Lok Sabha Question No. 2589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: Soil Testing Labs
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2589

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 th  AUGUST, 2025

## SOIL TESTING LABS

## 2589. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

## Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी

be pleased to state? (a) whether it is true that there  are  50 Static soil testing  labs,  13 mobile soil testing labs,  1350 mini soil testing  labs and  16  village  level  labs  in  Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof, district-wise; (b) the details of funds approved, sanctioned, released and spent on the above labs; (c) whether it is true  that there  are  75  mini labs and  4  static  soil  testing  labs  and  1 mobile soil testing van in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof; (d) whether it is true that many  of the above labs are not functional; and (e) if so, the reasons therefor and the details of efforts being made to revive the non-

- functional labs?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a): As  reported  by  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  47  Static  Soil  Testing  Labs (SSTLs),  13  Mobile  Soil  Testing  Labs  (MSTLs)  and  1328  Mini  Soil  Testing  Labs  (Mini STLs) have been established in Andhra Pradesh.  The district-wise details of STLs are at Annexure-I.

(b) & (c): Rs.6460.54  lakh  was  approved,  sanctioned  and  released  for  the  period 2014-15 to 2025-26 on the above labs. Out of this, Rs. 5843.54 lakh was spent on the above labs.   4  SSTLs, 1 MSTL and  74 Mini STLs  are established in Nellore district  of Andhra Pradesh.

(d) & (e): The State Government of Andhra Pradesh has informed that 17 SSTLs and 13 MSTLs are functional. In order to operationalise 9 STLs, funds released in 2024-25 and current  year are  being used for  repair (civil &  electrical),  purchase &  repair of equipment etc.

## Details of district wise STLs in Andhra Pradesh

| S.No   | Name of the District   | Number of SSTLs   | Number of MSTLs   |   Number of Mini STLs |
|--------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
| 1      | Srikakulam             | 1                 | 1                 |                    60 |
| 2      | Vizianagaram           | 2                 | 1                 |                    54 |
| 3      | ParvathipuramManyam    | 2                 | -                 |                    30 |
| 4      | Alluri Seetharamaraju  | 2                 | -                 |                    44 |
| 5      | Visakhapatnam          | -                 | 1                 |                     8 |
| 6      | Anakapalli             | 2                 | -                 |                    48 |
| 7      | Kakinada               | 2                 | 1                 |                    40 |
| 8      | Konaseema              | 2                 | -                 |                    44 |
| 9      | East Godavari          | 1                 | -                 |                    36 |
| 10     | West Godavari          | 2                 | 1                 |                    38 |
| 11     | Eluru                  | 2                 | -                 |                    56 |
| 12     | Krishna                | 2                 | -                 |                    50 |
| 13     | NTR                    | 2                 | 1                 |                    36 |
| 14     | Guntur                 | 1                 | -                 |                    34 |
| 15     | Palnadu                | 2                 | -                 |                    56 |
| 16     | Bapatla                | 1                 | 1                 |                    50 |
| 17     | Prakasam               | 2                 | 1                 |                    76 |
| 18     | SPSR Nellore           | 4                 | 1                 |                    74 |
| 19     | Chittoor               | 2                 | -                 |                    62 |
| 20     | Tirupati               | 2                 | 1                 |                    68 |
| 21     | YSR                    | 2                 | 1                 |                    72 |
| 22     | Annamayya              | 2                 | -                 |                    60 |
| 23     | Kurnool                | 2                 | 1                 |                    50 |
| 24     | Nandyal                | 2                 | -                 |                    56 |
| 25     | Ananthapuram           | 1                 | 1                 |                    62 |
| 26     | Sri Satya Sai          | 2                 | -                 |                    64 |
|        | Total                  | 47                | 13                |                  1328 |

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