Season

Time Period

Crops

States

Rabi

Sown: October-December

Harvested: April-June

Wheat, barley, peas, gram, mustard.

Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, NCT

Kharif

Sown: June-July

Harvested: September-October

Rice, maize, jawar, bajra, moong, cotton, jute, groundnut, soybean

Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu

Zaid

Sown and harvested: March-July (between Rabi and Kharif)

Seasonal fruits, vegetables, fodder crops, etc.

Most of the northern and northwestern states