Sowing area under Rabi rice and summer crops stands at 59.31 lakh hectares

As per the latest reports received from States, the area under rabi rice as on 10 April 2015 stands at 40.56 lakh hectare. Total area under rabi rice and summer crops stands at 59.31 lakh hectare.

It is reported that 1.60 lakh hectare area has been covered under summer pulses in Bihar followed by Uttar Pradesh (1.24 lakh ha), Andhra Pradesh (0.44 lakh ha), Gujarat (0.39 lakh ha), West Bengal (0.34 lakh ha), Karnataka (0.15 lakh ha), Telangana (0.12 lakh ha) and Madhya Pradesh (0.05 lakh ha).

Sowing of summer oilseeds has been reported from the state of West Bengal (2.55 lakh ha), Karnataka (2.19 lakh ha), Odisha (1.31 lakh ha), Gujarat (1.12 lakh ha), Tamil Nadu (0.79 lakh ha), Maharashtra (0.51 lakh ha), Andhra Pradesh (0.34 lakh ha), Chhatisgarh (0.25 lakh ha), and Telangana (0.21 lakh ha).

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