Progress of Area Coverage under Summer Crops as on 01.05.2026

Posted On: 04 MAY 2026 5:22PM by PIB Delhi 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 31.05 32.42 -1.36 2 Pulses 23.40 27.07 23.49 22.76 0.73 a Greengram 20.44 23.49 18.99 19.00 -0.01 b Blackgram 2.96 3.58 4.20 3.58 0.62 c Other Pulses 0.00 - 0.30 0.19 0.11 3 Shree Anna cum Coarse Cereals 12.08 14.06 16.01 14.25 1.77 a Jowar 0.34 0.36 0.37 0.36 0.01 b Bajra 4.43 5.20 5.40 5.20 0.20 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 10.00 8.50 1.50 4 Oilseeds 8.40 9.51 11.04 9.58 1.47 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 5.07 4.96 0.11 d Other Oliseeds 0.00 - 0.07 0.06 0.00 Total 75.37 83.92 81.60 79.00 2.60 * Normalareafrom2022-23to2024-25. ******* RC/MS (Release ID: 2257865) Visitor Counter : 971 Read this release in: हिन्दी , Punjabi , Urdu , Bengali Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Progress of Area Coverage under Summer Crops as on 01.05.2026 Posted On: 04 MAY 2026 5:22PM by PIB Delhi 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 31.05 32.42 -1.36 2 Pulses 23.40 27.07 23.49 22.76 0.73 a Greengram 20.44 23.49 18.99 19.00 -0.01 b Blackgram 2.96 3.58 4.20 3.58 0.62 c Other Pulses 0.00 - 0.30 0.19 0.11 3 Shree Anna cum Coarse Cereals 12.08 14.06 16.01 14.25 1.77 a Jowar 0.34 0.36 0.37 0.36 0.01 b Bajra 4.43 5.20 5.40 5.20 0.20 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 10.00 8.50 1.50 4 Oilseeds 8.40 9.51 11.04 9.58 1.47 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 5.07 4.96 0.11 d Other Oliseeds 0.00 - 0.07 0.06 <p style="margin-right:2