According to the recent data by Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, farmers have covered 85.788 lakh ha. area under Kharif pulses as on 18th July, 2024, up by 22% from 70.14 lakh ha. same time last year. Urad has been sown in 19.61 lakh ha., down by 1.22% from 19.85 lakh ha., Moong in 25.11 lakh ha., up by 10.33% from 22.76 lakh ha. and Tur in 33.48 akh ha., up by 73% from 19.34 lakh ha. same time last year.