Progress of Area Coverage under Summer Crops as on 27.03.2026

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 28.50 30.69 -2.19 2 Pulses 23.40 27.07 6.06 5.60 0.46 a Green Gram 20.44 23.49 3.91 3.65 0.25 b Black Gram 2.96 3.58 1.90 1.77 0.13 c Other Pulses 0.00 - 0.25 0.17 0.08 3 Shree Anna cum Coarse Cereals 12.08 14.06 9.34 9.71 -0.37 a Jowar 0.34 0.36 0.26 0.35 -0.10 b Bajra 4.43 5.20 2.50 2.29 0.21 c Ragi 0.31 - 0.20 0.13 0.07 d Small Millets 0.02 - 0.02 0.03 -0.01 e Maize 6.98 8.50 6.36 6.91 -0.54 4 Oilseeds 8.40 9.51 5.97 6.34 -0.37 a Groundnut 3.40 4.20 3.56 4.08 -0.52 b Sunflower 0.34 0.35 0.34 0.30 0.05 c Sesamum 4.66 4.96 2.02 1.91 0.11 d Other Oliseeds 0.00 - 0.04 0.06 -0.02 Total 75.37 83.92 49.87 52.35 -2.47 * Normalareafrom2022-23to2024-25.