Summer crop sowing has covered over 69 lakh hectares across the country as of the 17th of this month. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare today released the data of summer crops. Rice has been sown over 30 lakh hectares, while pulses cover 15.47 lakh hectares.

The progress report released by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare shows that Shri Anna and Coarse Cereals were sown on nearly 13.81 lakh hectares. The area sown with Oilseeds crossed over 9.14 lakh hectares.