**Policy Summary: Kharif Crop Area Coverage as of July 25, 2025**
This report, released by the Department of Agriculture Farmers Welfare on July 28, 2025, presents the progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as of July 25, 2025. The total area sown under Kharif crops is 797.91 lakh hectares, against a normal area of 1096.65 lakh hectares.
Key highlights by crop category include:
* **Rice:** Area sown is 245.13 lakh hectares.
* **Pulses:** Area sown is 93.0 lakh hectares, including Tur (34.9 lakh hectares), Kulthi (0.13 lakh hectares), Urad (30.6 lakh hectares), Moong (26 lakh hectares), and Moth Bean (5.06 lakh hectares).
* **Coarse Cereals:** Area sown is 160.72 lakh hectares, comprising Jowar (0.11 lakh hectares), Bajra (0.02 lakh hectares), Ragi (2.62 lakh hectares), and Maize (6.66 lakh hectares).
* **Oilseeds:** Area sown is 166.89 lakh hectares, including Groundnut (0.40 lakh hectares), Sesamum (7.14 lakh hectares), Sunflower (0.59 lakh hectares), and Soybean (116.71 lakh hectares).
* **Sugarcane:** Area sown is 52.51 lakh hectares.
* **Jute and Mesta:** Area sown is 5.71 lakh hectares.
* **Cotton:** Area sown is 103.15 lakh hectares.
Compared to the 2019-2023 average, there is an increase in area sown for certain crops and a decrease for others. Compared to 2024-2025, there is an increase of 31.73 lakh hectares.
Release ID: 2149394.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Agriculture Farmers Welfare: The Indian governmental ministry responsible for agriculture and farmers' welfare.
Department of Agriculture Farmers Welfare: A department within the Ministry of Agriculture Farmers Welfare, responsible for releasing data on crop coverage.
Kharif crops: Crops that are sown in the monsoon season in India.
Rice: A major Kharif crop in India.
Pulses: A category of leguminous crops, including tur, kulthi, urad, moong, moth bean and other pulses.
Oilseeds: A category of crops grown for their oil content, including groundnut, sesamum, sunflower, soybean, nigerseed, castorseed and other oilseeds.
Cotton: A major commercial crop in India.
Delhi: The National Capital Territory of India, where the Press Information Bureau (PIB) is located.