India, Sept. 5 -- New Delhi: Even as the Centre is making all-out efforts to bring the economy on track in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is some respite in the agricultural sector. As per the Ministry of Agriculture's latest report, the sowing of Kharif or the summer crops has touched a new record at 1,095 lakh hectares so far in the current season on the back of good rains and timely pre-positioning of crop inputs. There is no impact of Covid-19 on the progress of area coverage under Kharif crops, according to the Ministry.

This is to be noted that the previous record was achieved in 2016 when farmers had sown kharif crops in a total area of 1,075 lakh hectare across the country.

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