Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
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Progress of Area Coverage under Summer Crops as on 20.03.2026

Posted On: 24 MAR 2026 1:37PM by PIB Delhi

Area:In lakh hectare

 

 

 

 

Area Sown

Increase/

 

 

S.

No.

 

Crops

Normal Summer

Area (DES)

Final Summer Area 2025

 

Current Year (2026)

Corresponding period of last year (2025)

Decrease over corresponding period of Last year

1

Rice

31.49

33.28

27.86

28.65

-0.80

2

Pulses

23.40

27.07

4.09

3.47

0.62

a

Green Gram

20.44

23.49

2.57

2.18

0.39

b

Black Gram

2.96

3.58

1.28

1.14

0.13

c

Other Pulses

0.00

-

0.24

0.15

0.10

3

Shree Anna cum Coarse Cereals

12.08

14.06

6.04

6.84

-0.80

a

Jowar

0.34

0.36

0.20

0.35

-0.15

b

Bajra

4.43

5.20

1.38

1.35

0.03

c

Ragi

0.31

-

0.20

0.12

0.08

d

Small Millets

0.02

-

0.02

0.03

-0.01

e

Maize

6.98

8.50

4.24

5.00

-0.75

4

Oilseeds

8.40

9.51

4.69

4.73

-0.05

a

Groundnut

3.40

4.20

2.98

2.97

0.01

b

Sunflower

0.34

0.35

0.32

0.28

0.04

c

Sesamum

4.66

4.96

1.35

1.42

-0.08

d

Other Oliseeds

0.00

-

0.04

0.06

-0.02

Total

75.37

83.92

42.68

43.69

-1.02

*Normalareafrom2022-23to2024-25.

 

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