The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 2nd September 2024.
Area: In lakh hactare
| S. No. | Crop | Normal Area (DES) (2018-19 – 2022-23) | Area Sown | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| 1 | Paddy | 401.55 | 408.72 | 393.57 | |
| 2 | Pulses | 136.02 | 125.13 | 116.66 | |
| a | Arhar | 45.55 | 45.78 | 40.74 | |
| b | Urdbean | 36.76 | 29.62 | 31.42 | |
| c | Moongbean | 36.99 | 34.76 | 30.88 | |
| d | Kulthi | 1.90 | 0.30 | 0.28 | |
| e | Moth bean | 10.32 | 10.53 | 9.40 | |
| f | Other pulses | 4.49 | 4.15 | 3.94 | |
| 3 | Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals | 180.86 | 187.74 | 181.06 | |
| a | Jowar | 16.01 | 15.16 | 14.06 | |
| b | Bajra | 72.63 | 69.55 | 70.81 | |
| c | Ragi | 10.96 | 10.31 | 8.13 | |
| d | Small millets | 4.47 | 5.46 | 5.21 | |
| e | Maize | 76.96 | 87.27 | 82.86 | |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 190.18 | 190.63 | 188.83 | |
| a | Groundnut | 45.28 | 47.49 | 43.39 | |
| b | Soybean | 122.95 | 125.11 | 123.85 | |
| c | Sunflower | 1.40 | 0.71 | 0.69 | |
| d | Sesamum | 10.26 | 10.77 | 11.80 | |
| e | Niger | 1.22 | 0.37 | 0.47 | |
| f | Castor | 9.07 | 6.10 | 8.57 | |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.05 | |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 51.15 | 57.68 | 57.11 | |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 6.74 | 5.70 | 6.56 | |
| 7 | Cotton | 129.34 | 111.74 | 123.11 | |
| Total | 1095.84 | 1087.33 | 1066.89 | ||
