All India Rice Exporters of India

Rice in India is cultivated across diverse agro-climatic zones, enabling multiple cropping seasons in many states. While Kharif (monsoon) remains the primary season, several regions also cultivate winter and summer rice under irrigation.

S.No.	Region / State	Crop Seasons
		Autumn		Winter		Summer
		Sowing	Harvesting	Sowing	Harvesting	Sowing	Harvesting
I. Northern Region
1	Haryana (Kharif)	Jun-Jul	Oct-Nov	-	-	-	-
2	Punjab (Kharif)	May-Aug	Sep-Nov	-	-	-	-
3	Western Uttar Pradesh (Kharif)	Jun-Jul	Sep-Nov	-	-	-	-
4	Himachal Pradesh (Kharif)	Jun-Jul	Sep-Oct	-	-	-	-
5	Jammu & Kashmir	-	-	Apr-Jul	Sep-Dec	-	-
II. Western Region
1	Gujarat	-	-	Jun-Aug	Oct-Dec	-	-
2	Maharashtra	-	-	Jun-Aug	Oct-Dec	-	-
3	Rajasthan	-	-	Jun-Aug	Oct-Dec	-	-
III. North Eastern Region
1	Assam	Mid Feb-April	Jun-Jul	Jun-Aug	Nov-Dec	Dec-Feb	May-June
IV. Eastern Region
1	Bihar	May-Jul	Sep-Oct	Jul-Sep	Nov-Dec	Jan-Feb	May-Jun
2	East Madhya Pradesh	Jun-Aug	Mid Sep-Mid Dec	-	-	-	-
3	Orissa (Beali / Sarad / Daluva)	May-Jun	Sept-Oct	Jun-Aug	Dec-Jan	Dec-Jan	May-June
4	East Uttar Pradesh	May-Jul	Sep-Nov	Jul-Aug	Nov-Dec	Jan-Feb	Apr-Jun
5	West Bengal (Aus / Aman)	Mar-Jun	Jul-Nov	Apr-Jun	Nov-Dec	Oct-Feb	Apr-May
V. Southern Region
1	Andhra Pradesh	Mar-April	Jul-Aug	May-Jun	Nov-Dec	Dec-Jan	Apr-May
2	Karnataka (Haine)	May-Aug	Sep-Dec	Jun-Oct	Nov-March	Dec-Feb	Apr-Jul
3	Kerala (Virippu / Mundakan / Punja)	Apr-Jun	Sep-Oct	Sep-Oct	Dec-Jan	Dec-Jan	Mar-Apr
4	Tamil Nadu (Sornavari / Samba / Navarai)	Mar-Apr	Jun-Jul	Jul-Aug	Jan-Feb	Nov-Dec	Feb-March

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