As of June 20, 2025, the Department of Agriculture Farmers Welfare reported on the progress of area coverage for Kharif crops. The total area sown under Kharif crops is 124.88 lakh hectares, against a normal area of 1096.64 lakh hectares. This represents a decrease of 12.97 lakh hectares compared to the area sown as of June 20, 2024. Key crops include rice (8.37 lakh hectares), pulses (6.63 lakh hectares), coarse cereals (14.77 lakh hectares), oilseeds (5.49 lakh hectares), sugarcane (54.88 lakh hectares), jute and mesta (5.62 lakh hectares), and cotton (29.12 lakh hectares).
Key Entities Referenced
Shri Anna: A term used for coarse cereals.
Ministry of Agriculture Farmers Welfare: The Indian government ministry responsible for agriculture and farmers' welfare.
Department of Agriculture Farmers Welfare: A department within the Ministry of Agriculture Farmers Welfare, responsible for releasing progress reports on area coverage under kharif crops.
Kharif crops: A set of crops that are sown during the monsoon season in India.
Rice: A major Kharif crop in India, with area coverage data provided.
Pulses: A category of Kharif crops that includes Arhar, Urd bean, Moong bean, Kulthi, Mothbean and other pulses. Area coverage data is provided for each pulse.
Arhar: A type of pulse crop in India.
Urd bean: A type of pulse crop in India.
Moong bean: A type of pulse crop in India.
Kulthi: A type of pulse crop in India.
Mothbean: A type of pulse crop in India.
Coarse cereals: A category of Kharif crops, also referred to as Shri Anna, including Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Small millets and Maize. Area coverage data is provided for each cereal.
Jowar: A type of coarse cereal crop in India.
Bajra: A type of coarse cereal crop in India.
Ragi: A type of coarse cereal crop in India.
Small millets: A type of coarse cereal crop in India.
Maize: A type of coarse cereal crop in India.
Oilseeds: A category of Kharif crops including Groundnut, Soybean, Sunflower, Sesamum, Niger, Castor and Other Oilseeds. Area coverage data is provided for each oilseed.
Groundnut: A type of oilseed crop in India.
Soybean: A type of oilseed crop in India.
Sunflower: A type of oilseed crop in India.
Sesamum: A type of oilseed crop in India.
Niger: A type of oilseed crop in India.
Castor: A type of oilseed crop in India.
Sugarcane: A Kharif crop in India, with area coverage data provided.
Jute Mesta: A Kharif crop in India, with area coverage data provided.
Cotton: A Kharif crop in India, with area coverage data provided.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on
20.06.2025
Posted On: 23 JUN 2025 6:09PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops
th
as on 20 June 2024.
Area: In lakh hectare
N o r m a l Area Sown
Increase(+)
S. Area (2019-
/Decrease(-
No. Crop 20to2023- 2025 2024
) over2024
24)
1 Rice 403.09 13.22 8.37 4.86
2 Pulses 129.61 9.44 6.63 2.80
a Arhar 44.71 2.48 2.61 -0.13
b Urd bean 32.64 1.39 0.62 0.77
c Moong bean 35.69 4.43 2.67 1.77
d Kulthi 1.72 0.08 0.07 0.01
e Mothbean 9.70 0.11 0.00 0.11
f Other pulses 5.15 0.94 0.67 0.27
Shri Anna
3 cum Coarse 180.71 18.03 14.77 3.25
cereals
a Jowar 15.07 1.51 0.90 0.61
b Bajra 70.69 3.70 2.71 1.00
c Ragi 11.52 0.03 0.32 -0.29
d Small millets 4.48 0.47 0.55 -0.08
e Maize 78.95 12.32 10.31 2.01
4 Oilseeds 194.63 5.38 5.49 -0.11
a Groundnut 45.10 1.78 1.91 -0.13
b Soybean 127.19 3.07 3.12 -0.05
c Sunflower 1.29 0.27 0.26 0.02
d Sesamum 10.32 0.20 0.14 0.06
e Niger 1.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
f Castor 9.65 0.01 0.02 -0.01
g Other Oilseeds 0.00 0.03 0.04 0.00
5 Sugarcane 52.51 55.07 54.88 0.206 Jute & Mesta 6.59 5.46 5.62 -0.17
7 Cotton 129.50 31.25 29.12 2.14
Total 1096.64 137.84 124.88 12.97
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