<span style="color: #222222;">Agriculture Ministry today said that sowing area coverage of Summer Crops has increased significantly in the country. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">About 34.87 lakh hectare area have been brought under summer rice coverage as compared to 25.29 lakh hectare during the corresponding period of last year.  </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Ministry said, pulses have been sown in nearly 10.35 lakh hectare area  as compared to 5.92 lakh hectare  during the corresponding period of last year. Coarse Cereals have been sown in about 9.57 lakh hectare area while about 9.17 lakh hectare area have been brought under oilseeds coverage.<br />'' <br />''The Ministry further said that during Rabi Marketing Season 2020-21, a total of 241.36 Lakh Metric Tonnes wheat have  arrived in Food Corporation of India,  out of which 233.51 Lakh Metric Tonnes were  purchased. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A total of 3, 206 designated procurement centers for Rabi pulses and oilseeds are available in eleven  States. It also said 2.74 Lakh Metri Tonnes Gram have  been procured from nine States, 1.71 Lakh Metric Tonnes  Toor from eight  States and  3.40 Lakh Metric Tonnes Mustard from five States.</span><br />''