Lok Sabha Question No. 100 (STARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Setting up of Mini Soil Testing Labs
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL, UDAY PRATAP SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 100

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24/07/2018

## SETTING UP OF MINI SOIL TESTING LABS

## *100.  SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL: SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k ,oa fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initiative  for  setting  up  of  mini  labs  in Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) at district/tehsil level for soil testing across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received any proposals from various States including Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  total  number  of  mini  labs  established  by  the  Government  so  far  in  KVKs, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Haryana; and
- (d) the  number  of  farmers  benefited  under  the  scheme  and  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to develop more mini labs for soil testing?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k ,oa fdlku dY;k.k ea=h (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

(a) to (d)

:

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 100 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24/07/2018 REGARDING 'SETTING UP OF MINI SOIL TESTING LABS'

(a) to (c): Yes, Madam. 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 980 Mini Soil Testing Labs in 658 KVKs. The state-wise details of Mini Soil Testing Labs set up in KVKs in the States including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Haryana are given in Annexure-I. The State-wise proposals received and sanctioned by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare, Govt. of India for Mini Soil  Testing  Labs  to  facilitate  soil  testing  in  the  States  including  Madhya  Pradesh, Chhattisgarh  and  Haryana  are  given  in Annexure-II. These  Mini  Labs  are  set  up  by State Governments.

(d) As many as 21.82 lakh farmers have been benefitted through 8.17 lakh advisories provided by KVKs on Soil Health Management. In addition, 7.63 lakh Soil Health Cards have also been distributed to farmers after testing the soil samples by Mini Soil Testing Labs. The State-Wise details of advisories issued by KVKs on soil health management, number  of  soil  health  cards  issued  and  the  number  of  farmers  benefitted  are  given  in Annexure -III . 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 upto 75% of the total cost of Rs. 5.0 lakh per project.  The cost will be 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

[Part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha SQ No.100 for 24/07/2018]

## State-wise total Number of  mini soil testing labs set-up in Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)

| S. No.   | State             |   Number of KVKs having mini soil testing labs |   Total Number of mini soil testing labs with KVKs |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman &Nicobar  |                                              3 |                                                  5 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                             23 |                                                 48 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                             14 |                                                 17 |
| 4.       | Assam             |                                             25 |                                                 36 |
| 5.       | Bihar             |                                             36 |                                                 36 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      |                                             24 |                                                 25 |
| 7.       | Delhi             |                                              1 |                                                  1 |
| 8.       | Goa               |                                              1 |                                                  3 |
| 9.       | Gujarat           |                                             41 |                                                 41 |
| 10.      | Haryana           |                                             14 |                                                 14 |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                             13 |                                                 25 |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                             20 |                                                 34 |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         |                                             21 |                                                 21 |
| 14.      | Karnataka         |                                             31 |                                                 49 |
| 15.      | Kerala            |                                             14 |                                                 20 |
| 16.      | Lakshadweep       |                                              0 |                                                  0 |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                             46 |                                                 59 |
| 18.      | Maharashtra       |                                             43 |                                                 68 |
| 19.      | Manipur           |                                              9 |                                                 14 |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         |                                              5 |                                                  9 |
| 21.      | Mizoram           |                                              8 |                                                 10 |
| 22.      | Nagaland          |                                             11 |                                                 15 |
| 23.      | Orissa            |                                             33 |                                                 65 |
| 24.      | Pondicherry       |                                              2 |                                                  3 |
| 25.      | Punjab            |                                             21 |                                                 43 |
| 26.      | Rajasthan         |                                             59 |                                                 59 |
| 27.      | Sikkim            |                                              4 |                                                  5 |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu        |                                             28 |                                                 52 |
| 29.      | Telangana         |                                             16 |                                                 29 |
| 30.      | Tripura           |                                              4 |                                                 11 |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                             56 |                                                107 |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand       |                                             12 |                                                 18 |
| 33.      | West Bengal       |                                             20 |                                                 38 |
| Total    | Total             |                                            658 |                                                980 |

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Annexure-II

State-wise proposals received and sanctioned with Mobile, Static and Mini Soil Testing Labs for facilitating soil testing in the states including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Haryana

| Sl. No.   | State            |   Number of Soil Testing Labs Sanctioned |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   |                                     1337 |
| 2.        | Assam            |                                      204 |
| 3.        | Bihar            |                                        6 |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh     |                                      131 |
| 5.        | Goa              |                                        2 |
| 6.        | Gujarat          |                                      232 |
| 7.        | Haryana          |                                       51 |
| 8.        | Himachal Pradesh |                                       75 |
| 9.        | J&K              |                                       11 |
| 10.       | Jharkhand        |                                     1300 |
| 11.       | Karnataka        |                                       13 |
| 12.       | Kerala           |                                      154 |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh   |                                      901 |
| 14.       | Maharashtra      |                                     1366 |
| 15.       | Meghalaya        |                                        8 |
| 16.       | Nagaland         |                                        1 |
| 17.       | Odisha           |                                        9 |
| 18.       | Punjab           |                                      128 |
| 19.       | Rajasthan        |                                       55 |
| 20.       | Tamil Nadu       |                                        1 |
| 21.       | Telengana        |                                     2053 |
| 22.       | Tripura          |                                      103 |
| 23.       | Uttar Pradesh    |                                       10 |
| 24.       | West Bengal      |                                       16 |
| 25.       | ICAR             |                                     1076 |
|           | Total            |                                     9243 |

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## Number of farmers benefited though Mini Soil Testing Labs

| S. No.   | State             |   Number of Advisory issued on soil health management |   Number of Soil Health cards distributed |   Number of farmers benefitted |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman &Nicobar  |                                                    52 |                                      1619 |                           1619 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                  2312 |                                      5366 |                           6551 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                   315 |                                      5283 |                           5810 |
| 4.       | Assam             |                                                   529 |                                     13331 |                          18296 |
| 5.       | Bihar             |                                                 33364 |                                     33364 |                          33364 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      |                                                    82 |                                     24693 |                         416943 |
| 7.       | Delhi             |                                                   875 |                                       890 |                            890 |
| 8.       | Goa               |                                                  2698 |                                      2698 |                           2698 |
| 9.       | Gujarat           |                                                 17103 |                                     17103 |                          17103 |
| 10.      | Haryana           |                                                  5535 |                                      6829 |                           6829 |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                    56 |                                      1913 |                           1731 |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                                    59 |                                      1643 |                           1690 |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         |                                                 28659 |                                     28659 |                          28659 |
| 14.      | Karnataka         |                                                  9710 |                                      9710 |                           9710 |
| 15.      | Kerala            |                                                  6050 |                                      6050 |                           6050 |
| 16.      | Lakshadweep       |                                                     0 |                                         0 |                              0 |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                   352 |                                     48490 |                        1062500 |
| 18.      | Maharashtra       |                                                234154 |                                    234154 |                         234154 |
| 19.      | Manipur           |                                                   179 |                                      3422 |                           3757 |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         |                                                   120 |                                      2194 |                           2486 |
| 21.      | Mizoram           |                                                   183 |                                      2545 |                           3190 |
| 22.      | Nagaland          |                                                   196 |                                      3006 |                           4518 |
| 23.      | Orissa            |                                                   523 |                                     40243 |                          40243 |
| 24.      | Pondicherry       |                                                   281 |                                       414 |                            678 |
| 25.      | Punjab            |                                                   310 |                                      7291 |                           4129 |
| 26.      | Rajasthan         |                                                 48375 |                                     49257 |                          49257 |
| 27.      | Sikkim            |                                                   126 |                                      1086 |                           1376 |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu        |                                                  3568 |                                      3145 |                           6033 |
| 29.      | Telangana         |                                                  3778 |                                      2973 |                           6743 |
| 30.      | Tripura           |                                                   122 |                                      2318 |                           2466 |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                407516 |                                    172898 |                         172898 |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand       |                                                  9711 |                                      8002 |                           8002 |
| 33.      | West Bengal       |                                                   348 |                                     22008 |                          22008 |
| Total    | Total             |                                                817241 |                                    762597 |                        2182381 |

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