Progress of Area Coverage under Summer Crops as on 24.04.2026

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 30.68 32.31 -1.63 2 Pulses 23.40 27.07 17.19 15.93 1.26 a Greengram 20.44 23.49 13.17 12.99 0.18 b Blackgram 2.96 3.26 3.72 2.75 0.96 c OtherPulses 0.00 - 0.30 0.18 0.12 3 Shree Anna cum Coarse Cereals 12.08 14.06 15.21 14.25 0.97 a Jowar 0.34 0.36 0.37 0.36 0.01 b Bajra 4.43 5.20 5.10 5.20 -0.10 c Ragi 0.31 - 0.22 0.16 0.06 d Small Millets 0.02 - 0.03 0.03 0.00 e Maize 6.98 8.50 9.50 8.50 1.00 4 Oilseeds 8.40 9.51 9.21 7.71 1.50 a Groundnut 3.40 4.20 5.51 4.20 1.31 b Sunflower 0.34 0.35 0.39 0.35 0.04 c Sesamum 4.66 4.96 3.25 3.09 0.16 d Other Oliseeds 0.00 - 0.06 0.06 -0.01 Total 75.37 83.92 72.30 70.19 2.11 * Normalareafrom2022-23to2024-25