The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 9th September 2024.
Area: In lakh hactare
| S.
No. |
Crop |
Normal Area (DES) (2018-19 –
2022-23) |
Area Sown | |
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| 1 | Paddy | 401.55 | 409.50 | 393.57 |
| 2 | Pulses | 136.02 | 126.20 | 117.39 |
| a | Arhar | 45.55 | 45.78 | 40.74 |
| b | Urdbean | 36.76 | 30.02 | 31.71 |
| c | Moongbean | 36.99 | 35.06 | 31.05 |
| d | Kulthi* | 1.90 | 0.36 | 0.29 |
| e | Moth bean | 10.32 | 10.53 | 9.42 |
| f | Other pulses | 4.49 | 4.45 | 4.17 |
| 3 | Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals | 180.86 | 188.72 | 181.74 |
| a | Jowar | 16.01 | 15.18 | 14.08 |
| b | Bajra | 72.63 | 69.81 | 70.84 |
| c | Ragi | 10.96 | 10.78 | 8.73 |
| d | Small millets | 4.47 | 5.68 | 5.24 |
| e | Maize | 76.96 | 87.27 | 82.86 |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 190.18 | 192.40 | 189.44 |
| a | Groundnut | 45.28 | 47.49 | 43.39 |
| b | Soybean | 122.95 | 125.11 | 123.85 |
| c | Sunflower | 1.40 | 0.74 | 0.72 |
| d | Sesamum** | 10.26 | 10.95 | 11.88 |
| e | Niger | 1.22 | 0.56 | 0.51 |
| f | Castor | 9.07 | 7.47 | 9.03 |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 51.15 | 57.68 | 57.11 |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 6.74 | 5.71 | 6.66 |
| 7 | Cotton | 129.34 | 112.13 | 123.39 |
| Total | 1095.84 | 1092.33 | 1069.29 | |
