Wheat has been sown/transplanted in 262.74 lakh hectares, rice in 14.78 lakh hectares, pulses in 146.06 lakh hectares, coarse cereals in 49.41 lakh hectares and area sown under oilseeds is 73.03 lakh hectares.
The area sown so far and that sown during last year this time is as follows:
Crop
Area sown in 2017-18
Area sown in 2016-17Wheat
262.74
272.62Rice
14.78
10.31Pulses
146.06
133.94Coarse Cereals
49.41
49.84Oilseeds
73.03
78.27Total
546.02
544.97
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