Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Progress of Area Coverage under Summer Crops as on 27.03.2026
Posted On:
30 MAR 2026 6:24PM by PIB Delhi
Area:In lakh hectare
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Area Sown
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Increase/
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S.
No.
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Crops
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Normal Summer Area (DES)
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Final
Summer
Area
2025
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Current
Year
(2026)
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Corresponding
Period
Of
Last Year
(2025)
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Decrease over corresponding period of Last year
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1
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Rice
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31.49
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33.28
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28.50
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30.69
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-2.19
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2
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Pulses
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23.40
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27.07
|
6.06
|
5.60
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0.46
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a
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Green Gram
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20.44
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23.49
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3.91
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3.65
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0.25
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b
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Black Gram
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2.96
|
3.58
|
1.90
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1.77
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0.13
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c
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Other Pulses
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0.00
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-
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0.25
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0.17
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0.08
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3
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Shree Anna cum Coarse Cereals
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12.08
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14.06
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9.34
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9.71
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-0.37
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a
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Jowar
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0.34
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0.36
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0.26
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0.35
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-0.10
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b
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Bajra
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4.43
|
5.20
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2.50
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2.29
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0.21
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c
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Ragi
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0.31
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-
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0.20
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0.13
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0.07
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d
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Small Millets
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0.02
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-
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0.02
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0.03
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-0.01
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e
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Maize
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6.98
|
8.50
|
6.36
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6.91
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-0.54
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4
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Oilseeds
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8.40
|
9.51
|
5.97
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6.34
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-0.37
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a
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Groundnut
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3.40
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4.20
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3.56
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4.08
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-0.52
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b
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Sunflower
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0.34
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0.35
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0.34
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0.30
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0.05
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c
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Sesamum
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4.66
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4.96
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2.02
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1.91
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0.11
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d
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Other Oliseeds
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0.00
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-
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0.04
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0.06
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-0.02
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Total
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75.37
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83.92
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49.87
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52.35
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-2.47
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*Normalareafrom2022-23to2024-25.
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