This report from the Department of Agriculture Farmers Welfare summarizes the area coverage under Kharif crops as of June 13, 2025. Compared to the previous year, there has been an increase in the area sown for rice, pulses, Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals and oilseeds. Specifically, rice coverage increased by 0.53 lakh hectares, pulses by 0.47 lakh hectares, Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals decreased by 0.02 lakh hectares, and oilseeds by 0.55 lakh hectares. Sugarcane, Jute Mesta and Cotton also saw increases of 0.20, 0.17, and 0.09 lakh hectares respectively. Overall, the total area sown under Kharif crops is 89.29 lakh hectares, an increase of 1.48 lakh hectares compared to the previous year.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Agriculture Farmers Welfare: Indian Governmental Ministry responsible for agriculture and farmers' welfare.
Department of Agriculture Farmers Welfare: Department within the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, responsible for releasing the progress report.
Kharif crops: Crops sown in the monsoon season in India.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi - likely the source of the posted information.
Rice: A type of Kharif crop.
Pulses: A category of Kharif crops, including Arhar, Urd bean, Moong bean, Kulthi, Mothbean, and other pulses.
Arhar: A type of pulse crop.
Urd bean: A type of pulse crop.
Moong bean: A type of pulse crop.
Kulthi: A type of pulse crop.
Mothbean: A type of pulse crop.
Shri Anna: A term used for millets. Likely refers to a government initiative to promote millet production.
Coarse cereals: A category of Kharif crops, including Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Small millets, and Maize.
Jowar: A type of coarse cereal crop.
Bajra: A type of coarse cereal crop.
Ragi: A type of coarse cereal crop.
Small millets: A type of coarse cereal crop.
Maize: A type of coarse cereal crop.
Oilseeds: A category of Kharif crops, including Groundnut, Soybean, Sunflower, Sesamum, Niger, Castor, and other Oilseeds.
Groundnut: A type of oilseed crop.
Soybean: A type of oilseed crop.
Sunflower: A type of oilseed crop.
Sesamum: A type of oilseed crop.
Niger: A type of oilseed crop.
Castor: A type of oilseed crop.
Sugarcane: A Kharif crop.
Jute Mesta: A Kharif crop.
Cotton: A Kharif crop.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on
13.06.2025
Posted On: 17 JUN 2025 1:26PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops
th
as on 13 June 2024.
Area: In lakh hectare
Normal Area Area Sown Increase(+)/
S.
( 2 0 1 9 - Decrease(-)
No. Crop 2025 2024
20to2023-24) over2024
1 Rice 403.09 4.53 4.00 0.53
2 Pulses 129.61 3.07 2.60 0.47
a Arhar 44.71 0.30 0.41 -0.11
b Urd bean 32.64 0.43 0.18 0.24
c Moong bean 35.69 1.56 1.38 0.17
d Kulthi 1.72 0.06 0.04 0.02
e Mothbean 9.70 0.00 0.00 0.00
f Other pulses 5.15 0.73 0.59 0.15
Shri Anna cum
3 180.71 5.89 5.90 -0.02
Coarse cereals
a Jowar 15.07 1.01 0.75 0.26
b Bajra 70.69 0.86 0.03 0.83
c Ragi 11.52 0.02 0.31 -0.29
d Small millets 4.48 0.40 0.55 -0.14
e Maize 78.95 3.60 4.28 -0.68
4 Oilseeds 194.63 2.05 1.50 0.55
a Groundnut 45.10 0.58 0.71 -0.13
b Soybean 127.19 1.07 0.40 0.66
c Sunflower 1.29 0.22 0.22 0.00
d Sesamum 10.32 0.15 0.13 0.02
e Niger 1.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
f Castor 9.65 0.01 0.00 0.00
g Other Oilseeds 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.00
5 Sugarcane 52.51 55.07 54.88 0.20
6 Jute & Mesta 6.59 5.48 5.65 -0.17
7 Cotton 129.50 13.19 13.28 -0.09Total 1096.64 89.29 87.81 1.48
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