S.No	Seasons	Time of sowing	Time of Transplanting	Time of Harvesting
1.	Maharashtra and some parts of Gujrat  1. Early Kharif  2. Kharif  3. Rabi	May-June  August-September  October -November	July-August  September-October  December-January	September-December  January-March  April-May
2.	Tamil Nadu/Karnataka/A.P.  1. Early Kharif  2. Kharif  3. Rabi	March-April  May-June  September-October	April-May  July-August  November-December	July-August  October -November  March-April
3.	Rajasthan/Haryana/Punjab/Uttar Pradesh and Bihar  1. Kharif  2. Rabi	May-June  October -November	July-August  December- January	November-December  May-June
4.	West Bengal and Orissa  1. Kharif  2. Late Kharif	June- July  August-September	August-September  October-December	November-December  February-March
5.	Hills  1. Rabi  2. Summer	September-October  November-December	October -November  February-March	June-July  August-September