Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as
on 24.07.2026
प्रव तथ: 27 JUL 2026 9:06PM by PIB Delhi
Area: In lakh hectare
S.No. Crop Normal Final Area Sown
Area Area
(2020-21 to 2024- Coverage 2026 2025 Increase(+)/
2025 Decrease(-)
25)
over 2025
1 Rice 412.00 446.70 234.43 240.62 -6.19
2 Pulses 123.64 118.97 84.57 91.46 -6.90
A Arhar 44.32 44.60 31.17...
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 24.07.2026 प्रव तथ: 27 JUL 2026 9:06PM by PIB Delhi
Area: In lakh hectare S.No. Crop Normal Final Area Sown Area Area (2020-21 to 2024- Coverage 2026 2025 Increase(+)/ 2025 Decrease(-)
25) over 2025 1 Rice 412.00 446.70 234.43 240.62 -6.19 2 Pulses 123.64 118.97 84.57 91.46 -6.90 A Arhar 44.32 44.60 31.17 35.27 -4.10 B Urdbean 29.60 21.26 18.67 17.27 1.39 C Moongbean 35.48 37.45 26.89 28.39 -1.50 D Kulthi 1.48 0.170 0.147 0.02 E Mothbean 9.69 5.08 7.68 -2.60 F Other 3.07 15.66 2.59 2.70 -0.11 pulses*3 Shri Anna 182.63 192.12 142.21 161.49 -19.28 cum Coarse cereals A Jowar 14.44 12.10 11.07 12.45 -1.38 B Bajra** 70.94 63.80 49.54 58.08 -8.54 C Ragi 12.01 13.46 1.56 2.16 -0.60 D Small 4.47 4.15 2.26 2.65 -0.39 millets E Maize 80.77 98.61 77.79 86.15 -8.36 4 Oilseeds 200.08 196.38 163.54 167.00 -3.45 A Groundnut 46.79 50.29 40.20 40.77 -0.58 b Soybean 128.71 123.86 113.65 117.24 -3.59 C Sunflower 1.20 0.88 0.89 0.55 0.34 D Sesamum** 12.88 9.63 8.03 7.42 0.62 E Niger 1.01 0.83 0.09 0.11 -0.02 F Castor 9.49 10.89 0.61 0.86 -0.25 G Other 0.00 0.08 0.05 0.03 Oilseeds5 Sugarcane 54.20 58.84 57.58 56.72 0.86 6 Jute & 6.40 6.06 6.32 6.19 0.13 Mesta 7 Cotton 125.51 115.20 98.72 102.71 -3.99 Total 1104.46 1134.27 787.37 826.19 -38.82 ***** RC/MS/DK (रलीज़ आईडी: 2290176) आगंतुक पटल : 1423 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: ही , Punjabi , Bengali , Urdu