Lok Sabha Question No. 116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Soil Health Card Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL, GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 116

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## SOIL  HEALTH  CARD  SCHEME

116. SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL: SHRI  G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

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

- (a) whether cards have been made for the farmers under the soil health card scheme in the country during the last four years;
- (b) if so,  the number of  farmers  for whom such soil health cards have been made Statewise and district-wise particularly in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra;
- (c) the number of such farmers who have been given suggestion to grow new crops through these cards along with the details of these suggestions, State-wise and district-wise particularly in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra;
- (d) the percentage of farmers who have got  the  benefits  of  new  crop  system through these suggestions;
- (e) the percentage of increase in the income  of  farmers  including  the  details thereof;
- (f) the  number  of  Soil  Testing Laboratories  (STLs)  constructed  in/near APMC  Mandis in  States  after  the implementation  of  National Agriculture Market  (NAM)  along  with  the details thereof; and
- (g) the difference between this service and the Soil Health Card Scheme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  PARSHOTTAM  RUPALA)

- (a): The Government has introduced Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme during 2015 to assist State Governments to provide Soil Health Cards to all farmers across the country.
- (b): A  statement  showing  state-wise  soil  health  cards  distributed  to  farmers  is  given  at Annexure-I  and  district-wise  information  of  distribution  of  soil  health  cards  to  farmers    in Maharashtra particularly Jalgaon district is  given at Annexure-II.

(c)  & (d): The fertilizer recommendations are given only for those crops which the farmers want  to  grow  on  the  basis  of  soil  health  cards  recommendations  and  new  crops  are  not suggested.

- (e): National  Productivity  Council  (NPC)  in  their  study  (February  2017),  has  reported savings of 8-10% of fertilizers and 5-6% increase in crop yield.
- (f): As  per  information  received  from  states,  11  Soil  Testing  Laboratories  in  Chhattisgarh and 5 Soil Testing Laboratories in West Bengal have been set up in/near APMC Mandis.
- (g): The services rendered by both the facilities are similar since all the 12 parameters as per Soil Health Card scheme guidelines have to be delivered.

Annexure-I State-wise statement on distribution   of Soil Health Cards distributed to farmers (As on 04.12.2018)

| Sl.No.   | States/UTs             |   No of Soil Health Cards Distributed during 2017-18 & 2018-19 |
|----------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Uttar Pradesh          |                                                       13045920 |
| 2        | Maharashtra            |                                                        7260467 |
| 3        | Madhya Pradesh         |                                                        5776153 |
| 4        | Rajasthan              |                                                        4801000 |
| 5        | Karnataka              |                                                        4648581 |
| 6        | Gujarat                |                                                        4265518 |
| 7        | Andhra Pradesh         |                                                        3739932 |
| 8        | Bihar                  |                                                        2057670 |
| 9        | West Bengal            |                                                        1370000 |
| 10       | Tamil Nadu             |                                                        4351897 |
| 11       | Telangana              |                                                        2164073 |
| 12       | Punjab                 |                                                         442917 |
| 13       | Haryana                |                                                         705486 |
| 14       | Chhattisgarh           |                                                        4102172 |
| 15       | Odisha                 |                                                         965222 |
| 16       | Kerala                 |                                                         673960 |
| 17       | Goa                    |                                                          12000 |
| 18       | Uttarakhand            |                                                         659149 |
| 19       | Himachal Pradesh       |                                                         681966 |
| 20       | J & K                  |                                                         490827 |
| 21       | Jharkhand              |                                                         196600 |
| 22       | Arunachal Pradesh      |                                                              0 |
| 23       | Assam                  |                                                              0 |
| 24       | Manipur                |                                                          15000 |
| 25       | Meghalaya              |                                                         168195 |
| 26       | Mizoram                |                                                           8856 |
| 27       | Nagaland               |                                                          36823 |
| 28       | Sikkim                 |                                                              0 |
| 29       | Tripura                |                                                          94550 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar      |                                                           5900 |
| 31       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |                                                              0 |
| 32       | Puducherry             |                                                           2200 |
| Total    | Total                  |                                                       62743034 |

## Annexure-II

District-wise information of distribution of soil health cards in Maharashtra including Jalgaon. (As on 30.11.2018)

| Sl. No   | District    |   No of soil health Cards distributed(2017-18 & 2018-19) |
|----------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Thane       |                                                    49180 |
| 2.       | Palghar     |                                                    17468 |
| 3.       | Raigad      |                                                    93324 |
| 4.       | Ratnagiri   |                                                   142818 |
| 5.       | Sindhudurga |                                                    75057 |
| 6.       | Nasik       |                                                   547905 |
| 7.       | Dhule       |                                                   159722 |
| 8.       | Nandurbar   |                                                    52434 |
| 9.       | Jalgaon     |                                                   245182 |
| 10.      | Ahmednagar  |                                                   660636 |
| 11.      | Pune        |                                                   537992 |
| 12.      | Solapur     |                                                   325840 |
| 13.      | Satara      |                                                   311683 |
| 14.      | Sangli      |                                                   290641 |
| 15.      | Kolhapur    |                                                   409160 |
| 16.      | Aurangabad  |                                                   237153 |
| 17.      | Jalna       |                                                   199852 |
| 18.      | Beed        |                                                   131000 |
| 19.      | Latur       |                                                   186196 |
| 20.      | Osmanabad   |                                                   230535 |
| 21.      | Nanded      |                                                   257210 |
| 22.      | Parbhani    |                                                   186363 |
| 23       | Hingoli     |                                                   140572 |
| 24.      | Buldhana    |                                                   294425 |
| 25.      | Akola       |                                                   118305 |
| 26.      | Washim      |                                                    77613 |
| 27.      | Amaravati   |                                                   165342 |
| 28.      | Yeotmal     |                                                   172614 |
| 29.      | Wardha      |                                                   116225 |
| 30.      | Nagpur      |                                                   114075 |
| 31.      | Bhandara    |                                                   120826 |
| 32.      | Gondia      |                                                   128110 |
| 33.      | Chandarpur  |                                                   207456 |
| 34.      | Gadchiroli  |                                                    88867 |
|          | Total       |                                                  7091781 |

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