Lok Sabha Question No. 288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: Soil Health Card Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi, Ramya  Haridas, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 288

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME

288.     SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

MS. RAMYA HARIDAS: SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether positive results are being achieved in agricultural production after the introduction of the soil health card scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said soil health card scheme has been implemented in all the parts of the country;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  including Rajasthan,  Maharashtra, Delhi,  Uttar Pradesh and Bihar;
- (e) if not, the time by which it is planned to be completed by the Government; and
- (f)        the details of the action plan in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b):      National Productivity Council (NPC) in its study on 'Soil Testing Infrastructure for Faster Delivery of Soil Health Card in India' submitted in February, 2017, reported that there has been overall increase in yield of crops to the tune of 5-6% due to application of fertilizer and micro nutrients as per recommendations available in the Soil Health Cards.

(c) to (f): Soil  Health  Card  Scheme has been  implemented  in  all  States/Union  Territories (UTs) of the country except UTs of Chandigarh where as reported, main occupation of farmers is dairying and Lakshadweep where farmers use organic manures only.

Statement  indicating  State-  wise  number  of  Soil  Health  Cards  issued  to  farmers  during cycle I (2015-17), cycle II (2017-19) and current year (2019-20) are given at Annexure.

Annexure Statement indicate State-wise number of Soil Health Cards issued to

## farmers

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs             |   Cycle-I (2015-17) |   Cycle-II (2017-19) |   Model villages (2019-20) |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
| 1         | Uttar Pradesh          |            17014573 |             19823255 |                     233830 |
| 2         | Maharashtra            |            12977232 |             13098115 |                     200685 |
| 3         | Madhya Pradesh         |             8872377 |              8907385 |                     117500 |
| 4         | Rajasthan              |             6886000 |             11740028 |                      69243 |
| 5         | Karnataka              |             7832189 |              7832189 |                      62421 |
| 6         | Gujarat                |             5108923 |              8694942 |                      63591 |
| 7         | Andhra Pradesh         |             7455204 |              6967162 |                     226487 |
| 8         | Bihar                  |             6469650 |              6019628 |                      39136 |
| 9         | West Bengal            |             5040510 |              4200000 |                          0 |
| 10        | Tamil Nadu             |             7000000 |              6974843 |                      58317 |
| 11        | Telangana              |             5720737 |              4160206 |                     110664 |
| 12        | Punjab                 |             1251726 |              1160568 |                      17793 |
| 13        | Haryana                |             4227238 |              4058394 |                          0 |
| 14        | Chhattisgarh           |             3890709 |              4746670 |                      55631 |
| 15        | Odisha                 |             2374233 |              1363921 |                          0 |
| 16        | Kerala                 |              763435 |              2209717 |                          0 |
| 17        | Goa                    |               25000 |                13150 |                          0 |
| 18        | Uttarakhand            |              750494 |               882797 |                      13637 |
| 19        | Himachal Pradesh       |              385011 |               960765 |                      15847 |
| 20        | J & K                  |              692062 |              1018051 |                      24658 |
| 21        | Jharkhand              |              637507 |               271390 |                       5725 |
| 22        | Arunachal Pradesh      |               20532 |                   55 |                          0 |
| 23        | Assam                  |             1300901 |              1300901 |                          0 |
| 24        | Manipur                |              114522 |                64522 |                          0 |
| 25        | Meghalaya              |              209561 |               246879 |                       3441 |
| 26        | Mizoram                |               11986 |                14974 |                       1750 |
| 27        | Nagaland               |              184797 |                12000 |                          0 |
| 28        | Sikkim                 |               46000 |                21470 |                       2350 |
| 29        | Tripura                |              117723 |               117723 |                       6615 |
| 30        | Delhi                  |                   0 |                  860 |                          0 |
| 31        | Andaman & Nicobar      |               10000 |                10900 |                          0 |
| 32        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |                2222 |                    0 |                          0 |
| 33        | Puducherry             |               19594 |                 7074 |                        236 |
| Total     | Total                  |           107412648 |            116900534 |                    1329557 |

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