Sowing of paddy, the primary crop of kharif (summer-sown) season, stood at 325.36 lakh hectares in the identical interval final yr.
The Division of Agriculture has launched progress of space protection beneath kharif crops as on August 8, 2025.
Complete sowing space of all kharif crops rose to 995.63 lakh hectares until August 8, from 957.15 lakh hectares a yr in the past, an official assertion mentioned on Monday.
The acreage of pulses elevated marginally to 106.68 lakh hectares from 106.52 lakh hectares, whereas the sowing space of coarse cereals rose to 178.73 lakh hectares from 170.96 lakh hectares.
Within the non-foodgrains class, the acreage of oilseeds was down at 175.61 lakh hectares from 182.43 lakh hectares. Space beneath cotton was down at 106.96 lakh hectares from 110.49 lakh hectares. Nonetheless, sugarcane sowing was barely increased to date at 57.31 lakh hectares in opposition to 55.68 lakh hectares within the year-ago interval. The India Meteorological Division has forecast the general monsoon to be above regular this yr.
