The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 25th August 2023.
Area: In lakh hactare
| S.
No. |
Crop |
Area Sown | |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| 1 | Rice | 384.05 | 367.83 |
| 2 | Pulses | 117.44 | 128.07 |
| a | Arhar | 42.11 | 44.38 |
| b | Urdbean | 31.10 | 36.08 |
| c | Moongbean | 30.64 | 33.34 |
| d | Kulthi | 0.26 | 0.24 |
| e | Otherpulses | 13.34 | 14.04 |
| 3 | Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals | 178.33 | 176.31 |
| a | Jowar | 13.84 | 14.99 |
| b | Bajra | 70.00 | 69.32 |
| c | Ragi | 7.63 | 7.46 |
| d | Small millets | 4.78 | 4.54 |
| e | Maize | 82.09 | 79.99 |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 188.58 | 190.38 |
| a | Groundnut | 43.27 | 44.75 |
| b | Soybean | 124.71 | 123.60 |
| c | Sunflower | 0.67 | 1.89 |
| d | Sesamum | 11.80 | 12.73 |
| e | Niger | 0.36 | 0.76 |
| f | Castor | 7.67 | 6.51 |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.11 | 0.14 |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 56.06 | 55.59 |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 6.56 | 6.96 |
| 7 | Cotton | 122.56 | 124.82 |
| Total | 1053.59 | 1049.96 | |
