Summer Pulses Coverage Increases by 1.56% as on 17th March

According to the recent release by Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, farmers have covered 3.19 lakh ha area under Summer pulses as on 17^th March 2023, up by 1.56% from 3.14 lakh ha. same time last year. Under it, Urad has been sown in 1.16 lakh ha, up by 5.3% from 1.1 lakh ha. and Moong in 1.95 lakh ha., up by 5.45% from 1.85 lakh ha same time last year.