Lok Sabha Question No. 2495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Soil  Fertility
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rampreet Mandal

2495.  SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL:

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

- (a) the names of the States/UTs in which the agriculture land has been found to be facing the maximum challenges in terms of soil fertility;
- (b) the number of farmers in various States/UTs in the country including those in Bihar who have been given soil fertility cards; and
- (c) the number of soil testing laboratories set up in various States of the country including Bihar?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): The names of States/ UTs in which the agriculture land has been found to be facing maximum challenges in terms of soil nutrient deficiency is given  at Annexure - I.
- (b):   The total number of farmers given soil health card is 1073.89 lakh and 1311.80 lakh during cycle - I (2015-17) and cycle- II (2017-19) respectively. This includes 64.69 lakh and 60.10 lakh cards given in Bihar during cycle- I and cycle - II respectively.  The State/UT wise number of farmers issued soil health cards in given at Annexure - II.
- (c): There are 7949 soil testing labs in the country including 1293 static labs, 165 mobile labs, 6337 mini labs and 154 village level labs. There are 47 labs in Bihar which includes 38 static  labs  and  9  mobile  labs.    The  state-  wise  number  of  soil  testing  labs  in  given  at Annexure - III .

O.I.H

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2495

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  3 RD  DECEMBER, 2019

## SOIL FERTILITY

## Annexure - I

## Statement indicating nutrient- wise States/UTs found facing challenge in terms of soil fertility.

| Nutrients   | Major States/UTs found deficient                                                                                                                                      |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Nitrogen    | Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Island, Dadra & Nagar Haveli. |
| Phosphorous | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Puducherry, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Goa, Odisha.                    |
| Potassium   | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Island, Meghalaya, Tripura.                                                                                               |
| Iron        | Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan.                                                                                                                           |
| Zinc        | Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra.                                                                                                                   |
| Copper      | Nagaland.                                                                                                                                                             |
| Sulphur     | Andaman & Nicobar Island, Maharashtra, West Bengal.                                                                                                                   |
| Boron       | Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry.                                                                                          |

Source:

Based on Soil Health Card Portal data provided by NIC

## Annexure - II

## Statement indicate State- wise number of farmers issued Soil Health Cards

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs             |   Cycle-I (2015-17) |   Cycle-II (2017-19) |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
| 1         | Uttar Pradesh          |            16991346 |             35976000 |
| 2         | Maharashtra            |            12977232 |             13067735 |
| 3         | Madhya Pradesh         |             8872377 |              8907385 |
| 4         | Rajasthan              |             6886000 |             11534294 |
| 5         | Karnataka              |             7832189 |              7832189 |
| 6         | Gujarat                |             5108923 |              8694936 |
| 7         | Andhra Pradesh         |             7455204 |              6967162 |
| 8         | Bihar                  |             6469650 |              6010417 |
| 9         | West Bengal            |             5040510 |              3947850 |
| 10        | Tamil Nadu             |             7000000 |              6974843 |
| 11        | Telangana              |             5720737 |              3471172 |
| 12        | Punjab                 |             1251726 |              1160568 |
| 13        | Haryana                |             4227238 |              3371143 |
| 14        | Chhattisgarh           |             3890709 |              4746670 |
| 15        | Odisha                 |             2374233 |              1363921 |
| 16        | Kerala                 |              763435 |              2251280 |
| 17        | Goa                    |               25000 |                12000 |
| 18        | Uttarakhand            |              750494 |               882028 |
| 19        | Himachal Pradesh       |              385011 |               960765 |
| 20        | J & K                  |              692062 |              1018051 |
| 21        | Jharkhand              |              637507 |               255391 |
| 22        | Arunachal Pradesh      |               20532 |                   55 |
| 23        | Assam                  |             1300901 |              1300901 |
| 24        | Manipur                |              114522 |                55550 |
| 25        | Meghalaya              |              209561 |               236400 |
| 26        | Mizoram                |               11986 |                14974 |
| 27        | Nagaland               |              184797 |                12000 |
| 28        | Sikkim                 |               46000 |                21470 |
| 29        | Tripura                |              117723 |               117723 |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar      |               10000 |                 8970 |
| 31        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |                2222 |                    0 |
| 32        | Puducherry             |               19594 |                 7074 |
| Total     | Total                  |           107389421 |            131180917 |

## State-wise Soil Testing Labs (STLs)

| S.No   | States            |   Static STLs |   Mobile STLs |   Mini STLs |   Village Level STLs |   Total |
|--------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------|
| 1      | A & N Island      |             1 |             0 |           0 |                    0 |       1 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh    |            47 |            13 |        1328 |                   16 |    1404 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh |             5 |             3 |           8 |                    0 |      16 |
| 4      | Assam             |             9 |             0 |         214 |                    0 |     223 |
| 5      | Bihar             |            38 |             9 |           0 |                    0 |      47 |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      |            33 |             0 |         170 |                    0 |     203 |
| 7      | D & N Haveli      |             0 |             0 |           0 |                    0 |       0 |
| 8      | Goa               |             2 |             0 |           0 |                    0 |       2 |
| 9      | Gujarat           |            81 |             2 |         230 |                    0 |     313 |
| 10     | Haryana           |            35 |             2 |          50 |                   47 |     134 |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh  |            11 |            10 |          69 |                    0 |      90 |
| 12     | J&K               |            22 |            12 |           0 |                    0 |      34 |
| 13     | Jharkhand         |            16 |             3 |        1300 |                    0 |    1319 |
| 14     | Karnataka         |            98 |             1 |           6 |                   88 |     193 |
| 15     | Kerala            |            15 |            13 |         152 |                    0 |     180 |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh    |            91 |            10 |         626 |                    0 |     727 |
| 17     | Maharashtra       |           235 |            20 |          17 |                    0 |     272 |
| 18     | Manipur           |             4 |             3 |           0 |                    0 |       7 |
| 19     | Meghalaya         |             3 |             3 |           6 |                    0 |      12 |
| 20     | Mizoram           |             3 |             3 |           0 |                    0 |       6 |
| 21     | Nagaland          |             3 |             0 |           0 |                    0 |       3 |
| 22     | Odisha            |            27 |            12 |           0 |                    0 |      39 |
| 23     | Puducherry        |             2 |             0 |           0 |                    0 |       2 |
| 24     | Punjab            |            52 |             3 |           0 |                    0 |      55 |
| 25     | Rajasthan         |           101 |            12 |           0 |                    0 |     113 |
| 26     | Sikkim            |             3 |             0 |           0 |                    0 |       3 |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu        |            31 |            16 |           0 |                    2 |      49 |
| 28     | Telengana         |            40 |             4 |        2050 |                    0 |    2094 |
| 29     | Tripura           |             3 |             3 |         100 |                    0 |     106 |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh     |           243 |             0 |          11 |                    0 |     254 |
| 31     | Uttarakhand       |            13 |             0 |           0 |                    1 |      14 |
| 32     | West Bengal       |            26 |             8 |           0 |                    0 |      34 |
|        | Total             |          1293 |           165 |        6337 |                  154 |    7949 |

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## Annexure-III