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Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 13.06.2025

Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 13.06.2025

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 13th June 2024.

Area: In lakh hectare

S.

No.

 

Crop

Normal Area (2019-20to2023-24)

Area Sown

Increase(+)/Decrease(-) over2024

2025

2024

1

Rice

403.09

4.53

4.00

0.53

2

Pulses

129.61

3.07

2.60

0.47

a

Arhar

44.71

0.30

0.41

-0.11

b

Urd bean

32.64

0.43

0.18

0.24

c

Moong bean

35.69

1.56

1.38

0.17

d

Kulthi

1.72

0.06

0.04

0.02

e

Mothbean

9.70

0.00

0.00

0.00

f

Other pulses

5.15

0.73

0.59

0.15

3

Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals

180.71

5.89

5.90

-0.02

a

Jowar

15.07

1.01

0.75

0.26

b

Bajra

70.69

0.86

0.03

0.83

c

Ragi

11.52

0.02

0.31

-0.29

d

Small millets

4.48

0.40

0.55

-0.14

e

Maize

78.95

3.60

4.28

-0.68

4

Oilseeds

194.63

2.05

1.50

0.55

a

Groundnut

45.10

0.58

0.71

-0.13

b

Soybean

127.19

1.07

0.40

0.66

c

Sunflower

1.29

0.22

0.22

0.00

d

Sesamum

10.32

0.15

0.13

0.02

e

Niger

1.08

0.00

0.00

0.00

f

Castor

9.65

0.01

0.00

0.00

g

Other Oilseeds

0.00

0.03

0.03

0.00

5

Sugarcane

52.51

55.07

54.88

0.20

6

Jute & Mesta

6.59

5.48

5.65

-0.17

7

Cotton

129.50

13.19

13.28

-0.09

Total

1096.64

89.29

87.81

1.48