Rabi crop sowing exceeds 632 lakh hectares
17/01/2025
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under Rabi crops as on 14th January 2025.
| (Area in lakh hectare) | ||||
|
S. No. |
Crops |
Normal Rabi Area (DES) | Area Sown | |
|
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
|||
| 1 | Wheat | 312.35 | 320.00 | 315.63 |
| 2 | Rice * | 42.02 | 22.09 | 21.53 |
| 3 | Pulses | 140.44 | 139.81 | 139.11 |
| a | Gram | 100.99 | 96.65 | 95.87 |
| b | Lentil | 15.13 | 17.43 | 17.76 |
| c | Fieldpea | 6.50 | 8.94 | 8.98 |
| d | Kulthi | 1.98 | 3.13 | 3.13 |
| e | Urdbean | 6.15 | 4.95 | 5.02 |
| f | Moongbean | 1.44 | 1.14 | 0.99 |
| g | Lathyrus | 2.79 | 3.12 | 3.32 |
| h | Other Pulses | 5.46 | 4.45 | 4.04 |
| 4 | Shri Anna & Coarse cereals | 53.46 | 53.55 | 53.37 |
| a | Jowar | 24.37 | 23.58 | 25.46 |
| b | Bajra | 0.37 | 0.13 | 0.17 |
| c | Ragi | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.68 |
| d | Small Millets | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.00 |
| e | Maize | 22.11 | 22.37 | 20.36 |
| f | Barley | 5.72 | 6.62 | 6.71 |
| 5 | Oilseeds | 87.02 | 96.82 | 101.80 |
| a | Rapeseed & Mustard | 79.16 | 88.50 | 93.73 |
| b | Groundnut | 3.82 | 3.65 | 3.42 |
| c | Safflower | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.71 |
| d | Sunflower | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.43 |
| e | Sesamum | 0.58 | 0.20 | 0.37 |
| f | Linseed | 1.93 | 2.68 | 2.84 |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.00 | 0.35 | 0.29 |
| Total Crops | 635.30 | 632.27 | 631.44 | |
