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Answer:
In India, there is an existing imbalance in the cropping pattern of the food grains. The food grains occupied an area of 97.32 million hectare (mha) in 1950-51 has increased to
126.74 mha in 2011-12. In these years, the area under cereals such as rice and wheat has grown but the same under coarse cereals and millets has decreased.