Chana Area 5% Up To 105 .83 lakh Ha

With favorable weather condition rabi pulses sowing is running smoothly. Farmers have planted 154.80 lakh ha area so far against normal of 144.89 lakh ha. Out of total farmers have covered 105.83 lakh ha area under gram against normal of 92.77 lakh ha. Farmers have covered 16.19 lakh ha under lentils(normal 14.24 lakh ha),10.39 lakh ha under field pea (normal 8.78 lakh ha),6.54 lakh ha under urad (normal 8.93 lakh ha),3.36 lakh ha under moong(normal 9.86 lakh ha),5.78 lakh ha under other pulses(normal 4.14 lakh ha).Gram area is running ahead by 5.77 %  from last year so far, field pea down by 1.80 %,lentils  up by 4 % ,other pulses up by 16%.  Moong coverage is up by 26.79 % so far. Farmers may increase sowing activities in coming weeks under moong and urad