Lok Sabha Question No. 241 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Soil Health Card
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 241

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  MARCH, 2018

## SOIL HEALTH CARD

- *241.    SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI):

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

- (a) whether  Soil  Health  Card  Scheme  plays  a  vital  role  in  enhancing  agricultural production in a sustainable manner in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Soil Health Cards have been distributed to the farmers of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana advocating the farmers to adopt soil test based fertilizers; and
- (c) if so, the number of Soil Health Cards issued to the farmers of these States during the last four years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH) (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  241  DUE FOR REPLY ON 13 TH  MARCH, 2018.

(a)  to  (c):        Soil  Health  Card  Scheme  plays  a  vital  role  in  enhancing  agricultural production in a sustainable manner. The Government has introduced Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme to assist State Governments to provide Soil Health Cards to all farmers across the country once in a cycle of 2 years. Soil Health Cards provides information to farmers  on  nutrient  status  of  their  soil  along  with  recommendations  on  appropriate dosage of nutrients to be applied for improving soil health and its fertility, which results in enhanced agricultural productivity.

Soil Health Card scheme is being implemented throughout the country including Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana advocating the farmers to adopt soil test based fertilizers. The number of Soil Health Cards issued to farmers of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana between 2015-18 are 84.67 lakh, 156.76 lakh and 62.15 lakh respectively.

## Annexure

## State-wise and Cycle-wise Target and Achievement of Soil Health Card Distribution under Soil Health Card Scheme

(as on 06.03.2018)

|      |                      | First Cycle (2015-17)   | First Cycle (2015-17)      | Second Cycle (2017-19)   | Second Cycle (2017-19)     |
|------|----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
| S.No | State                | Target                  | SHCs printed & distributed | Target                   | SHCs printed & distributed |
| 1    | Uttar Pradesh        | 16991000                | 16581748                   | 11662730                 | 1074766                    |
| 2    | Maharashtra          | 12977232                | 12977232                   | 6488616                  | 2699184                    |
| 3    | Madhya Pradesh       | 8872377                 | 8872377                    | 4436189                  | 2183000                    |
| 4    | Rajasthan            | 6886000                 | 6886000                    | 3443000                  | 1198000                    |
| 5    | Karnataka            | 7832189                 | 7832204                    | 3916095                  | 1492780                    |
| 6    | Gujarat              | 5108923                 | 5108923                    | 2554462                  | 0                          |
| 7    | Andhra Pradesh       | 7455204                 | 7455204                    | 3727602                  | 1011863                    |
| 8    | Bihar                | 6469650                 | 6469650                    | 3618117                  | 1038883                    |
| 9    | West Bengal          | 5040510                 | 5040510                    | 2520255                  | 834000                     |
| 10   | Tamil Nadu           | 7000000                 | 7000000                    | 3500000                  | 966951                     |
| 11   | Telangana            | 5720737                 | 5720737                    | 2860369                  | 494482                     |
| 12   | Punjab               | 1053000                 | 948634                     | 2309811                  | 0                          |
| 13   | Haryana              | 4227238                 | 4227238                    | 2180278                  | 47625                      |
| 14   | Chhattisgarh         | 3890709                 | 3890709                    | 1945355                  | 1640830                    |
| 15   | Odisha               | 2374233                 | 2374233                    | 1848441                  | 410726                     |
| 16   | Kerala               | 705420                  | 705420                     | 2852208                  | 0                          |
| 17   | Goa                  | 25000                   | 25000                      | 12500                    | 4223                       |
| 18   | Uttarakhand          | 750494                  | 750494                     | 375247                   | 241992                     |
| 19   | Himachal Pradesh     | 385011                  | 385011                     | 480383                   | 333657                     |
| 20   | J & K                | 692062                  | 692062                     | 457022                   | 71281                      |
| 21   | Jharkhand            | 637507                  | 637507                     | 318754                   | 96367                      |
| 22   | Arunachal Pradesh    | 20532                   | 20532                      | 56762                    | 0                          |
| 23   | Assam                | 1540968                 | 750086                     | 770484                   | 0                          |
| 24   | Manipur              | 114522                  | 114522                     | 57261                    | 0                          |
| 25   | Meghalaya            | 209561                  | 209561                     | 104781                   | 35904                      |
| 26   | Mizoram              | 11986                   | 11986                      | 5993                     | 73                         |
| 27   | Nagaland             | 184797                  | 184797                     | 92399                    | 0                          |
| 28   | Sikkim               | 46000                   | 46000                      | 23000                    | 0                          |
| 29   | Tripura              | 117723                  | 117723                     | 58862                    | 12343                      |
| 30   | Andaman & Nicobar    | 10000                   | 10000                      | 3900                     | 0                          |
| 31   | Dadar Nagar & Haveli | 2162                    | 2162                       | 6000                     | 0                          |
| 32   | Puducherry           | 19594                   | 19594                      | 9797                     | 0                          |
|      | Total                | 107372341               | 106067856                  | 62696665                 | 15888930                   |

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