Lok Sabha Question No. 352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Soil Testing Laboratories
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.352

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## SOIL TESTING LABORATORIES

352. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  soil  testing  laboratories  in  Gujarat  at  present  and  their  details thereof, place-wise;
- (b) the details of the number of soil tests carried out in these laboratories during the last three years, yearwise and lab-wise; and
- (c) the details of the number of complaints against the said tests during the last three years along with the nature of the said complaints and the testing centre-wise and year-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & (b): There  are  85  soil  testing  laboratories  in  Gujarat  at  present.  The  details  of  the location  and number of soil samples tested in these laboratories during last three years, yearwise is given at Annexure .
- (c): No such complaints were received regarding testing.

## Details of Soil Sample analyse Year-wise under SOIL HEALTH CARD Scheme during last three year

| Sr.No.   | District name     | Name of Soil Testing Laboratory                                             |   2017-18 | 2018-19   |   2019- 20 |   Total |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|---------|
|          | Ahmedabad         | APMC, Jetalpur, Di: Ahmedabad                                               |     10296 | 11386     |          0 |   21682 |
|          | Ahmedabad         | K.Ka. Shashtri Scince Collage, At:- Khokhara, Di: Ahmedabad                 |     10156 | 9513      |          0 |   19669 |
|          | Ahmedabad         | Soil Testing Laboratory, At:- Sabarmati, Di: Ahmedabad                      |     13985 | 12220     |       2275 |   28480 |
|          | Ahmedabad         | P.S.SCIENCE & H.D. PATEL ARTS COLLEGE, Kadi, Di: Mahesana                   |      8545 | 10005     |          0 |   18550 |
|          | Ahmedabad         | GLDC Gandhinagar                                                            |      8799 | 0         |          0 |    8799 |
|          | Ahmedabad         | Soil Testing Laboratory, Gandhinagar, Di: Gandhinagar                       |      6951 | 7655      |          0 |   14606 |
|          | Ahmedabad         | IFFCO-CORDET, Kalol, Di: Gandhinagar                                        |      9458 | 3991      |          0 |   13449 |
|          | Ahmedabad         | APMC, Dholka, Di: Ahmedabad                                                 |         0 | 5476      |          0 |    5476 |
| 1        | Ahmedabad Total   |                                                                             |     68190 | 60246     |       2275 |  130711 |
|          | Anand             | Soil Testing Laboratory, At:- Borsad, Di: Anand                             |     13827 | 10533     |       2123 |   26483 |
|          | Anand             | Shri K.K.Shah Jarodvala Maninagar Science College, Ahmedabad, Di: Ahmedabad |     10883 | 0         |          0 |   10883 |
|          | Anand             | APMC, Vadodara, Di: Vadodara                                                |     16087 | 0         |          0 |   16087 |
|          | Anand             | M N Science colleg, Visnagar, Di: Maheana                                   |      4870 | 9359      |          0 |   14229 |
|          | Anand             | M.G.Sci. Institute, Ahmedabad, Di: Ahmedabad                                |         0 | 11251     |          0 |   11251 |
|          | Anand             | Govt. Sci. College At:- Vadnagar, Di: Mahesana                              |         0 | 8866      |          0 |    8866 |
| 2        | Anand Total       |                                                                             |     45667 | 40009     |       2123 |   87799 |
|          | Kheda             | Soil Testing Laboratory, At:- Thasra, Di: Kheda                             |     15065 | 13396     |       2284 |   30745 |
|          | Kheda             | APMC, Dahod, Di: Dahod                                                      |     13812 | 9538      |          0 |   23350 |
|          | Kheda             | APMC, Jhalod, Di: Dahod                                                     |     15541 | 11613     |          0 |   27154 |
|          | Kheda             | Soil Testing Laboratory, Dahod, Di: Dahod                                   |         0 | 11297     |          0 |   11297 |
|          | Kheda             | Soil Testing Laboratory, Gandhinagar, Di: Gandhinagar                       |         0 |           |       2331 |    2331 |
| 3        | Kheda Total       |                                                                             |     44418 | 45844     |       4615 |   94877 |
|          | Gandhinagar       | Soil Testing Laboratory, Gandhinagar, Di: Gandhinagar                       |      8373 | 9911      |        965 |   19249 |
| 4        | Gandhinagar Total |                                                                             |      8373 | 9911      |        965 |   19249 |
|          |                   | Soil Testing Laboratory, Chhotaudepur, Di: Chhotaudepur                     |      6611 | 0         |          0 |    6611 |
|          |                   | GSFC, Vadodara, Di: Vadodara                                                |      9933 | 7128      |       2591 |   19652 |
|          |                   | APMC, Karjan, Di: Vadodara                                                  |     10330 | 9998      |          0 |   20328 |
|          |                   | APMC, Pavijetapur, Di: Chhotaudepur                                         |      9466 | 0         |          0 |    9466 |
|          | Vadodara          | APMC, Bodeli, Di: Chhotaudepur                                              |     11243 | 10005     |          0 |   21248 |
|          |                   | APMC, Vadodara, Di: Vadodara                                                |         0 | 10000     |          0 |   10000 |
|          |                   | APMC, Dediyapada, Rajpipala, Di: Narmada                                    |         0 | 9982      |          0 |    9982 |
| 5        | Vadodara Total    |                                                                             |     47583 | 47113     |       2591 |   97287 |

|    |                   | Soil Testing Laboratory, Dahod, Di: Dahod               |   6951 |     0 |   1050 | 8001        |
|----|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------|--------|-------------|
|    | Dahod             | IFFCO-CORDET, Kalol, Di: Gandhinagar                    |      0 | 10517 |      0 | 10517       |
|    |                   | Navjivan Science Collage, Dahod, Di: Dahod              |      0 |  7063 |      0 | 7063        |
| 6  | Dahod Total       |                                                         |   6951 | 17580 |   1050 | 25581       |
|    |                   | Soil Testing Laboratory, Rajpipala, Di: Narmada         |      0 |     0 |   1093 | 1093        |
|    | Narmada           | APMC, Dediyapada, Rajpipala, Di: Narmada                |   6467 |     0 |      0 | 6467        |
|    |                   | GSFC, Vadodara, Di: Vadodara                            |      0 |  8213 |      0 | 8213        |
| 7  | Narmada Total     |                                                         |   6467 |  8213 |   1093 | 15773       |
|    |                   | Soil Testing Laboratory, Dahod, Di: Dahod               |   6194 |     0 |      0 | 6194        |
|    | Panchmahal        | APMC, Godhara, Di: Panchmahal                           |  12318 |  9690 |      0 | 22008       |
|    |                   | IFFCO-CORDET, Kalol, Di: Gandhinagar                    |      0 |  5613 |   2222 | 7835        |
| 8  | Panchmahal Total  |                                                         |  18512 | 15303 |   2222 | 36037       |
|    |                   | Soil Testing Laboratory, Rajpipala, Di: Narmada         |   5312 | 10989 |   2032 | 18333       |
|    |                   | APMC, Zagadiya,Di: Bharuch                              |  15490 |  2652 |      0 | 18142       |
|    | Bharuch           | APMC, Amod, Di: Bharuch                                 |  15632 | 10900 |      0 | 26532       |
|    |                   | APMC, Dediyapada, Rajpipala, Di: Narmada                |  15000 | 10971 |      0 | 25971       |
| 9  | Bharuch Total     |                                                         |  51434 | 35512 |   2032 | 88978       |
|    |                   | APMC, Dediyapada, Rajpipala, Di: Narmada                |   4885 |  8842 |      0 | 13727       |
|    | Chotaudepur       | Soil Testing Laboratory, Chhotaudepur, Di: Chhotaudepur |  14918 |  9631 |      0 | 24549       |
|    |                   | GSFC, Vadodara, Di: Vadodara                            |      0 |     0 |   1013 | 1013        |
| 10 | chotaudepur Total |                                                         |  19803 | 18473 |   1013 | 39289       |
|    |                   | APMC, Randheja, Di: Gandhinagar                         |  13175 |     0 |      0 | 13175       |
|    |                   | APMC, Randheja, Di: Gandhinagar                         |      0 |  9999 |      0 | 9999        |
|    | Mahisagar         | APMC, Zagadiya,Di: Bharuch                              |      0 |  5118 |      0 | 5118        |
|    |                   | Soil Testing Laboratory, Dahod, Di: Dahod               |      0 |     0 |    828 | 828         |
| 11 | Mahisagar Total   |                                                         |  13175 | 15117 |    828 | 29120       |
|    | Surat             | Soil Testing Laboratory, Bardoli, Di: Surat             |  14082 | 24201 |    915 | 39198 24774 |
|    |                   | APMC, Ankleshwar, Di:Surat                              |  13193 | 11581 |      0 |             |
|    |                   | APMC, Surat, Di: Surat                                  |  13436 |     0 |      0 | 13436       |
| 12 | Surat Total       |                                                         |  40711 | 35782 |    915 | 77408       |
|    | Tapi              | Soil Testing Laboratory, Vyara, Di: Tapi                |  13309 | 11283 |    930 | 25522       |
| 13 | Tapi              |                                                         |  13309 | 11283 |    930 | 25522       |
|    | Dang              | Soil Testing Laboratory, Vansda, Di: Navsari            |   3301 |  2826 |    368 | 6495        |
| 14 | Dang Total        |                                                         |   3301 |  2826 |    368 | 6495        |
|    |                   | Soil Testing Laboratory, Vansda, Di: Navsari            |  12892 |  8346 |   2187 | 23425       |
|    | Navsari           | APMC, Kaparada, Di: Valsad                              |   4359 |     0 |      0 | 4359        |
|    |                   | Soil Testing Laboratory, Pardi, Di: Valsad              |   3140 |  6810 |      0 | 9950        |
| 15 | Navsari Total     |                                                         |  20391 | 15156 |   2187 | 37734       |
|    |                   | APMC, Kaparada, Di: Valsad                              |   6925 |     0 |      0 | 6925        |
|    | Valsad            | Soil Testing Laboratory, Pardi, Di: Valsad              |   7481 | 14942 |   2700 | 25123       |

|    |                   | Soil Testing Laboratory, Vyara, Di: Tapi              |       |       |   1433 | 1433   |
|----|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
| 16 | Valsad Total      |                                                       | 14406 | 14942 |   4133 | 33481  |
|    | Mahesana          | Soil Testing Laboratory, Pilvai, Di: Mahesana         |  9894 |  9962 |   3885 | 23741  |
|    |                   | APMC, Vijapur, Di: Mahesana                           |  6865 |  7181 |      0 | 14046  |
| 17 | Mahesana Total    |                                                       | 16759 | 17143 |   3885 | 37787  |
|    |                   | APMC, Patan, Di: Patan                                | 10331 |  8808 |      0 | 19139  |
| 17 | Patan             | APMC, Sidhapur, Di: Patan                             | 10211 |  9975 |      0 | 20186  |
|    |                   | IFFCO-CORDET, Kalol, Di: Gandhinagar                  |     0 |     0 |   3057 |        |
| 18 | Patan Total       |                                                       | 20542 | 18783 |   3057 | 42382  |
|    |                   | Soil Testing Laboratory, Deesa, Di: Banaskantha       |  9934 | 10131 |   3124 | 23189  |
|    |                   | APMC, Tharad, Di: Banaskantha                         |  9992 | 10064 |      0 | 20056  |
|    |                   | APMC, Thara, Di: Banaskantha                          |  9831 |  9937 |      0 | 19768  |
|    |                   | APMC, Palanpur, Di: Banaskantha                       |  9412 |  9858 |      0 | 19270  |
|    | Banaskantha       | APMC, Dhanera, Di: Banaskantha                        |  9160 | 10003 |      0 | 19163  |
|    |                   | APMC, Deesa, Di: Banaskantha                          | 10830 | 10004 |      0 | 20834  |
|    |                   | M N Science college, Patan, Di: Patan                 |     0 |  9937 |      0 | 9937   |
|    |                   | Village level STL, Pasavadal, Di: Banaskantha         |     0 |     0 |    271 | 271    |
| 19 | Banaskantha Total |                                                       | 59159 | 69934 |   3395 | 132488 |
|    | Sabarkantha       | Soil Testing Laboratory, Khedbrahma, Di: Sabarkantha  | 11993 | 11646 |   1439 | 25078  |
|    |                   | APMC, Khedbhrahma, Di: Sabarkantha                    |  9506 | 10886 |      0 | 20392  |
| 20 | Sabarkantha Total |                                                       | 21499 | 22532 |   1439 | 45470  |
|    |                   | Navjivan Science Collage, Dahod, Di: Dahod            |  5022 |     0 |      0 | 5022   |
|    |                   | APMC, Kalol, Di: Gandhinagar                          |  6550 |     0 |      0 | 6550   |
|    |                   | Govt. Sci. college, At:- Idar, Di: Sabarkantha        |  4467 |  4956 |      0 | 9423   |
|    | Arvalli           | APMC, Khedbhrahma, Di: Sabarkantha                    |  5768 |     0 |      0 | 5768   |
|    |                   | APMC, Himatnagar, Di: Sabarkantha                     |     0 |  4942 |      0 | 4942   |
|    |                   | APMC, Bhiloda, Di: Arvalli                            |     0 |  5044 |      0 | 5044   |
|    |                   | Soil Testing Laboratory, Khedbrahma, Di: Sabarkantha  |     0 |     0 |    726 | 726    |
| 21 | Arvalli Total     |                                                       | 21807 | 14942 |    726 | 37475  |
|    |                   | Soil Testing Laboratory, Rajkot, Di: Rajkot           | 12644 | 11046 |   2236 | 25926  |
|    | Rajkot            | APMC, Gondal, Di: Rajkot                              | 11917 | 10592 |      0 | 22509  |
|    |                   | APMC, Jasadan , Di: Rajkot                            |     0 |  5055 |      0 | 5055   |
| 22 | Rajkot Total      |                                                       | 24561 | 26693 |   2236 | 53490  |
|    |                   | Soil Testing Laboratory, Bhuj, Di: Kutch              | 11755 | 10012 |   3385 | 25152  |
|    |                   | Tolani Arts & Science College, At:- Adipur, Di: Kutch |  7656 |  7491 |      0 | 15147  |
|    | Kutch             | Kutch University, At:- Bhuj, Di: Kutch                |  6445 |  7498 |      0 | 13943  |
|    |                   | APMC, RAPAR, Di:Kutch                                 | 11915 |  7376 |      0 | 19291  |
|    |                   | APMC, Anjar, Di: Kutch                                |     0 |  3997 |      0 | 3997   |
|    |                   | Village level STL, Suvai, Di: Kutch                   |     0 |     0 |    428 | 428    |
| 23 | Kutch Total       |                                                       | 37771 | 36374 |   3813 | 77958  |
|    |                   | Soil Testing Laboratory, Jamnagar, Di: Jamnagar       |  9407 | 10000 |   1577 | 20984  |
|    | Jamnagar          | D K V Arts & Science College, Jamanagar, Di: Jamnagar |  9198 |  7441 |      0 | 16639  |
| 24 | Jamnagar Total    |                                                       | 18605 | 17441 |   1577 | 37623  |

|    |                       | Soil Testing Laboratory, Surendranagar, Di: Surendranagar                        | 10491   | 11000   | 2421      | 54262       |
|----|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|-----------|-------------|
|    | Surendranagar         | APMC, Vadhvan, Di: Surendranagar                                                 | 9684    | 12575   | 0         | 91885       |
|    |                       | H & H B Kotak Institute of Science, Dr Yagnik Road, At:- Rajkot, Di: Rajkot      | 7595    | 11044   | 0         | 146147      |
|    |                       | APMC, Halvad, Di: Morbi                                                          | 0       | 3000    | 0         | 238032      |
| 25 | Surendranagar Total   |                                                                                  | 27770   | 37619   | 2421      | 384179      |
|    |                       | APMC, Halvad, Di: Morbi                                                          | 12325   | 13830   | 1505      | 27660       |
|    | Morbi                 | APMC, Vadhvan, Di: Surendranagar                                                 | 3576    | 0       | 0         | 3576        |
|    |                       | Virani Science collage- Rajkot, Di: Rajkot                                       | 11806   | 11638   | 0         | 23444       |
| 26 | Morbi Total           |                                                                                  | 27707   | 25468   | 1505      | 54680       |
|    |                       | APMC, Jamnagar(HAPA), Di: Jamnagar                                               | 11554   | 12495   | 0         | 24049       |
|    | Devbhumi Dwarka       | Soil Testing Laboratory, Jamnagar, Di: Jamnagar                                  | 0       | 0       | 537       | 537         |
| 27 | Devbhumi Dwarka Total |                                                                                  | 11554   | 12495   | 537       | 24586       |
|    | Junagadh              | Soil Testing Laboratory, Junagadh, Di: Junagadh                                  | 11001   | 12403   | 1439      | 24843       |
|    |                       | APMC, Visavadar, Di: Junagadh                                                    | 10893   | 12090   | 0         | 22983       |
| 28 | Junagadh Total        |                                                                                  | 21894   | 24493   | 1439      | 47826       |
| 29 |                       | Soil Testing Laboratory, Amreli, Di: Amreli                                      | 11128   | 11001   | 2183      | 24312       |
|    |                       | Kamani Science College & Prataprai Arts College, Amreli, Di: Amreli              | 10887   | 12273   | 0         | 23160       |
|    | Amreli                | MATRUSHREE VIRBAI MA MAHILA SCIENCE AND HOME SCIENCE COLLEGE, Rajkot, Di: Rajkot | 10564   | 0       | 0         | 10564       |
|    |                       | APMC, Una, Di: Girsomnath                                                        | 10275   | 0       | 0         | 10275       |
|    |                       | APMC, Savarkundla, Di: Amreli                                                    | 0       | 11990   | 0         | 11990       |
|    |                       | APMC, Kodinar, Di: Girsomnath                                                    | 0       | 4000    | 0         | 4000        |
|    | Amreli Total          |                                                                                  | 42854   | 39264   | 2183      | 84301       |
|    |                       | APMC, Kodinar, Di: Girsomnath                                                    | 3799    | 0       | 0         | 3799        |
|    |                       | M.D.Science College, Porbandar, Di: Porbandar                                    | 4865    | 0       | 0         | 4865        |
|    |                       | Virani Science collage- Rajkot, Di: Rajkot                                       | 2995    | 0       | 0         | 2995        |
|    | Porbandar             | Kotak science Collage, Rajkot, Di: Rajkot                                        | 4984    | 0       | 0         | 4984        |
|    |                       | Kutch University, At:- Bhuj, Di: Kutch                                           | 0       | 12012   | 0         | 12012       |
|    |                       | D K V Arts & Science College, Jamanagar, Di: Jamnagar                            | 0       | 5782    | 0         | 5782        |
|    |                       | Soil Testing Laboratory, Junagadh, Di: Junagadh                                  | 0       | 0       | 1198      | 1198        |
| 30 | Porbandar Total       |                                                                                  | 16643   | 17794   | 1198      | 35635       |
|    |                       | Soil Testing Laboratory, Bhavnagar, Di: Bhavnagar                                | 11820   | 0       | 0         | 11820       |
|    |                       | APMC, Mahuva, Di: Bhavanagar                                                     | 8555    | 14337   | 0         | 22892       |
|    |                       | APMC, Savarkundla, Di: Amreli                                                    | 9749    | 0       | 0         | 9749        |
|    | Bhavnagar             | MATRUSHREE VIRBAI MA MAHILA SCIENCE AND HOME SCIENCE COLLEGE, Rajkot, Di: Rajkot | 0       | 11957   | 0         | 11957       |
|    |                       | APMC, Botad, Di: Botad                                                           | 0       | 3976    | 0         | 3976        |
| 31 | Bhavnagar Total       | GSFC, Vadodara, Di: Vadodara                                                     | 0 30124 | 0 30270 | 2701 2701 | 2701 63095  |
|    |                       | APMC, Kodinar, Di: Girsomnath                                                    |         |         |           |             |
|    | Girsomnath            | APMC, Una, Di: Girsomnath                                                        | 6217    | 6312    | 0         | 12529 16840 |
|    |                       |                                                                                  | 8450    | 8390    | 0         |             |

|    |                  | Soil Testing Laboratory, Junagadh, Di: Junagadh   |      0 |      0 |   767 |     767 |
|----|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|-------|---------|
| 32 | Girsomnath Total |                                                   |  14667 |  14702 |   767 |   30136 |
|    | Botad            | APMC, Botad, Di: Botad                            |  10900 |   9148 |     0 |   20048 |
|    |                  | GSFC, Vadodara, Di: Vadodara                      |      0 |      0 |  1372 |    1372 |
| 33 | Botad Total      |                                                   |  10900 |   9148 |  1372 |   21420 |
|    | Grand Total      |                                                   | 847507 | 828405 | 63591 | 1739503 |
|    | 21               | Govt STLs                                         | 262459 | 251241 | 48431 |  562131 |
|    | 41               | APMC                                              | 435920 | 383616 |  1505 |  821041 |
|    | 1                | GLDC                                              |   8799 |      0 |     0 |    8799 |
|    | 1                | GSFC                                              |   9933 |  15341 |  7677 |   32951 |
|    | 1                | IFFCO-CORDET                                      |   9458 |  20121 |  5279 |   34858 |
|    | 18               | Science Collages                                  | 120938 | 158086 |     0 |  279024 |
|    | 2                | Village Level Soil Testing Laboratory             |      0 |      0 |   699 |     699 |
|    | 85               | TOTAL                                             | 847507 | 828405 | 63591 | 1739503 |

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