'Punjab tops with highest per capita milk availability'

Punjab has recorded the highest per-capita milk availability of 937 grams per day, followed by Haryana's 679 gram, according to a report by Assocham.

"In terms of per capita availability of milk in 2010-11, Punjab was the leader among the 20 major states with 937 grams of milk available per person per day, followed by Haryana (679 gram), Rajasthan (538 gram) , Himachal Pradesh (446 gram) and Gujarat (435 gram)," the report said.

"With about eight per cent share in India's total milk production of about 121 million tonnes (MT), Punjab is ranked fourth with annual milk production of 9.4 MT," said the report titled Unlocking Growth of Potential of Indian Dairy Industry.