Key facts

  • In scope for CET Senior Secondary 2026: Economy of Rajasthan asks the role of agriculture and animal husbandry in state development, and Geography of...
  • Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26 treats agriculture and allied sectors as a key pillar of GSVA, employment and rural livelihoods under water-scarce,...
  • In 2025-26, agriculture and allied sectors contributed 25.74% of Rajasthan's GVA at current prices;
  • Livestock Census 2019 placed Rajasthan's livestock population at 568.01 lakh and poultry birds at 146.23 lakh.
  • Rajasthan had about 10.60% of India's livestock and 84.43% of India's camels; it contributed 14.51% of milk and 47.53% of wool production in 2023-24.

Key Points at a Glance

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    In scope for CET Senior Secondary 2026: Economy of Rajasthan asks the role of agriculture and animal husbandry in state development, and Geography of Rajasthan separately lists livestock.

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    Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26 treats agriculture and allied sectors as a key pillar of GSVA, employment and rural livelihoods under water-scarce, climate-variable conditions.

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    In 2025-26, agriculture and allied sectors contributed 25.74% of Rajasthan's GVA at current prices; livestock formed 49.35% and crops 42.61% within that sector.

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    The Economic Review names bajra, groundnut and moong as major Kharif income contributors, and wheat, rapeseed and mustard, and gram as major Rabi income contributors.

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    Livestock Census 2019 placed Rajasthan's livestock population at 568.01 lakh and poultry birds at 146.23 lakh.

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    Rajasthan had about 10.60% of India's livestock and 84.43% of India's camels; it contributed 14.51% of milk and 47.53% of wool production in 2023-24.

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    Milk production rose from 26,572 thousand tonnes in 2019-20 to 34,733 thousand tonnes in 2023-24; wool rose from 144 lakh kg to 160 lakh kg over the same period.

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Syllabus Position: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Livestock

This topic is in scope for CET Senior Secondary 2026 because the official Senior Secondary syllabus lists, under Economy of Rajasthan, the 'role of industry, agriculture, animal husbandry, and mineral sector in the development of the state' and, under Geography of Rajasthan, a separate bullet on 'Livestock'. The lesson should therefore be read as Rajasthan economy plus Rajasthan geography, not as a graduation-level agricultural science chapter.

For the exam, agriculture means crops, irrigation, rain dependence, markets and rural employment. Animal husbandry means cattle, buffaloes, goats, sheep, camels, milk, wool, meat, manure, veterinary services and household income security. The bridge between the two is fodder: crop residues feed animals, and animals return manure and regular cash flow to the farm household.

The correct study approach is to link every fact with water, soil, district belt and livelihood. A dry western district will not have the same crop-livestock logic as a canal-irrigated district or the Hadoti plateau.

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