A study was conducted at Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur to determine the effect of different farm litters/covering materials/mulches for various durations on weed infestation and seed yield in rainfed chickpea. Results revealed that Azadirachta indica (neem) leaves applied at 5 t/ha suppressed density of common lambsquarters, purple nut sedge and scarlet pimpernel and gave an over all mean weed smothering efficiency (WSE) of 45.7% and 76.0% more seed yield (1609 kg/ha) of chickpea in comparison of no cover applied. Covering of transparent/black polythene sheet (0.4 mm) resulted in low density and biomass of such weeds attaining 57.7% mean WSE and 116% more mean seed yield (1962 kg/ha) of chickpea in comparison of check (906 kg/ha). Other materials such as pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L) Millep) or mango (Mangifera indica L.) leaves or rice straw also significantly suppressed weed intensity and enhanced yield to a variable extent. Among different weed flora, lambsquarters caused significant reduction in seed yield of chickpea, while among yield components, test weight was highly influenced due to weed infestation causing yield reduction. The density and biomass of weeds reduced with progressive increase in duration of covering mulches. Covering duration of mulches for 60 days proved significantly better over 30 days duration.