Kharif crop sowing is more than 1031 lakh hectares

  369.05 lakh ha area coverage under paddy has been reported as compared to 349.49 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year 120....

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369.05 lakh ha area coverage under paddy has been reported as compared to 349.49 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year

120.18 lakh ha area coverage under pulses has been reported compared to 113.69 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year 

New Delhi.

Asal baat News.   

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 20th August 2024.

Area:  In lakh hactare

S. No.	Crop	Area Sown
		2024	2023
1	Paddy	369.05	349.49
2	Pulses	120.18	113.69
a	Arhar	45.78	40.74
b	Urdbean	28.33	29.52
c	Moongbean	33.24	30.27
d	Kulthi*	0.20	0.24
e	Moth bean	8.95	9.28
f	Other pulses	3.67	3.63
3	Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals	181.11	176.39
a	Jowar	14.62	13.75
b	Bajra	66.91	69.70
c	Ragi	7.56	7.04
d	Small millets	4.79	4.66
e	Maize	87.23	81.25
4	Oilseeds	186.77	185.13
a	Groundnut	46.36	42.61
b	Soybean	125.11	123.85
c	Sunflower	0.70	0.65
d	Sesamum**	10.55	11.35
e	Niger	0.27	0.24
f	Castor	3.74	6.38
g	Other Oilseeds	0.04	0.05
5	Sugarcane	57.68	57.11
6	Jute & Mesta	5.70	6.56
7	Cotton	111.07	122.15
Total		1031.56	1010.52