Table : Optimum planting time for various states

State/ Region	Season	Time of Planting
Uttar Pradesh Eastern Region	Spring Autumn	Mid January to February End Sept. to end October
Central Region	Spring Autumn	February End Sept. to mid October
Rohelkhand Region	Spring Autumn	February End Sept. to mid Oct.
Bihar	Spring Autumn	February - 20th March Sept. - 10th Oct.
West Bengal	Spring	February
Orisa	Spring	January - February
Assam	Spring	January - March
Western U.P. & Uttarakhand	Spring Autumn	Mid Feb. to March 20th September to 15 October
Punjab	Spring Autumn	Mid Feb. to March 20 Sept. to end Oct.
Haryana	Spring Autumn	Mid Feb. to end March 20thSept. to end Oct.
Rajasthan South and South-Eastern Region	Spring	Mid Feb. to Mid March
North and Central Eastern Regions	Spring Autumn	Mid Feb. to March October
Madhya Pradesh	Spring Autumn	Mid Jan- to Mid Feb. Oct. - Nov.
Gujarat	Eksali Pre-seasonal	January -  February October - November
Maharashtra	Adsali Pre-seasonal Suru	July - August October- November January- February
Karnataka	Adsali Autumn	July - August October - November January - February
Andhra Pradesh	Adsali Eksali (Early Variety) (Mid Variety) (Late Variety)	August-September December - January January - February February - March
Tamil Nadu Coimbatore, North Arcot and Madurai Districts	Eksali	Throughout the year except in June
Other Districts of Tamil Nadu	Eksali	December to May and July to September, but ideal time of planting is February to March
Kerala	Eksali (Irrigated) (Rainfed)	October-December August