New Delhi: As per preliminary reports received from the States, the total area sown under Rabi crops as on 09th December, 2016 stands at 472.43 lakh hectares as compared to 438.90 lakh hectare this time in 2015.
Wheat has been sown/transplanted in 225.63 lakh hectares, rice in 8.00 lakh hectares, pulses in 121.74 lakh hectares, coarse cereals in 44.83 lakh hectares and area sown under oilseeds is 72.23 lakh hectares.
The area sown so far and that sown during last year this time is as follows:
Lakh hectare
| Crop | Area sown in 2016-17 | Area sown in 2015-16 |
| Wheat | 225.63 | 202.28 |
| Rice* | 8.00 | 10.98 |
| Pulses | 121.74 | 110.80 |
| Coarse Cereals | 44.83 | 49.13 |
| Oilseeds | 72.23 | 65.71 |
| Total | 472.43 | 438.90 |
*State of Tamil Nadu reported that some discrepancy in reporting, sowing area of Rabi rice last week due to combining the data of Kharif rice last week. That is why in current data sowing of Rabi Rice decreased from last week.
