Wheat has been sown in over 281lakh hectare which is 7.2 lakh hectare more than last year on this date. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, pulses acreage has gone up by 8.4 hectare and it was sown in more than 141.58 hectare so far this year as compared to last year of around 133 lakh hectare on this date. However area under rice has declined to 5.5 lakh hectare as of today compared to 7.32 lakh hectare in the year-ago period.