New Delhi (15/09/2023): The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 15th September 2023.
Area: In lakh hactare
| S. No. | Crop | Area Sown | |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| 1 | Rice | 409.41 | 398.58 |
| 2 | Pulses | 121.00 | 127.57 |
| a | Arhar | 43.21 | 45.81 |
| b | Urdbean | 32.25 | 32.97 |
| c | Moongbean | 31.34 | 33.81 |
| d | Kulthi | 0.36 | 0.35 |
| e | Other pulses | 13.83 | 14.62 |
| 3 | Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals | 183.11 | 181.48 |
| a | Jowar | 14.22 | 15.68 |
| b | Bajra | 70.89 | 70.49 |
| c | Ragi | 8.85 | 9.31 |
| d | Small millets | 5.48 | 4.87 |
| e | Maize | 83.67 | 81.13 |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 192.20 | 194.33 |
| a | Groundnut | 43.81 | 45.34 |
| b | Soybean | 125.57 | 124.31 |
| c | Sunflower | 0.70 | 2.00 |
| d | Sesamum | 12.14 | 13.11 |
| e | Niger | 0.69 | 0.93 |
| f | Castor | 9.20 | 8.48 |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.11 | 0.14 |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 59.91 | 55.65 |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 6.58 | 6.98 |
| 7 | Cotton | 123.22 | 127.29 |
| Total | 1095.43 | 1091.87 | |
