According to the recent release by Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, farmers have covered 16.38 lakh ha. area under Summer Pulses as on 26th April, 2024, up by 1.24% from 16.18 lakh ha. same time last year. Urad has been sown in 2.85 lakh ha, down by 5.32% from 3.01 lakh ha., Moong in 13.3 lakh ha., up by 3.26% from 12.88 lakh ha. during same time last year.