
‘’
2 (4)
3 (4)
Over Exploited
‘’
‘’
80 (75)
14 (15)
Salinity Affected
‘’
‘’
1(1)
Sources: Census 2001 & 2011, Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
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18
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Livestock Census, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
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Minutes of the Meeting of Technical Committee on Direction for improvement of Animal Husbandry Statistics held during 4
th
to 5
th
July,2013, Department
of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
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Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India as on 31
st
March, 2009, Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India.
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Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
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Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of Punjab.
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Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Govt. of India.
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Basic Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Statistics, 2013, DAHD, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
Table I.1.2: Formation of Districts in Punjab
New Districts
Year of Formation
Carved out of
Barnala
November, 2006
Sangrur
Faridkot
August, 1972
Bathinda
Mansa
April, 1992
Bathinda
Moga
November, 1995
Faridkot
SAS Nagar (Mohali)
April, 2006
Rupnagar (Ropar) & Patiala
SBS Nagar (Nawanshahr)
November, 1995
Hoshiarpur & Jalandhar
Tarn Taran
2006
Amritsar
Muktsar
1995
Firozpur
Fatehgarh Sahib
April, 1992
Patiala, Ludhiana, Rupnagar (Ropar)
Pathankot
2013
Gurdaspur
Fazilka
2013
Firozpur