**Summary of Progress of Area Coverage under Summer Crops (as on 10.04.2026)**
**Overview**
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has released the progress report for summer crop coverage as of April 10, 2026. The report indicates a total current sown area of 64.10 lakh hectares, marking an increase of 0.77 lakh hectares compared to the 63.33 lakh hectares recorded during the corresponding period in 2025. The "Normal Summer Area" (based on data from 2022-23 to 2024-25) is established at 75.37 lakh hectares.
**Crop-Specific Performance (Area in Lakh Hectares)**
* **Rice:** The current coverage is 30.59 lakh hectares, which is a decrease of 1.72 lakh hectares compared to 32.30 lakh hectares during the same period last year.
* **Pulses:** Total coverage has increased to 11.54 lakh hectares, up from 10.71 lakh hectares last year.
* **Greengram:** 8.47
* **Blackgram:** 2.78
* **Other Pulses:** 0.29
* **Shree Anna cum Coarse Cereals:** Total coverage reached 13.67 lakh hectares, showing an increase over last year’s 12.70 lakh hectares.
* **Maize:** 8.46
* **Bajra:** 4.60
* **Jowar:** 0.37
* **Ragi:** 0.21
* **Small Millets:** 0.03
* **Oilseeds:** Total coverage is 8.31 lakh hectares, an increase from 7.62 lakh hectares in the corresponding period last year.
* **Groundnut:** 4.77
* **Sesamum:** 3.09
* **Sunflower:** 0.39
* **Other Oilseeds:** 0.05
**Statistical Comparison Highlights**
* **Total Sown Area (Current):** 64.10 lakh hectares.
* **Total Sown Area (Last Year):** 63.33 lakh hectares.
* **Final Summer Area 2025:** 83.92 lakh hectares.
* **Normal Summer Area (DES):** 75.37 lakh hectares.
**Administrative Details**
* **Source:** Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, PIB Delhi.
* **Release Date:** April 13, 2026.
* **Release ID:** 2251587.
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* **Available Languages:** English, Hindi, and Urdu.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare: The nodal ministry responsible for monitoring and reporting the progress of agricultural area coverage in India.
Shree Anna: A government initiative and branding for millets (including Jowar, Bajra, and Ragi) aimed at promoting their cultivation as high-nutrition coarse cereals.
Department of Economics and Statistics (DES): The entity within the ministry providing the 'Normal Summer Area' benchmarks used to measure agricultural progress.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Progress of Area Coverage under Summer Crops
as on 10.04.2026
Posted On: 13 APR 2026 5:28PM by PIB Delhi
Area:In Lakh Hectare
Area Sown Incr
S. Normal Final Decrease over Decre
Summer Summer Corresponding Corro
Crops Current
No.
Area Area period of Last period
Year
(DES) 2025 (2026) year year
1 Rice 31.49 33.28 30.59 32.30 -1.72
2 Pulses 23.40 27.07 11.54 10.71 0.83
a Greengram 20.44 23.49 8.47 8.15 0.33
b Blackgram 2.96 3.58 2.78 2.38 0.40
c Other Pulses 0.00 - 0.29 0.18 0.11
3 Shree Anna 12.08 14.06 13.67 12.70 0.97
cum Coarse
Cereals
a Jowar 0.34 0.36 0.37 0.36 0.01
b Bajra 4.43 5.20 4.60 4.30 0.30
c Ragi 0.31 - 0.21 0.16 0.05
d Small Millets 0.02 - 0.03 0.03 0.00e Maize 6.98 8.50 8.46 7.85 0.61
4 Oilseeds 8.40 9.51 8.31 7.62 0.69
a Groundnut 3.40 4.20 4.77 4.20 0.57
b Sunflower 0.34 0.35 0.39 0.35 0.03
c Sesamum 4.66 4.96 3.09 3.00 0.10
d Other Oilseeds 0.00 - 0.05 0.06 -0.01
Total 75.37 83.92 64.10 63.33 0.77
*Normal area from 2022-23 to 2024-25
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