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According to reports received from the States, pulses have been sown in 15.11 lakh hectares in the current sowing season so far. Target of pulses cultivation for the current season is 17.49 lakh hectares. In terms of coverage of area under kharif pulses as on today, Bihar is on the top, followed by Odisha and Tamil Nadu. Bihar has achieved the targeted area of 5 lakh hectare during the current sowing season. State-wise details are as under:
| State | Target (lakh ha) | 2012 (summer) (lakh ha) as on 1.6.2012 | Crop |
| Bihar | 5 | 5 | Green gram |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1.28 | 0.94 | Green gram & black gram |
| Punjab | 1.5 | 0.37 | Green gram |
| Haryana | 1 | 0.25 | Green gram |
| Gujarat | 0.44 | 0.66 | Green gram & black gram |
| Karnataka | 0.27 | 0.22 | Green gram, black gram, & others |
| Tamil Nadu | 4 | 3.1 | Green gram, black gram, & others |
| Chhattisgarh | 0.1 | 0.1 | Green gram, black gram & others |
| West Bengal | 0.4 | 0.6 | Green gram & black gram |
| Odisha | 3.5 | 3.87 | Green gram & black gram |
| Total | 17.49 | 15.11 | |
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