PUNJAB DAIRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Change in size distribution of household operational holdings - Rural

Land holding category	1971-72 (26th Round)	1981-82 (37th Round)	1991-92 (48th Round)	2002-03 (59th Round)
Percentage distribution of household operational holdings
Landless (Lessthan or equal to 0.002 ha)	27.4	26.1	21.8	31.94
Marginal (0.002 - 1 ha)	32.9	41.1	48.3	47.1
Small (1.01 to 2 ha)	16.4	14.5	14.2	11.2
Semi-medium (2.01 to 4 ha)	12.9	10.6	9.7	6.2
Medium (4.01 to 10 ha)	8.1	6.3	4.9	2.9
Large (> 10 ha)	2.2	1.4	1.1	0.5
ALL	100	100	100	100
Number in millions
Estimated households operational holdings	56.9	69.4	93.4	101.8
Source: NSS Report No.493 "Livestock Ownership Across Operational Land Holdings Classes in India, 2002-03", January 2006 (GoI), p.12.

Change in the In-milk bovine stock per 100 households - Rural

Land holding category	1971-72 (26th Round)	1981-82 (37th Round)	1991-92 (48th Round)	2002-03 (59th Round)
Landless (Lessthan or equal to 0.002 ha)	16	7	6	1
Marginal (0.002 - 1 ha)	33	28	41	40
Small (1.01 to 2 ha)	64	48	69	63
Semi-medium (2.01 to 4 ha)	92	74	80	84
Medium (4.01 to 10 ha)	142	106	102	126
Large (> 10 ha)	225	153	130	208
ALL	54	37	46	36
Source: NSS Report No.493 "Livestock Ownership Across Operational Land Holdings Classes in India, 2002-03", January 2006 (GoI), p.16.

Change in the In-milk cattle stock per 100 households - Rural

Land holding category	1971-72 (26th Round)	1981-82 (37th Round)	1991-92 (48th Round)	2002-03 (59th Round)
Landless (Lessthan or equal to 0.002 ha)	9	3	3	0
Marginal (0.002 - 1 ha)	23	15	25	22
Small (1.01 to 2 ha)	41	26	38	31
Semi-medium (2.01 to 4 ha)	58	40	39	42
Medium (4.01 to 10 ha)	86	54	43	59
Large (> 10 ha)	140	86	43	111
ALL	34	20	26	19
Source: NSS Report No.493 "Livestock Ownership Across Operational Land Holdings Classes in India, 2002-03", January 2006, (GoI), p.19.

Change in the stock of In-milk buffaloes per 100 households - Rural

Land holding category	1971-72 (26th Round)	1981-82 (37th Round)	1991-92 (48th Round)	2002-03 (59th Round)
Landless (Lessthan or equal to 0.002 ha)	7	4	3	0
Marginal (0.002 - 1 ha)	10	13	16	18
Small (1.01 to 2 ha)	23	22	31	32
Semi-medium (2.01 to 4 ha)	35	34	41	42
Medium (4.01 to 10 ha)	56	51	59	67
Large (> 10 ha)	85	67	87	97
ALL	20	17	20	17
Source: NSS Report No.493 "Livestock Ownership Across Operational Land Holdings Classes in India, 2002-03", January 2006 (GoI), p.20.

Change in number of In-milk bovine per 100 households in major states - Rural

State	1971-72 (26th Round)	1981-82 (37th Round)	1991-92 (48th Round)	2002-03 (59th Round)
Andhra Pradesh	46	33	41	23
Assam	63	53	57	43
Bihar & Jharkhand	29	23	35	29
Gujarat	67	53	60	52
Haryana	85	77	92	73
Karnataka	61	49	49	40
Kerala	17	18	19	12
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgargh	96	46	63	42
Maharashtra	49	33	42	30
Orissa	28	22	22	13
Punjab	85	90	100	94
Rajasthan	100	64	81	67
Tamil Nadu	27	19	19	18
Uttar Pradesh & Uttaranchal	48	42	53	48
West Bengal	31	22	34	25
India	54	37	46	36
Source: NSS Report No.493 "Livestock Ownership Across Operational Land Holdings Classes in India, 2002-03", January 2006 (GoI), p.23-4.