Lok Sabha Question No. 3813 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Mini Labs under KVKs
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3813 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17/03/2020

## MINI LABS UNDER KVKs

## 3813. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of mini labs established by the Government in Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) including in Maharashtra and the details thereof; and
- (b) the number of farmers benefited under this scheme and the steps taken by the Government to develop more mini labs for soil testing?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) For testing the soil samples of farmers involved in frontline extension activities by Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) at district level, the Government has set up 1148 Mini Soil Testing Lab in 673 KVKs. The State-wise details of mini soil testing labs established in different Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) including in Maharashtra are at Annexure-I.
- (b) As  many  as  33.47  lakh  farmers  have  been  benefitted  through  9.54  lakh advisories provided by KVKs on Soil Health Management. In addition, 17.62 lakh Soil Health Cards have also been distributed to farmers after testing the soil samples by Mini Soil Testing Labs. The Government has also made provision for setting up of village level soil testing labs by village entrepreneurs under Soil Health Scheme by  providing  financial  assistance  up  to  75%  of  the  total  cost  of  Rs.  5.0  lakh  per project.  The cost is shared on 60:40 basis by Government of India and States (90:10 basis for North East and Hilly States).

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Annexure-I

## State- wise details of Mini Soil Testing Labs set up in KVKs

| S. No.   | State             |   Number of KVKs having mini soil testing labs |   Number of mini soil testing labs with KVKs |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman &Nicobar  |                                             03 |                                           05 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                             23 |                                           48 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                             14 |                                           17 |
| 4.       | Assam             |                                             25 |                                           36 |
| 5.       | Bihar             |                                             38 |                                           56 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      |                                             26 |                                           36 |
| 7.       | Delhi             |                                             01 |                                            1 |
| 8.       | Goa               |                                             01 |                                            3 |
| 9.       | Gujarat           |                                             29 |                                           51 |
| 10.      | Haryana           |                                             18 |                                           26 |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                             13 |                                           25 |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                             17 |                                           30 |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         |                                             24 |                                           32 |
| 14.      | Karnataka         |                                             33 |                                           49 |
| 15.      | Kerala            |                                             14 |                                           20 |
| 16.      | Ladakh            |                                             03 |                                           06 |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                             50 |                                           75 |
| 18.      | Maharashtra       |                                             43 |                                           88 |
| 19.      | Manipur           |                                              9 |                                           25 |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         |                                              7 |                                           13 |
| 21.      | Mizoram           |                                              8 |                                           18 |
| 22.      | Nagaland          |                                             11 |                                           27 |
| 23.      | Odisha            |                                             33 |                                           65 |
| 24.      | Pondicherry       |                                             02 |                                           03 |
| 25.      | Punjab            |                                             21 |                                           43 |
| 26.      | Rajasthan         |                                             44 |                                           84 |
| 27.      | Sikkim            |                                             04 |                                           05 |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu        |                                             30 |                                           52 |
| 29.      | Telangana         |                                             16 |                                           29 |
| 30.      | Tripura           |                                             08 |                                           14 |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                             69 |                                          109 |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand       |                                             13 |                                           19 |
| 33.      | West Bengal       |                                             23 |                                           38 |
| Total    |                   |                                            673 |                                         1148 |

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