New Delhi, April 13 -- India's total area under summer crops stood at 6.41 million hectares as of 10 April 2026, marginally higher than 6.3 million hectares a year ago, according to data from the ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare on Monday.

The increase was driven by higher sowing of pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds, although a decline in rice acreage capped the overall growth in summer crop acreage.

Rice acreage fell to 3.06 million hectares from 3.23 million hectares last year. In contrast, pulses area rose to 1.15 million hectares from 1.07 million hectares, led by higher sowing of greengram and blackgram.

Sowing of coarse cereals (shree anna) increased to 1.36 million hectares from 1.27 million hectares a year ago, sup...