The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 15th July 2024. Area: In lakh hactare S. No. Crop Area Sown 2024 2023 1 Paddy 115.64 95.78 2 Pulses 62.32 49.50 a Arhar 28.14 9.66 b Urdbean 13.90 12.75 c Moongbean 15.79 19.57 d Kulthi 0.12 0.12 e Other pulses 4.37 7.40 3 Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals 97.64 104.99 a Jowar 7.39 8.64 b Bajra 28.32 50.09 c Ragi 1.20 1.17 d Small millets 1.87 1.27 e Maize 58.86 43.84 4 Oilseeds 140.43 115.08 a Groundnut 28.20 28.27 b Soybean 108.10 82.44 c Sunflower 0.51 0.34 d Sesamum 3.21 3.59 e Niger 0.20 0.02 f Castor 0.16 0.39 g Other Oilseeds 0.05 0.04 5 Sugarcane 57.68 56.86 6 Jute & Mesta 5.63 6.02 7 Cotton 95.79 93.02 Total 575.13 521.25 ***** SK/SS (Release ID: 2033381) Visitor Counter : 1324 Read this release in: Marathi , Urdu , Hindi_MP , Hindi , Manipuri , Tamil , Telugu , Kannada Share on facebook Share on twitter