Progress of Area Coverage Under Rabi Crops as on 2nd January 2026

• Fortnightly Rabi sowing bulletin released by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, tracking the 2025-26 Rabi season (Oct-Mar sowing).
• As on 2 Jan 2026, total Rabi area reached 634.14 lakh hectare (lh), +16.4 lh over the corresponding period of 2024-25.
• Relevant to GS-III: Agriculture, Cropping Patterns, Food Security, MSP; gives the latest empirical pulse-vs-cereal acreage shift cited in essays and interviews.