|| Weekly Area Coverage Under Kharif Crops As on 22-Sep-2023 ||

(Area in Lakh Ha.)

S.No.Crops Normal Area
[DES]
(Lakh Ha)
Area Sown (Lakh Ha)Difference in
Area Coverage Over
% of Increase (+)/
Decrease (-) Over
2023202220222022
1 Rice 0.00 411.52 400.72 10.80 2.70
2 Total Pulses 0.00 122.57 128.49 -5.92 -4.61
(i)    Arhar 0.00 43.69 46.06 -2.37 -5.14
(ii)    Kulthi 0.00 0.44 0.45 -0.02 -3.86
(iii)    Urad 0.00 32.79 33.31 -0.52 -1.57
(iv)    Moong 0.00 31.56 33.92 -2.36 -6.95
(v)    Other Pulses 0.00 14.09 14.75 -0.65 -4.41
3 Total Coarse Cereals 0.00 186.07 183.73 2.34 1.27
(i)    Jowar 0.00 14.29 15.72 -1.44 -9.15
(ii)    Bajra 0.00 70.94 70.58 0.37 0.52
(iii)    Ragi 0.00 10.50 10.39 0.11 1.05
(iv)    Maize 0.00 84.65 82.01 2.64 3.22
(v)    Small Millets 0.00 5.69 5.03 0.67 13.23
4 Total Oilseeds 0.00 192.91 196.08 -3.17 -1.62
(i)    Groundnut 0.00 43.89 45.51 -1.62 -3.57
(ii)    Sunflower 0.00 0.71 2.04 -1.32 -65.01
(iii)    Sesamum 0.00 12.33 13.32 -0.99 -7.46
(iv)    Niger 0.00 0.82 1.06 -0.24 -22.64
(v)    Castor 0.00 9.47 9.23 0.23 2.52
(vi)    Soyabean 0.00 125.59 124.77 0.81 0.65
(vii)    Other Oilseeds 0.00 0.11 0.14 -0.03 -23.08
5 Sugarcane 0.00 59.91 55.66 4.25 7.64
6 Total Jute and Mesta 0.00 6.59 6.98 -0.39 -5.56
7 Cotton 0.00 123.42 127.57 -4.15 -3.25
Grand Total 0.00 1103.00 1099.23 3.77 0.34