Lok Sabha Question No. 2419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Soil Health Card
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2419

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 09 TH  MARCH, 2021

## SOIL HEALTH CARD

## 2419. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI

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

- (a) the details and progress of Soil Health Card Scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  details  and  number  of  farmers  benefitted  under  Soil  Health  Card  Scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to expand this scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details of budget allocated for the expansion of the scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & (b):     Soil Health Card Scheme was launched by Hon'ble PM in Feb, 2015 to assist States/UTs Governments to issue soil health cards to all farmers in the country. Soil health card provides information to farmers on nutrients status of their soils along with  recommendation  on  appropriate  dosages and type  of fertilizers  &  manures  to  be applied  to  optimize  yield  and  improving  soil  health  that  in  turn  reduces  over  use  and under  use  of  fertilizers,  thus  reducing  the  overall  operation  cost  besides  enhancing farmer's income.

Since the inception of the scheme nearly 10.74 and 11.93 crore soil health cards (SHCs) were distributed during Cycle-I (2015-17) and Cycle- II (2017-19) respectively to the farmers across the country.

During 2019-20  Model  Village  Programme was implemented in 6954 villages (1 village from each block) in the country for land holding based collection of soil samples whereas in the current year (2020-21) to boost the already ongoing awareness creation about the soil health cards amongst the farmer it is decided to conduct demonstrations and farmer trainings in nearly 98530 selected villages.

States/UTs-wise  progress  of  Soil  Health  Card  Scheme  and  number  of  farmers benefitted  through  SHCs  distribution,  demonstrations  and  farmer  trainings  are  given Annexure-I & II respectively.

(c)  &  (d):      The  scheme  is  proposed  to  be  continued  during  next  financial  year  with emphasis on awareness creation of farmers and motivating farmers towards regular soil testing and adoption of Integrated Nutrient Management  based  on soil testing recommendations. The budget estimate for 2021-22 is Rs 324.43 Crore.

Annexure-I

## State/UT-wise progress of Soil Health Cards distributed, Demonstration and Farmer Trainings conducted under Soil Health Card Scheme (as on 02.03.2021)

| Sl. No.   |                        | No. of SHCs distributed   | No. of SHCs distributed   | No. of SHCs distributed           | Demos and Farmer Trainings (2020-21)   | Demos and Farmer Trainings (2020-21)   |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs             | Cycle-I (2015-17)         | Cycle-II (2017-19)        | Model Village Programme (2019-20) | No. of demonstrations conducted        | No. of farmer trainings conducted      |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar      | 10000                     | 5950                      | 1007                              | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh         | 7455204                   | 6967162                   | 226487                            | 0                                      | 2548                                   |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh      | 20532                     | 55                        | 225                               | 20                                     | 20                                     |
| 4         | Assam                  | 1300901                   | 1300901                   | 58500                             | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 5         | Bihar                  | 6469650                   | 6027738                   | 122119                            | 6846                                   | 6839                                   |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh           | 3890709                   | 4746670                   | 59302                             | 3125                                   | 409                                    |
| 7         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 2222                      | 12994                     | 0                                 | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 8         | Goa                    | 25000                     | 16127                     | 1950                              | 0                                      | 9                                      |
| 9         | Gujarat                | 5108923                   | 8694942                   | 63591                             | 2866                                   | 2670                                   |
| 10        | Haryana                | 4227238                   | 4058394                   | 25235                             | 1068                                   | 653                                    |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh       | 385011                    | 960765                    | 19671                             | 1713                                   | 367                                    |
| 12        | J & K                  | 692062                    | 1018051                   | 70246                             | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 13        | Jharkhand              | 637507                    | 641828                    | 58572                             | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 14        | Karnataka              | 7832189                   | 7832189                   | 65034                             | 4573                                   | 4078                                   |
| 15        | Kerala                 | 763435                    | 2209717                   | 0                                 | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh         | 8872377                   | 8907385                   | 127585                            | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 17        | Maharashtra            | 12977232                  | 13098115                  | 201837                            | 3509                                   | 3463                                   |
| 18        | Manipur                | 114522                    | 114522                    | 10010                             | 235                                    | 0                                      |
| 19        | Meghalaya              | 209561                    | 246879                    | 3243                              | 154                                    | 23                                     |
| 20        | Mizoram                | 11986                     | 16458                     | 2119                              | 61                                     | 130                                    |
| 21        | Nagaland               | 184797                    | 12000                     | 27304                             | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 22        | Odisha                 | 2374233                   | 2053734                   | 162405                            | 1255                                   | 2966                                   |
| 23        | Puducherry             | 19594                     | 7074                      | 2508                              | 15                                     | 12                                     |
| 24        | Punjab                 | 1251726                   | 1160568                   | 17793                             | 1969                                   | 1969                                   |
| 25        | Rajasthan              | 6886000                   | 11860699                  | 86341                             | 6097                                   | 3250                                   |
| 26        | Sikkim                 | 46000                     | 21470                     | 2936                              | 21                                     | 15                                     |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu             | 7000000                   | 6974843                   | 58317                             | 2467                                   | 69                                     |
| 28        | Telangana              | 5720737                   | 4842509                   | 110664                            | 697                                    | 114                                    |
| 29        | Tripura                | 117723                    | 117723                    | 15602                             | 140                                    | 48                                     |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh          | 17014573                  | 20354551                  | 255517                            | 15431                                  | 3708                                   |
| 31        | Uttarakhand            | 750494                    | 882797                    | 13645                             | 2609                                   | 1622                                   |
| 32        | West Bengal            | 5040510                   | 4200000                   | 4520                              | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| Total     | Total                  | 107412648                 | 119364810                 | 1874285                           | 54871                                  | 34982                                  |

## State/UT-wise Farmers Benefitted through SHCs Distribution, Demonstrations & Farmer Trainings under Soil Health Card Scheme (as on 02.03.2021)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs             | No. of Farmer Benefitted through SHCs Distributions   | No. of Farmer Benefitted through SHCs Distributions   | No. of Farmer Benefitted through SHCs Distributions   | No. of Farmers Benefitted during 2020-21 through   | No. of Farmers Benefitted during 2020-21 through   |
|-----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs             | Cycle-I (2015-17)                                     | Cycle-II (2017-19)                                    | Model Village Programme (2019-20)                     | Demonstrations                                     | Trainings                                          |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar      | 10000                                                 | 5950                                                  | 1007                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh         | 7455204                                               | 6967162                                               | 226487                                                | 0                                                  | 58786                                              |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh      | 20532                                                 | 55                                                    | 225                                                   | 425                                                | 452                                                |
| 4         | Assam                  | 1300901                                               | 1300901                                               | 58500                                                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 5         | Bihar                  | 6469650                                               | 6027738                                               | 122119                                                | 10999                                              | 150969                                             |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh           | 3890709                                               | 4746670                                               | 59302                                                 | 3903                                               | 10155                                              |
| 7         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 2222                                                  | 12994                                                 | 0                                                     | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 8         | Goa                    | 25000                                                 | 16127                                                 | 1950                                                  | 0                                                  | 2150                                               |
| 9         | Gujarat                | 5108923                                               | 8694942                                               | 63591                                                 | 2917                                               | 102517                                             |
| 10        | Haryana                | 4227238                                               | 4058394                                               | 25235                                                 | 2712                                               | 26487                                              |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh       | 385011                                                | 960765                                                | 19671                                                 | 4900                                               | 26900                                              |
| 12        | J & K                  | 692062                                                | 1018051                                               | 70246                                                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 13        | Jharkhand              | 637507                                                | 641828                                                | 58572                                                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 14        | Karnataka              | 7832189                                               | 7832189                                               | 65034                                                 | 5227                                               | 149193                                             |
| 15        | Kerala                 | 763435                                                | 2209717                                               | 0                                                     | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh         | 8872377                                               | 8907385                                               | 127585                                                | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 17        | Maharashtra            | 12977232                                              | 13098115                                              | 201837                                                | 5503                                               | 131030                                             |
| 18        | Manipur                | 114522                                                | 114522                                                | 10010                                                 | 521                                                | 0                                                  |
| 19        | Meghalaya              | 209561                                                | 246879                                                | 3243                                                  | 1830                                               | 1849                                               |
| 20        | Mizoram                | 11986                                                 | 16458                                                 | 2119                                                  | 61                                                 | 1164                                               |
| 21        | Nagaland               | 184797                                                | 12000                                                 | 27304                                                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 22        | Odisha                 | 2374233                                               | 2053734                                               | 162405                                                | 1270                                               | 11964                                              |
| 23        | Puducherry             | 19594                                                 | 7074                                                  | 2508                                                  | 30                                                 | 578                                                |
| 24        | Punjab                 | 1251726                                               | 1160568                                               | 17793                                                 | 1969                                               | 39380                                              |
| 25        | Rajasthan              | 6886000                                               | 11860699                                              | 86341                                                 | 6097                                               | 114350                                             |
| 26        | Sikkim                 | 46000                                                 | 21470                                                 | 2936                                                  | 2010                                               | 150                                                |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu             | 7000000                                               | 6974843                                               | 58317                                                 | 2640                                               | 2070                                               |
| 28        | Telangana              | 5720737                                               | 4842509                                               | 110664                                                | 982                                                | 3004                                               |
| 29        | Tripura                | 117723                                                | 117723                                                | 15602                                                 | 280                                                | 1280                                               |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh          | 17014573                                              | 20354551                                              | 255517                                                | 16016                                              | 157329                                             |
| 31        | Uttarakhand            | 750494                                                | 882797                                                | 13645                                                 | 23990                                              | 48660                                              |
| 32        | West Bengal            | 5040510                                               | 4200000                                               | 4520                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
|           | Total                  | 107412648                                             | 119364810                                             | 1874285                                               | 94282                                              | 1040417                                            |

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