LUCKNOW, May 30 -- Uttar Pradesh remains the leading state in milk production achieving a total of 388 lakh metric tonnes in 2023-2024, marking a 7 percent increase from the previous year, according to district domestic product estimates for 2023-2024 released by directorate of economics and statistics of the state planning department. The state, therefore, accounts for 16.2% of the national milk production. The state's contribution to national egg production has increased from 3.29% in 2022-2023 to 4.15% in 2023-2024 and showed a remarkable growth of 29.9% in 2023-2024 in egg production as compared to 12.8% in 2022-2023. The state's top five districts in milk production in 2023-2024 are Bulandshahr, Meerut, Agra, Aligarh and Azamgarh. According to principal secretary, planning department, Alok Kumar there has been a significant increase in the livestock, fisheries and forestry sectors of the state reflecting the strengthening of the traditional rural economy and expansion in the means of livelihood.htc...