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The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 21st July 2023.
Area: In lakh hactare
| S.No. | Crops | Area Sown | |
| Current Year 2023 | Last Year 2022 | ||
| 1 | Rice | 180.20 | 175.47 |
| 2 | Pulses | 85.85 | 95.22 |
| a | Arhar | 27.20 | 33.33 |
| b | Urdbean | 22.91 | 25.36 |
| c | Moongbean | 26.12 | 26.67 |
| d | Kulthi | 0.18 | 0.15 |
| e | Other pulses | 9.44 | 9.72 |
| 3 | Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals | 134.91 | 128.75 |
| a | Jowar | 10.07 | 9.72 |
| b | Bajra | 57.99 | 52.11 |
| c | Ragi | 1.69 | 1.67 |
| d | Small millets | 2.17 | 2.36 |
| e | Maize | 63.00 | 62.89 |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 160.41 | 155.29 |
| a | Groundnut | 34.94 | 34.56 |
| b | Soybean | 114.48 | 111.31 |
| c | Sunflower | 0.47 | 1.46 |
| d | Sesamum | 8.73 | 7.20 |
| e | Niger | 0.07 | 0.13 |
| f | Castor | 1.66 | 0.53 |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.07 | 0.10 |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 56.00 | 53.34 |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 6.36 | 6.92 |
| 7 | Cotton | 109.69 | 109.99 |
| Total | 733.42 | 724.99 |
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