OREANDA-NEWS. November 30, 2015.As per preliminary reports received from the States. The total area sown under Rabi crops as on 27th November, 2015 stands to 317.96 lakh hectares.

Wheat has been sown/transplanted in 117.32 lakh hectares, pulses in 90.91 lakh hectare coarse cereals in 44.40 lakh hectares, oilseeds in 57.08 lakh hectares and Rice in 8.26 lakh hectares.

 The details of the area covered so far and that covered during last year this time is as follows:

                                                                                                                            Lakh hectare 

Crop

Area sown in 2015-16

Area sown in 2014-15

Wheat

117.32

161.57

Pulses

90.91

97.80

Coarse Cereals

44.40

37.48

Oilseeds

57.08

65.73

Rice

8.26

10.04

Total

317.96

372.61