Kharif crop sowing exceeds 1096 lakh hectares
410 lakh ha area coverage under paddy has been reported as compared to 393.57 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year
127.77 lakh ha area coverage under pulses has been reported compared to 118.43 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year
189.67 lakh ha area coverage under coarse cereals has been reported compared to 183.11 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year
193.32 lakh ha area coverage under oilseeds has been reported compared to 190.37 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year
57.68 lakh ha area coverage under Sugarcane has been reported compared to 57.11 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 17th September 2024.
Area: In lakh hactare
| S.
No. |
Crop |
Normal Area (DES) (2018-19 –
2022-23) |
Area Sown | |
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| 1 | Paddy | 401.55 | 410.00 | 393.57 |
| 2 | Pulses | 136.02 | 127.77 | 118.43 |
| a | Arhar | 45.55 | 46.50 | 40.74 |
| b | Urdbean | 36.76 | 30.44 | 32.25 |
| c | Moongbean | 36.99 | 35.28 | 31.31 |
| d | Kulthi* | 1.90 | 0.44 | 0.35 |
| e | Moth bean | 10.32 | 10.53 | 9.42 |
| f | Other pulses | 4.49 | 4.59 | 4.36 |
| 3 | Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals | 181.03 | 189.67 | 183.11 |
| a | Jowar | 16.01 | 15.54 | 14.22 |
| b | Bajra | 72.63 | 69.88 | 70.89 |
| c | Ragi | 10.96 | 10.94 | 8.85 |
| d | Small millets | 4.47 | 5.81 | 5.48 |
| e | Maize | 76.96 | 87.50 | 83.67 |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 190.18 | 193.32 | 190.37 |
| a | Groundnut | 45.28 | 47.85 | 43.75 |
| b | Soybean | 122.95 | 125.11 | 123.85 |
| c | Sunflower | 1.40 | 0.75 | 0.73 |
| d | Sesamum** | 10.26 | 11.19 | 12.06 |
| e | Niger | 1.22 | 0.67 | 0.70 |
| f | Castor | 9.07 | 7.67 | 9.23 |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 51.15 | 57.68 | 57.11 |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 6.74 | 5.73 | 6.66 |
| 7 | Cotton | 129.34 | 112.48 | 123.69 |
| Total | 1096.00 | 1096.65 | 1072.94 | |
