Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Progress of Area Coverage under Kharif Crops as on 19.06.2026
Posted On:
22 JUN 2026 5:48PM by PIB Delhi
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S.
No.
|
Crop
|
Normal Area (2020-21 to 2024-25)
|
Final Area Coverage 2025
|
Area Sown
|
Increase(+)/ Decrease(-) over 2025
|
|
2026
|
2025
|
|
1
|
Rice
|
412.00
|
446.70
|
12.36
|
8.09
|
4.26
|
|
2
|
Pulses
|
123.64
|
118.97
|
7.21
|
6.39
|
0.83
|
|
a
|
Arhar
|
44.32
|
44.60
|
1.61
|
1.59
|
0.02
|
|
b
|
Urdbean
|
29.60
|
21.26
|
0.62
|
0.98
|
-0.36
|
|
c
|
Moongbean
|
35.48
|
37.45
|
4.08
|
2.86
|
1.21
|
|
d
|
Kulthi
|
1.48
|
|
0.09
|
0.08
|
0.01
|
|
e
|
Mothbean
|
9.69
|
|
0.10
|
0.00
|
0.10
|
|
f
|
Other pulses*
|
3.07
|
15.66
|
0.71
|
0.87
|
-0.16
|
|
3
|
Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals
|
182.63
|
192.12
|
12.43
|
9.82
|
2.61
|
|
a
|
Jowar
|
14.44
|
12.10
|
1.74
|
1.40
|
0.34
|
|
b
|
Bajra**
|
70.94
|
63.80
|
4.05
|
2.14
|
1.91
|
|
c
|
Ragi
|
12.01
|
13.46
|
0.31
|
0.27
|
0.05
|
|
d
|
Small millets
|
4.47
|
4.15
|
0.64
|
0.68
|
-0.04
|
|
e
|
Maize
|
80.77
|
98.61
|
5.69
|
5.34
|
0.35
|
|
4
|
Oilseeds
|
200.08
|
196.38
|
7.24
|
8.11
|
-0.87
|
|
a
|
Groundnut
|
46.79
|
50.29
|
5.25
|
5.09
|
0.16
|
|
b
|
Soybean
|
128.71
|
123.86
|
1.30
|
2.50
|
-1.20
|
|
c
|
Sunflower
|
1.20
|
0.88
|
0.49
|
0.27
|
0.21
|
|
d
|
Sesamum**
|
12.88
|
9.63
|
0.15
|
0.19
|
-0.04
|
|
e
|
Niger
|
1.01
|
0.83
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
f
|
Castor
|
9.49
|
10.89
|
0.02
|
0.01
|
0.00
|
|
g
|
Other Oilseeds
|
0.00
|
|
0.04
|
0.03
|
0.00
|
|
5
|
Sugarcane
|
54.20
|
58.84
|
57.31
|
56.64
|
0.67
|
|
6
|
Jute & Mesta
|
6.40
|
6.06
|
6.22
|
6.09
|
0.14
|
|
7
|
Cotton
|
125.51
|
115.20
|
17.13
|
22.82
|
-5.69
|
|
Total
|
1104.46
|
1134.27
|
119.90
|
117.95
|
1.95
|
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* Other pulses (Other pulses- Kulthi & Mothbean), ** Average of 2022-23 & 2023-24)
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