As per preliminary reports received from the States, the total area sown under Rabi crops as on 13^th January 2017 stands at 616.21 lakh hectares as compared to 581.95 lakh hectare this time in 2016.

              Wheat has been sown/transplanted in 309.60 lakh hectares, rice in 14.92 lakh hectares, pulses in 155.35 lakh hectares, coarse cereals in 54.87 lakh hectares and area sown under oilseeds is 81.47 lakh hectares.

             The area sown so far and that sown during last year this time is as follows:

 

                                                                                                                              Lakh hectare 

 

Crop	Area sown in 2016-17	Area sown in 2015-16
Wheat	309.60	289.07
Rice	14.92	19.48
Pulses	155.35	139.93
Coarse Cereals	54.87	58.40
Oilseeds	81.47	75.06
Total	616.21	581.95

 

            

 

SS: weather watch 13.01.2017

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