Chickpea or chana is the major rabi pulse crop in India. The area under sowing of chickpea in India is at 75.15 lakh hectares this year while the last year’s figure of sowing area was 89.46 lakh hectares. Area coverage under Total Pulses across the country is at 119.89 lakh hectares while the last year’s sowing area coverage was 132.79 lakh hectares.
