Wheat sown area crosses 340 lakh hectares
Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals sown area crosses 53 lakh hectares
Oilseed sown area crosses last year figure
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under rabi crops as on 19th January 2024.
(Area in lakh hactare)
|
S. No.
|
Crops
|
Area Sown
|
|
2023-24
|
2022-23
|
|
1
|
Wheat
|
340.08
|
337.50
|
|
2
|
Paddy
|
28.25
|
29.33
|
|
3
|
Pulses
|
155.13
|
162.66
|
|
a
|
Gram
|
102.90
|
109.73
|
|
b
|
Lentil
|
19.51
|
18.46
|
|
c
|
Field pea
|
10.00
|
9.57
|
|
d
|
Kulthi
|
3.97
|
4.02
|
|
e
|
Urd bean
|
6.03
|
6.98
|
|
f
|
Moong bean
|
4.33
|
5.35
|
|
g
|
Lathyrus
|
3.60
|
3.45
|
|
h
|
Other Pulses
|
4.80
|
5.10
|
|
4
|
Shri Anna -cum- Coarse cereals
|
53.83
|
50.77
|
|
a
|
Jowar
|
23.52
|
22.02
|
|
b
|
Bajra
|
0.17
|
0.15
|
|
c
|
Ragi
|
0.66
|
0.57
|
|
d
|
Maize
|
21.29
|
20.57
|
|
e
|
Barley
|
8.19
|
7.46
|
|
5
|
Oilseeds
|
109.88
|
108.82
|
|
a
|
Rapeseed & Mustard
|
100.15
|
97.88
|
|
b
|
Groundnut
|
4.52
|
5.11
|
|
c
|
Safflower
|
0.76
|
0.85
|
|
d
|
Sunflower
|
0.51
|
0.84
|
|
e
|
Sesamum
|
0.41
|
0.48
|
|
f
|
Linseed
|
3.19
|
3.18
|
|
g
|
Other Oilseeds
|
0.34
|
0.49
|
|
|
Total Crops
|
687.18
|
689.09
|
*****
SK/SS/SM
(Release ID :252563)