Lok Sabha Question No. 2517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Issue of Soil Health Cards
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2517

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  3 RD  DECEMBER, 2019

## ISSUE OF SOIL HEALTH CARDS

2517.  DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

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

- (a) the number of Soil Health Cards that have been issued and the outcomes that have been achieved in terms of crop pattern change, State-wise; and
- (b) whether the involvement of private agencies and college students in Soil Health Card scheme has led to a poor quality of soil analysis and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): State-wise  number  of  Soil  Health  Cards  issued  during  cycle  I  (2015-17),  cycle  II (2017-19) and current year (2019-20) are given at Annexure. SHC provides two sets of fertilizer recommendations for 6 crops that can be grown in that area.  Recommendations for additional  crops  are  also  given  based  on  the  requirement  of  farmers.    Hence,  SHC  is intended to encourage farmers to adopt Integrated Nutrient Management for judicious use of fertilizers & crop planning for increase in productivity of the land.  As per the study report submitted  by  National  Productivity  Council  in  2017,  the  quantum  of  fertilizer  application reduced from 8-10% and yield increase of 8-6% was observed when the  SHC recommendations were followed by the farmers.
- (b): There is no such report received from any State.

## 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) |   (2019-20) |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------|
| 1         | Uttar Pradesh          |            16991346 |             35976000 |      173000 |
| 2         | Maharashtra            |            12977232 |             13067735 |      183772 |
| 3         | Madhya Pradesh         |             8872377 |              8907385 |       80005 |
| 4         | Rajasthan              |             6886000 |             11534294 |       16891 |
| 5         | Karnataka              |             7832189 |              7832189 |       59123 |
| 6         | Gujarat                |             5108923 |              8694936 |       63591 |
| 7         | Andhra Pradesh         |             7455204 |              6967162 |      225970 |
| 8         | Bihar                  |             6469650 |              6010417 |           0 |
| 9         | West Bengal            |             5040510 |              3947850 |           0 |
| 10        | Tamil Nadu             |             7000000 |              6974843 |       58317 |
| 11        | Telangana              |             5720737 |              3471172 |      110664 |
| 12        | Punjab                 |             1251726 |              1160568 |       17793 |
| 13        | Haryana                |             4227238 |              3371143 |           0 |
| 14        | Chhattisgarh           |             3890709 |              4746670 |       59726 |
| 15        | Odisha                 |             2374233 |              1363921 |           0 |
| 16        | Kerala                 |              763435 |              2251280 |           0 |
| 17        | Goa                    |               25000 |                12000 |           0 |
| 18        | Uttarakhand            |              750494 |               882028 |       11629 |
| 19        | Himachal Pradesh       |              385011 |               960765 |       12558 |
| 20        | J & K                  |              692062 |              1018051 |       15247 |
| 21        | Jharkhand              |              637507 |               255391 |        3965 |
| 22        | Arunachal Pradesh      |               20532 |                   55 |           0 |
| 23        | Assam                  |             1300901 |              1300901 |           0 |
| 24        | Manipur                |              114522 |                55550 |           0 |
| 25        | Meghalaya              |              209561 |               236400 |        2193 |
| 26        | Mizoram                |               11986 |                14974 |         307 |
| 27        | Nagaland               |              184797 |                12000 |           0 |
| 28        | Sikkim                 |               46000 |                21470 |           0 |
| 29        | Tripura                |              117723 |               117723 |        3192 |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar      |               10000 |                 8970 |           0 |
| 31        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |                2222 |                    0 |           0 |
| 32        | Puducherry             |               19594 |                 7074 |         589 |
|           | Total                  |           107389421 |            131180917 |     1098532 |

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