Lok Sabha Question No. 371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Soil Health Card
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.371

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## SOIL HEALTH CARD

371.   DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

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

- (a) the number of Soil Health Testing Laboratories established in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the number of farmers who got soil test done along with the details of their districts during the last four years; and
- (b) the total number of farmers who have been provided with Soil Health Cards under Soil  Health  Management  Scheme  for  increase  in  the  agricultural  production  across  the country during the last years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): Sixty  soil  testing  labs  (STLs)  and  1328  Mini  Labs  @  2  per  Mandal  have  been established  in  Andhra  Pradesh  under  Soil  Health  Management  Scheme.  In  Telangana State, 3 Mobile Soil Testing Vans and 2050 Mini Labs were procured/ established under Soil Health Management Scheme.

Year  wise,  district-wise  details  of  the  number  of  farmers  who  got  soil  test  done during the last four yearsin Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is given at Annexure.

- (b): The total number of farmers that have been provided with Soil Health Cards (SHCs) across the country during last four years is given below:

| Year    | Number of farmers provided with SHCs   |
|---------|----------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 | 8,17,28,422                            |
| 2017-18 | 3,02,14,468                            |
| 2018-19 | 8,73,50,686                            |
| 2019-20 | 16,76,289                              |

## Annexure

## District-wise details of number of farmers who got Soil Test done during last four years

| States         | Districts               | Number of farmers got soil tested   | Number of farmers got soil tested   | Number of farmers got soil tested   | Number of farmers got soil tested   |
|----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|                |                         | 2016-17                             | 2017-18                             | 2018-19                             | 2019-20                             |
| Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam Vizianagaram | 69273 47437                         | 41528 36162                         | 41528 36939                         | 5305 7210                           |
| Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam           | 38787                               | 34681                               | 34360                               | 6300                                |
| Andhra Pradesh | East Godavari           | 92295                               | 61154                               | 61084                               | 22368                               |
| Andhra Pradesh | West Godavari           | 104678                              | 73582                               | 72532                               | 12657                               |
| Andhra Pradesh | Krishna                 | 111297                              | 56878                               | 56373                               | 18952                               |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur                  | 163774                              | 82301                               | 82148                               | 23625                               |
| Andhra Pradesh | Prakasam                | 95341                               | 40756                               | 40715                               | 25271                               |
| Andhra Pradesh | Nellore                 | 94241                               | 56025                               | 55994                               | 12708                               |
| Andhra Pradesh | Chittoor                | 54391                               | 30396                               | 30577                               | 12677                               |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa                  | 61202                               | 38832                               | 38840                               | 12082                               |
| Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapur              | 131536                              | 52257                               | 52044                               | 40782                               |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool                 | 136446                              | 78809                               | 77653                               | 26550                               |
| Andhra Pradesh | Total                   | 1200698                             | 683361                              | 680787                              | 226487                              |
|                | Nizamabad               | 24865                               | 22760                               | 18874                               | 4094                                |
| Telangana      | Kamareddy               | 20951                               | 18210                               | 17582                               | 3520                                |
|                | Sangareddy              | 21352                               | 19694                               | 18908                               | 4592                                |
|                | Medak                   | 16185                               | 15220                               | 15281                               | 4016                                |
|                | Siddipet                | 26412                               | 19076                               | 16301                               | 4156                                |
|                | Mahabubabad             | 14892                               | 13737                               | 12943                               | 2903                                |
|                | JBhupalpally            | 12952                               | 20157                               | 18130                               | 1119                                |
|                |                         | 12316                               |                                     | 10507                               | 4959                                |
|                | Jangoan Warangal (R)    | 21470                               | 11083 22340                         | 19888                               | 5031                                |
|                |                         | 4507                                |                                     | 8366                                |                                     |
|                | Warangal (U)            |                                     | 12493                               |                                     | 3215                                |
|                | Mulugu                  | Newly formed 1036                   | Newly formed 1036                   | Newly formed 1036                   | Newly formed 1036                   |
|                | Karimnagar              | 24411                               | 18542                               | 16091                               | 4203                                |
|                | Jagityal                | 18656                               | 21845                               | 22927                               | 5434                                |
|                | Peddapally              | 9946                                | 14683                               | 13608                               | 2832                                |
|                | RajannaSircilla         | 7487                                | 7517                                | 9632                                | 3094                                |
|                | Adilabad                | 16804                               | 11108                               | 11106                               | 1820                                |
|                | Manchiryal              | 14740                               | 8797                                | 10535                               | 2426                                |
|                | Nirmal                  | 29653                               | 14557                               | 13698                               | 3870                                |
|                | KomurambheemAsifabad    | 13505                               | 9060                                | 9888                                | 1162                                |
|                | Rangareddy              | 17497                               | 12514                               | 11886                               | 2845                                |
|                | Vikarabad               | 16817                               | 11854                               | 12494                               | 3721                                |
|                | Medchal                 | 1212                                | 987                                 | 1233                                | 600                                 |
|                | Mahabubnagar            | 27544                               | 22939                               | 25519                               | 2970                                |
|                | Nagarkurnool            | 21384                               | 20871                               | 19006                               | 5227                                |
|                | Wanaparthy              | 17995                               | 15415                               | 15416                               | 2851                                |
|                | JogulambaGadwal         | 18520                               | 16633                               | 14343                               | 2309                                |
|                | Narayanpet              | Newly formed 1212                   | Newly formed 1212                   | Newly formed 1212                   | Newly formed 1212                   |
|                | Nalgonda                | 32396                               | 26463                               | 26743                               | 6795                                |
|                | Suryapet                | 19530                               | 22121                               | 21524                               | 5201                                |
|                | YadadriBhongir          | 13500                               | 13791                               | 15282                               | 3561                                |
|                | Khammam                 | 25323                               | 30802                               | 33466                               | 7149                                |
|                | Kothagudem              | 11821                               | 12358                               | 11810                               | 2741                                |
|                | Total                   | 534643                              | 487627                              | 472987                              | 110664                              |

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