Lok Sabha Question No. 1102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Soil Testing Laboratories
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAMESWAR TELI, RODMAL NAGAR, OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1102

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  22 ND  NOVEMBER, 2016

## SOIL TESTING LABORATORIES

1102.  SHRI RAMESWAR TELI: SHRI NAGAR RODMAL: SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  existing  soil  testing  laboratories  along  with  the  steps  taken  to improve the infrastructure and efficacy of such laboratories in the country including the State of Assam;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  increase  the  number  of  soil  testing laboratory including mobile soil testing laboratories for successful implementation of soil health card scheme, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has fixed yearly target for soil testing under soil testing programme, if so, the details of testing done upto now, if not, the details steps taken by the Government, so far?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): There  are  1414  Soil  Testing  Labs  available  in  the  country  including  the State of  Assam.  State/UT-wise  details  are  given at  Annexure-I.  Government  is implementing    Soil    Health  Management  Scheme  to  set  up  soil  testing  labs.  During 2016-17, 277 static soil testing labs, 3 mobile soil testing labs, up gradation of 38 soil testing labs with micronutrient facilities and 2296 mini soil testing labs are sanctioned under the scheme.
- (c): The Government has introduced Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme with the aim to provide soil health cards to all 14 crore land holdings across the country once in a cycle of  2  years.  A  total  of  2.53  crore  samples  will  be  collected  and  tested  to  generate  14 crore soil health cards to individual farm land holdings. As on 15.11.2016, 212.96 lakh samples  collected,  127.95  lakh  samples  tested  and  344.70  lakh  Soil  Health  Cards distributed  to  farmers  in  cycle  2015-16  to  2016-17.  State  /  UT-wise  detail  is  given  at Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I

## Statement of State-wise number of Soil Testing Labs (STLs) in the country

| Sl. No   | State           | Number of STLs   | No. of STLs with micronutrient testing facilities   |
|----------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| I        | South Zone      |                  |                                                     |
| 1        | Andhra Pr.      | 95               | 33                                                  |
| 2        | Karnataka       | 65               | 34                                                  |
| 3        | Kerala          | 28               | 25                                                  |
| 4        | Tamil Nadu      | 49               | 46                                                  |
| 5        | Puducherry      | 2                | 2                                                   |
| 6        | Telangana       | 3                | 24*                                                 |
|          | Sub Total       | 242              | 164                                                 |
| II.      | West Zone       |                  |                                                     |
| 7        | Gujarat         | 141              | 105                                                 |
| 8        | Madhya Pr.      | 63               | 50                                                  |
| 9        | Maharashtra     | 181              | 166                                                 |
| 10       | Rajasthan       | 114              | 39                                                  |
| 11       | Chhattisgarh    | 22               | 31                                                  |
| 12       | Goa             | 4                | 1                                                   |
|          | Sub Total       | 525              | 392                                                 |
| III      | North Zone      |                  |                                                     |
| 13       | Haryana         | 40               | 20                                                  |
| 14       | Punjab          | 71               | 17                                                  |
| 15       | Uttarakhand     | 16               | 5                                                   |
| 16       | Uttar Pradesh   | 291              | 41                                                  |
| 17       | Himachal Pr.    | 21               | 14                                                  |
| 18       | Jammu & Kashmir | 24               | 8                                                   |
| 19       | Delhi           | 1                | 0                                                   |
|          | Sub Total       | 464              | 105                                                 |
| IV       | East Zone       |                  |                                                     |
| 20       | Bihar           | 45               | 30                                                  |
| 21       | Jharkhand       | 8                | 16                                                  |
| 22       | Orissa          | 33               | 33                                                  |
| 23       | West Bengal     | 36               | 16                                                  |
|          | Sub Total       | 122              | 95                                                  |
| V        | NE Zone         |                  |                                                     |
| 24       | Assam           | 15               | 3                                                   |
| 25       | Tripura         | 8                | 1                                                   |
| 26       | Manipur         | 8                | 1                                                   |
| 27       | Meghalaya       | 6                | 1                                                   |
| 28       | Nagaland        | 4                | 1                                                   |
| 29       | Arunachal Pr.   | 8                | 2                                                   |
| 30       | Sikkim          | 6                | 1                                                   |
| 31       | Mizoram         | 6                | 1                                                   |
|          | Sub Total       | 61               | 11                                                  |
|          | Grand Total     | 1414             | 767                                                 |

## Annexure-II

## State-wise Status of Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme  as on 15.11.2016

| Sl. No.           | State                | Cumulative Target for Soil Samples during Cycle-I (2015-16 & 2016-17)   | No. of Samples Collected   | No. of Samples Tested   | Cumulative Target for distribution of SHCs for Cycle-I (2015-16 & 2016-17)   | No. of SHCs Distributed to farmers   |
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh       | 1348382                                                                 | 1207311                    | 1095267                 | 7455204                                                                      | 4355143                              |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh    | 20532                                                                   | 14632                      | 10202                   | 113523                                                                       | 1392                                 |
| 3                 | Assam                | 278707                                                                  | 103588                     | 35055                   | 1540968                                                                      | 81787                                |
| 4                 | Bihar                | 1308778                                                                 | 833799                     | 501980                  | 7236233                                                                      | 1635466                              |
| 5                 | Chhattisgarh         | 703691                                                                  | 630245                     | 376994                  | 3890709                                                                      | 1127545                              |
| 6                 | Goa                  | 25000                                                                   | 25000                      | 25000                   | 77459                                                                        | 20372                                |
| 7                 | Gujarat              | 1589236                                                                 | 2005000                    | 1377000                 | 8786883                                                                      | 1366016                              |
| 8                 | Haryana              | 788670                                                                  | 761917                     | 412729                  | 4360555                                                                      | 299890                               |
| 9                 | Himachal Pradesh     | 69635                                                                   | 81323                      | 80502                   | 385011                                                                       | 339623                               |
| 10                | J & K                | 165318                                                                  | 80181                      | 52374                   | 914044                                                                       | 91763                                |
| 11                | Jharkhand            | 115302                                                                  | 101812                     | 67732                   | 637507                                                                       | 134447                               |
| 12                | Karnataka            | 1665765                                                                 | 1164221                    | 926529                  | 9210012                                                                      | 674128                               |
| 13                | Kerala               | 127585                                                                  | 90151                      | 91919                   | 705420                                                                       | 117623                               |
| 14                | Madhya Pradesh       | 2313977                                                                 | 2029382                    | 872515                  | 12793976                                                                     | 2776397                              |
| 15                | Maharashtra          | 2347121                                                                 | 2386912                    | 1685000                 | 12977232                                                                     | 5781000                              |
| 16                | Manipur              | 20713                                                                   | 8630                       | 4199                    | 114522                                                                       | 3302                                 |
| 17                | Meghalaya            | 27338                                                                   | 34399                      | 29543                   | 151150                                                                       | 28674                                |
| 18                | Mizoram              | 11986                                                                   | 8551                       | 7666                    | 11986                                                                        | 7666                                 |
| 19                | Nagaland             | 33423                                                                   | 24995                      | 20675                   | 184797                                                                       | 17700                                |
| 20                | Odisha               | 668635                                                                  | 562113                     | 414535                  | 3696881                                                                      | 1306124                              |
| 21                | Punjab               | 835526                                                                  | 447047                     | 248099                  | 4619621                                                                      | 514928                               |
| 22                | Rajasthan            | 2308013                                                                 | 2082942                    | 716910                  | 12761005                                                                     | 1930487                              |
| 23                | Sikkim               | 13217                                                                   | 13217                      | 13217                   | 46000                                                                        | 27000                                |
| 24                | Tamil Nadu           | 1274536                                                                 | 1193722                    | 898706                  | 7046911                                                                      | 3688746                              |
| 25                | Telangana            | 1034678                                                                 | 1088957                    | 739960                  | 5720737                                                                      | 2266091                              |
| 26                | Tripura              | 32736                                                                   | 24935                      | 22381                   | 180998                                                                       | 22381                                |
| 27                | Uttarakhand          | 135738                                                                  | 110555                     | 99380                   | 750494                                                                       | 422471                               |
| 28                | Uttar Pradesh        | 4770399                                                                 | 3630176                    | 1525627                 | 26391089                                                                     | 4271901                              |
| 29                | West Bengal          | 1300349                                                                 | 543567                     | 438746                  | 7189629                                                                      | 1160000                              |
|                   | Andaman &            |                                                                         |                            |                         |                                                                              | 0                                    |
| Union Territories | Union Territories    |                                                                         |                            |                         |                                                                              |                                      |
| 30                | Nicobar              | 1405                                                                    | 1870                       | 1870                    | 7799                                                                         |                                      |
| 31                | Chandigarh           | 277                                                                     | 544                        | 0                       | 1532                                                                         | 0                                    |
| 32                | Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 2162                                                                    | 0                          | 0                       | 12000                                                                        | 0                                    |
| 33                | Puducherry           | 3530                                                                    | 4629                       | 3640                    | 19594                                                                        | 30                                   |
|                   | Total                | 25342360                                                                | 21296323                   | 12795952                | 139991481                                                                    | 34470093                             |

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