Tag: Current Trends in Indian Economy

Current Trends in Indian Economy Over 10% increase in area under wheat and oilseeds cultivation  Cultivation of wheat, the main rabi crop, begins in October every year.  The harvesting takes place in March-April.   Apart from wheat, other important crops like pulses and mustard are cultivated during Rabi season of 2022-23 crop year (July to June). It has been reported that wheat cultivation area has increased by 10.5 percent and oilseeds cultivation area by 13.58 percent during Rabi season. Crop Cultivated area (last year)  Cultivated area (Current year) Wheat 138.35 lakh hectares 152.88 lakh hectares Paddy 8.33 lakh hectares 9.14 lakh hectares Oil seeds 66.71 lakh hectares 75.77 lakh hectares Pulses varieties  94.37 lakh hectares 94.26 lakh hectares Corn, barley and cereals 26.70 lakh hectares 26.54 lakh hectares