Progress of Area Coverage under Summer Crops as on 20.03.2026

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 27.86 28.65 -0.80 2 Pulses 23.40 27.07 4.09 3.47 0.62 a Green Gram 20.44 23.49 2.57 2.18 0.39 b Black Gram 2.96 3.58 1.28 1.14 0.13 c Other Pulses 0.00 - 0.24 0.15 0.10 3 Shree Anna cum Coarse Cereals 12.08 14.06 6.04 6.84 -0.80 a Jowar 0.34 0.36 0.20 0.35 -0.15 b Bajra 4.43 5.20 1.38 1.35 0.03 c Ragi 0.31 - 0.20 0.12 0.08 d Small Millets 0.02 - 0.02 0.03 -0.01 e Maize 6.98 8.50 4.24 5.00 -0.75 4 Oilseeds 8.40 9.51 4.69 4.73 -0.05 a Groundnut 3.40 4.20 2.98 2.97 0.01 b Sunflower 0.34 0.35 0.32 0.28 0.04 c Sesamum 4.66 4.96 1.35 1.42 -0.08 d Other Oliseeds 0.00 - 0.04 0.06 -0.02 Total 75.37 83.92 42.68 43.69 -1.02 * Normalareafrom2022-23to2024-25.