AA programme is targetting 1 Million pets and major domesticated animal under this programme.
“As of 2023, India’s cattle population is estimated to be 194.2 million, and the buffalo population is estimated to be 113.3 million. This is based on the 2019 census, which reported that India had 192.49 million cattle and 109.85 million buffalo.
Here are some other details about the cattle and buffalo population in India:
In 2019, 142.11 million cattle in India were indigenous, while 50.42 million were exotic or crossbred.
In 2019, 145.12 million cattle in India were female, which was an 18% increase from 2012.
In 2019, there were 125.34 million milch animals in India, which was an increase of 6% from the previous census.
In 2014, the government established the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) to conserve and develop indigenous breeds of cows and buffaloes.