Kolkata, (UNI) West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed happiness after the state topped in the list of India’s highest animal protein producer overtaking Uttar Pradesh (UP) as per a data released by the Centre.
“Delighted to know that Bengal has become India’s highest animal protein producer, overtaking even the large state of Uttar Pradesh as the GoI has acknowledged that and lauded Bengal in public domain,” Banerjee announced.
As per GOI’s just published Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024, Bengal is now country’s highest producer of meat, contributing 12.62 percent of the national output, she mentioned on her X handle post (formerly twitter).
In milk production, West Bengal has recorded the highest annual growth rate in the country with 9.76 percent against the national average of 3.78 percent, she pointed.
“In the poultry sector, our annual growth rate in egg production is 18.07 percent as against the national average of 3.18 percent.
“All these achievements are testaments to our innovative policies and programmes and indicate the robust strength of our farmers and producers,” she concluded.
