Lok Sabha Question No. 506 (STARRED), answered on 2018-04-03
Subject: Mini Labs for Soil Testing
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 506

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03/04/2018

## MINI LABS FOR SOIL TESTING

## *506.  SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k ,oa fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initiative  for  setting  up  of  mini  labs  in Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) for soil testing across the country;

(b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  total  number  of  mini  labs  established  by  the Government in KVKs including the State of Haryana; and

(c) the  number  of  farmers  benefited  under  this  scheme  and  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to develop more mini labs for soil testing?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k ,oa fdlku dY;k.k ea=h (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

(a) to (c)

:

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 506 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03/04/2018 REGARDING 'MINI LABS FOR SOIL TESTING'

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  The Government has set up 978 Mini Soil Testing Labs in 658 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs). The state-wise details of Mini Soil Testing Labs set up in KVKs including the State of Haryana are given in Annexure-I.

(c) As  many  as  19.83  lakh  farmers  have  been  benefitted  through  7.63  lakh advisories provided by KVKs on Soil Health Management. In addition, 6.83 lakh Soil  Health  Cards  have  also  been  distributed  to  farmers  after  testing  the  soil samples by Mini Soil Testing Labs. The State- Wise details of advisories issued by KVKs  on  soil  health  management,  number  of  soil  health  cards  issued  and  the number of farmers benefitted are given in Annexure -II . The Government has also made  provision  for  setting  up  of  village  level soil testing labs by  village entrepreneurs  under  Soil  Health  Scheme  by  providing  financial  assistance  upto 75% of the total cost of Rs. 5.0 lakh per project.  The cost will be shared on 60:40 basis  by  Government  of  India  and  States  (90:10  basis  for  North  East  and  Hilly States).

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## Annexure-I [Part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha SQ No.506 for 03/04/2018]

## State Wise Details of mini soil testing labs set up in KVKs

| S. No.   | State             |   Number of KVKs having mini soil testing labs |   Total Number of mini soil testing labs with KVKs |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman& Nicobar  |                                              3 |                                                  5 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                             24 |                                                 48 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                             14 |                                                 17 |
| 4.       | Assam             |                                             25 |                                                 36 |
| 5.       | Bihar             |                                             36 |                                                 36 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      |                                             24 |                                                 25 |
| 7.       | Delhi             |                                              1 |                                                  1 |
| 8.       | Goa               |                                             01 |                                                 03 |
| 9.       | Gujarat           |                                             41 |                                                 41 |
| 10.      | Haryana           |                                             14 |                                                 14 |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                             13 |                                                 25 |
| 12.      | Jammu& Kashmir    |                                             20 |                                                 34 |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         |                                             21 |                                                 21 |
| 14.      | Karnataka         |                                             31 |                                                 49 |
| 15.      | Kerala            |                                             14 |                                                 20 |
| 16.      | Lakshadweep       |                                              0 |                                                  0 |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                             46 |                                                 59 |
| 18.      | Maharashtra       |                                             43 |                                                 68 |
| 19.      | Manipur           |                                              9 |                                                 14 |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         |                                              5 |                                                  9 |
| 21.      | Mizoram           |                                              8 |                                                 10 |
| 22.      | Nagaland          |                                             11 |                                                 15 |
| 23.      | Orissa            |                                             33 |                                                 65 |
| 24.      | Pondicherry       |                                              1 |                                                  3 |
| 25.      | Punjab            |                                             21 |                                                 43 |
| 26.      | Rajasthan         |                                             59 |                                                 59 |
| 27.      | Sikkim            |                                              4 |                                                  5 |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu        |                                             27 |                                                 52 |
| 29.      | Telangana         |                                             16 |                                                 29 |
| 30.      | Tripura           |                                              5 |                                                  9 |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                             56 |                                                107 |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand       |                                             12 |                                                 18 |
| 33.      | West Bengal       |                                             20 |                                                 38 |
|          | Total             |                                            658 |                                                978 |

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## Annexure-II

## [Part (c) of Lok Sabha SQ No.506 for 03/04/2018]

## Number of farmers benefited through Mini Soil Testing Labs

| S. No.   | State             |   Number of Advisory issued on soil health management |   Number of Soil Health cards distributed |   Number of farmers benefitted |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman &Nicobar  |                                                    25 |                                      1286 |                           1286 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                  1192 |                                      2543 |                           3735 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                   258 |                                      4635 |                           4421 |
| 4.       | Assam             |                                                   432 |                                     12869 |                          17552 |
| 5.       | Bihar             |                                                 29944 |                                     29944 |                          29944 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      |                                                    17 |                                     24468 |                         354981 |
| 7.       | Delhi             |                                                   480 |                                       480 |                            480 |
| 8.       | Goa               |                                                  2698 |                                      2698 |                           2698 |
| 9.       | Gujarat           |                                                 18875 |                                     18539 |                          18539 |
| 10.      | Haryana           |                                                  4582 |                                      4195 |                           4195 |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                    33 |                                      1268 |                            897 |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                                    41 |                                      1228 |                           1169 |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         |                                                 26664 |                                     26664 |                          26664 |
| 14.      | Karnataka         |                                                  7367 |                                      7367 |                           7367 |
| 15.      | Kerala            |                                                   812 |                                       812 |                            812 |
| 16.      | Lakshadweep       |                                                     0 |                                         0 |                              0 |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                    30 |                                     43743 |                        1003580 |
| 18.      | Maharashtra       |                                                224809 |                                    224809 |                         224809 |
| 19.      | Manipur           |                                                   603 |                                      2323 |                           2165 |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         |                                                   173 |                                       666 |                            956 |
| 21.      | Mizoram           |                                                   217 |                                       837 |                           1515 |
| 22.      | Nagaland          |                                                   498 |                                      1919 |                           1534 |
| 23.      | Orissa            |                                                   325 |                                     32722 |                          32722 |
| 24.      | Pondicherry       |                                                   270 |                                       250 |                            520 |
| 25.      | Punjab            |                                                   240 |                                      5562 |                           2406 |
| 26.      | Rajasthan         |                                                 41214 |                                     44961 |                          44961 |
| 27.      | Sikkim            |                                                   103 |                                       842 |                            867 |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu        |                                                  2681 |                                      2008 |                           4689 |
| 29.      | Telangana         |                                                  3519 |                                       764 |                           4283 |
| 30.      | Tripura           |                                                   143 |                                       550 |                           1631 |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                394516 |                                    162507 |                         162507 |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand       |                                                    30 |                                      1309 |                           1200 |
| 33.      | West Bengal       |                                                   210 |                                     17908 |                          17908 |
|          | Total             |                                                763001 |                                    682676 |                        1982993 |

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