Progress of Area Coverage under Summer Crops as on 03.04.2026

Area:In lakh hectare Area Sown Increase/ S. No. Crops Normal Summer Area (DES) Final Summer Area 2025 Current Year (2026) Corresponding period of Last Year (2025) Decrease over Corresponding period of Last year 1 Rice 31.49 33.28 30.12 32.59 -2.47 2 Pulses 23.40 27.07 8.79 7.02 1.77 a Greengram 20.44 23.49 6.09 4.91 1.18 b Blackgram 2.96 3.58 2.42 1.93 0.49 c Other Pulses 0.00 - 0.28 0.17 0.11 3 Shree Anna cum Coarse Cereals 12.08 14.06 11.64 10.77 0.87 a Jowar 0.34 0.36 0.32 0.41 -0.10 b Bajra 4.43 5.20 3.91 3.15 0.76 c Ragi 0.31 - 0.21 0.16 0.05 d Small Millets 0.02 - 0.03 0.03 0.00 e Maize 6.98 8.50 7.18 7.01 0.17 4 Oilseeds 8.40 9.51 7.74 7.42 0.31 a Groundnut 3.40 4.20 4.59 4.20 0.39 b Sunflower 0.34 0.35 0.38 0.36 0.03 c Sesamum 4.66 4.96 2.71 2.80 -0.09 d Other Oilseeds 0.00 - 0.05 0.06 -0.01 Total 75.37 83.92 58.29 57.80 0.48 * Normalareafrom2022-23to2024-25.