According to the recent release by Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, farmers have covered 0.67 lakh ha. area under Kharif pulses as on 16th Feb 2024, down by 12.14% from 0.76 lakh ha. same time last year. Urad has been sown in 0.188 lakh ha, down by 24.8% from 0.250 lakh ha., Moong in 0.432 lakh ha., down by 6.49% from 0.462 lakh ha. during same time last year.