Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as
on 07.08.2026
प्रव तथ: 11 AUG 2026 1:30PM by PIB Delhi
Area: In lakh
hectare
S. Normal Area Final Area Area Sown
(2020- Coverage
Crop
No.
2025 2026 2025 Increase(+)/
21 to 2024-25)
Decrease(-)
over 2025
1 Rice 412.00 446.70 344.78 360.67 -15.90
2 Pulses 123.64 118.97 103.78 105.73 -1.95
a Arhar 44.32 44.60...
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 07.08.2026 प्रव तथ: 11 AUG 2026 1:30PM by PIB Delhi
Area: In lakh hectare S. Normal Area Final Area Area Sown (2020- Coverage Crop No.
2025 2026 2025 Increase(+)/ 21 to 2024-25) Decrease(-) over 2025 1 Rice 412.00 446.70 344.78 360.67 -15.90 2 Pulses 123.64 118.97 103.78 105.73 -1.95 a Arhar 44.32 44.60 37.53 40.14 -2.61 b Urdbean 29.60 21.26 22.86 20.29 2.57 c Moongbean 35.48 37.45 31.37 33.21 -1.84 d Kulthi 1.48 0.18 0.18 0.01 e Mothbean 9.69 8.80 8.67 0.14 f Other pulses 3.07 15.66 3.03 3.24 -0.213 Shri Anna 182.63 192.12 168.50 173.21 -4.71 cum Coarse cereals a Jowar 14.44 12.10 12.82 12.61 0.22 b Bajra 70.94 63.80 62.44 63.00 -0.55 c Ragi 12.01 13.46 2.80 3.10 -0.31 d Small millets 4.47 4.15 3.30 3.88 -0.58 e Maize 80.77 98.61 87.15 90.63 -3.48 4 Oilseeds 200.08 196.38 180.20 175.01 5.19 a Groundnut 46.79 50.29 46.82 43.11 3.71 b Soybean 128.71 123.86 119.92 119.66 0.26 c Sunflower 1.20 0.88 1.01 0.59 0.43 d Sesamum 12.88 9.63 9.96 8.52 1.44 e Niger 1.01 0.83 0.12 0.13 -0.02 f Castor 9.49 10.89 2.27 2.95 -0.68g Other Oilseeds 0.00 0.10 0.05 0.04 5 Sugarcane 54.20 58.84 58.31 58.62 -0.31 6 Jute & Mesta 6.40 6.06 6.34 6.22 0.12 7 Cotton 125.51 115.20 106.01 106.42 -0.41 Total 1104.46 1134.27 967.92 985.89 -17.96 ***** RC/MS/DK (रलीज़ आईडी: 2297504) आगंतुक पटल : 933 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Gujarati , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Urdu , ही , Tamil