Lok Sabha Question No. 1563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Small Soil Testing Laboratories
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1563

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## SMALL SOIL TESTING LABORATORIES

1563.    SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  small  laboratories  at  the  district  as  well  as Tehsil levels in Krishi Vigyan Kendras across the country keeping in view the need for testing the quality of soil of each farm and whether the Government has received proposals from States in this regard;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the Krishi Vigyan Kendras and small laboratories set up in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh; and

(d) the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  utilized  for  better  functioning  of  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & (b): Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has set up small laboratories in 658 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)  across the country.  Details are given at Annexure I. Apart from KVKs, state-wise details of small laboratories sanctioned to states is given at Annexure II .

(c): Mini  soil  testing  kits  are  available  in  47  KVKs  in  Madhya  Pradesh  and  in  23  KVKs  in Chhattisgarh  as per the details given below:

Madhya Pradesh :  KVKs at  Sagar, Balaghat, Betul, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Dindori, Harda, Katni,  Mandla,  Narsinghpur,  Panna, Rewa,  Shahdol,  Sidhi,  Tikamgarh,  Umaria, Bhopal, Burhanpur, Ratlam, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Ashoknagar, Barwani, Dewas, Dhar, Guna, Gwalior, Indore,  Jabalpur,  Jhabua,  Khandwa,Khargone,  Lahar(Bhind),    Morena,  Neemuch,  Raisen, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Ujjain, Datia, Mandsaur, Anuppur, Hoshangabad.

Chhattisgarh: KVKs at  Anjora Durg, Bemetara, Balrampur, Bastar, Bhatapara, Bijapur, Bilaspur, Dantewada,  Dhamtari,  Durg  II, Gariyaband, Janjgri-Champa,  Kanker,  Kawardha,  Korea, Mahasamund,  Mungeli,  Narayanpur, Raigarh, Rajnandgaon, Korba, Raipur, Jashpur.

- (d): The details of funds allocated and utilized for   Krishi Vigyan Kendras during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise is at Annexure-III.

## Annexure-I

## 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      |                                             23 |                                                 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    |                                             47 |                                                 59 |
| 18.      | Maharashtra       |                                             43 |                                                 68 |
| 19.      | Manipur           |                                              9 |                                                 14 |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         |                                              5 |                                                  9 |
| 21.      | Mizoram           |                                              8 |                                                 10 |
| 22.      | Nagaland          |                                             11 |                                                 15 |
| 23.      | Odisha            |                                             33 |                                                 65 |
| 24.      | Puducherry        |                                              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 |

Annexure-II

## State-wise Setting up of Mini labs under Soil Health Management  Scheme

(Rs. In lakh)

| S. No   | State             | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | Total    |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| S. No   | State             | Physical  | Physical  | Physical |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 0         | 1328      | 1328     |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0         | 0         | 0        |
| 3       | Assam             | 200       | 0         | 200      |
| 4       | Chhatisgarh       | 111       | 0         | 111      |
| 5       | Goa               | 0         | 0         | 0        |
| 6       | Gujarat           | 0         | 230       | 230      |
| 7       | Haryana           | 50        | 0         | 50       |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  | 69        | 0         | 69       |
| 9       | J & K             | 0         | 0         | 0        |
| 10      | Jharkhand         | 1300      | 0         | 1300     |
| 11      | Karnataka         | 2         | 4         | 6        |
| 12      | Kerala            | 152       | 0         | 152      |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    | 626       | 0         | 626      |
| 14      | Maharashtra       | 1318      | 0         | 1318     |
| 15      | Meghalaya         | 8         | 0         | 8        |
| 16      | Mizoram           | 0         | 0         | 0        |
| 17      | Nagaland          | 0         | 0         | 0        |
| 18      | Punjab            | 0         | 128       | 128      |
| 19      | Telengana         | 600       | 1450      | 2050     |
| 20      | Tripura           | 100       | 0         | 100      |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh     | 0         | 0         | 0        |
| 22      | Uttarakhand       | 0         | 0         | 0        |
| 23      | West Bengal       | 0         | 0         | 0        |
| 24      | ICAR, New Delhi   | 1076      | 0         | 1076     |
|         | Total             | 5612      | 3140      | 8752     |

Annexure-III State/UT-wise details of funds allocated and utilized for better functioning of Krishi Vigyan Kendras during the last three years and the current year (2016-17 to 2019-20) (Rs. in lakh)

| Name of state/UT          | FY 2016-17      | FY 2016-17     | FY 2017-28      | FY 2017-28     | FY 208-19       | FY 208-19      | FY 2019-20      | FY 2019-20      |
|---------------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Name of state/UT          | Funds Allocated | Funds Utilized | Funds Allocated | Funds Utilized | Funds Allocated | Funds Utilized | Funds Allocated | Funds Utilized* |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 380.94          | 380.94         | 416.45          | 416.45         | 459.75          | 459.75         | 534.70          | 341.49          |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 2767.77         | 2767.77        | 3018.83         | 3018.83        | 2956.59         | 2956.59        | 2921.22         | 2734.76         |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 2068.5          | 1987.5         | 1871.70         | 1821.89        | 2331.23         | 2223.29        | 2358.5          | 1886.4          |
| Assam                     | 3712.61         | 3054.78        | 2871.80         | 2768.11        | 4249.26         | 3831.11        | 4015.5          | 3212.4          |
| Bihar                     | 4389.79         | 4389.79        | 5110.00         | 3898.85        | 4047.00         | 4007.36        | 4302.64         | 3647.45         |
| Chhattisgarh              | 2776.79         | 2670.78        | 2676.99         | 2597.53        | 2392.48         | 2233.31        | 2387.8          | 1945.26         |
| Delhi                     | 101.58          | 101.58         | 128.70          | 128.70         | 142.75          | 142.75         | 151.00          | 105.49          |
| Goa                       | 161.87          | 161.87         | 227.52          | 227.52         | 236.75          | 236.75         | 259.4           | 195             |
| Gujarat                   | 2532.70         | 2532.70        | 3099.13         | 3099.13        | 3365.93         | 3365.93        | 3457.76         | 2593.00         |
| Haryana                   | 1976.34         | 1976.34        | 2411.00         | 2411.00        | 2273.15         | 2273.15        | 2422.50         | 1860.89         |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 1466.46         | 1466.46        | 1867.1          | 1867.1         | 2028.26         | 2028.26        | 2134.57         | 1600.05         |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 2241.54         | 2241.54        | 2536.37         | 2536.37        | 2730.19         | 2730.19        | 2943.72         | 2313.9          |
| Jharkhand                 | 2309.47         | 2309.47        | 2404.00         | 2015.74        | 2299.16         | 2256.30        | 2138.79         | 1522.86         |
| Karnataka                 | 3259.13         | 3154.46        | 3330.41         | 3211.17        | 3950.83         | 3502.32        | 4629.54         | 4006.37         |
| Kerala                    | 1682.34         | 1657.15        | 1650.76         | 1599.01        | 1877.48         | 1829.89        | 2044.75         | 1878.72         |
| Lakshadweep               | 29.95           | 29.95          | 0               | 0              | 23.82           | 19.61          | 20.81           | 19.62           |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 5088.78         | 4863.45        | 4976.47         | 4844.01        | 5743.33         | 5559.02        | 5214.16         | 4382.15         |
| Maharashtra               | 5614.7          | 5614.7         | 5131.12         | 5131.12        | 5452.03         | 5452.03        | 6056.6          | 4542            |
| Manipur                   | 1495.81         | 1446.95        | 1427.01         | 1427.01        | 1714.00         | 1714.00        | 1677.45         | 1333.57         |
| Meghalaya                 | 573.80          | 562.30         | 524.18          | 524.18         | 1159.65         | 1159.65        | 1238.35         | 970.66          |
| Mizoram                   | 1197.89         | 1185.99        | 840.03          | 840.03         | 1241.80         | 1241.80        | 1332.40         | 1060.04         |
| Nagaland                  | 1456.81         | 1441.61        | 1432.65         | 1432.65        | 1810.45         | 1810.45        | 1677.45         | 1396.17         |
| Odisha                    | 3360.20         | 3211.63        | 2821.44         | 2821.44        | 3367.29         | 3367.29        | 4114.34         | 2770.42         |
| Puducherry                | 173.70          | 161.72         | 176.66          | 176.66         | 188.22          | 188.22         | 162.61          | 154.39          |
| Punjab                    | 2477.36         | 2477.36        | 2981.53         | 2981.53        | 3020.96         | 3020.96        | 3071.75         | 2649.78         |
| Rajasthan                 | 3851.65         | 3851.65        | 5670.35         | 5670.35        | 5595.17         | 5595.17        | 5731.41         | 3766.82         |
| Sikkim                    | 494.85          | 476.65         | 698.70          | 579.7          | 575.0           | 570.00         | 610.5           | 488.4           |
| Tamil Nadu                | 3269.05         | 3130.59        | 3104.16         | 3104.16        | 3540.84         | 3540.84        | 3764.23         | 3251.64         |
| Telangana                 | 1477.86         | 1477.86        | 1530.27         | 1530.27        | 1880.77         | 1880.77        | 2118.68         | 1973.74         |
| Tripura                   | 428.94          | 403.92         | 416.28          | 416.28         | 763.35          | 763.35         | 948.40          | 747.68          |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 9731.87         | 9731.87        | 9315.37         | 9315.37        | 10304.64        | 10304.64       | 11718.27        | 7353.56         |
| Uttarakhand               | 1586.25         | 1586.25        | 1439.13         | 1439.13        | 1383.3          | 1383.3         | 1283.00         | 1024.16         |
| West Bengal               | 2718.99         | 2718.99        | 2740.37         | 2740.37        | 2667.52         | 2667.52        | 3272.03         | 2333.54         |

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