Lok Sabha Question No. 3135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: NPK Ratio in Soil
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3135

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH  AUGUST, 2023

## NPK RATIO IN SOIL

3135. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE क ृ िषऔर  िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state: (a) the present average Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (NPK) ratio in soils; (b) the number of farmers who have been issued Soil Health Card in the country, State-wise; (c) the number of farmers who have been issued Soil Health Card in Uttar Pradesh district-wise; and (d) the details of steps taken by the Government to expand issuance of Soil Health

- Cards in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िषऔर िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): There is no concept of average NPK ratio in soil, because the status of nutrients change very frequently and variation are observed crop-to-crop, season-toseason,  rainfall  pattern  etc.  However,  NPK  ratio  frequently  referred  is  based  on consumption of NPK fertilizers in the country.

(b) to (c): Soil Health Cards (SHCs) Scheme introduced in the year 2014-15 wherein a  massive  programme  of  soil  sampling,  testing  and  generation  of  SHCs  was launched to assist State Governments to issue soil health cards to all farmers in the country. Soil health card provides information to farmers on nutrient status of their soil along with recommendation on appropriate dosage of nutrients to be applied for improving soil health and its fertility.  In Cycle-I (2015 to 2017), 10.74 crore grid based soil health cards have been distributed to farmers. In Cycle-II (2017 to 2019), 12.19 crore grid based soil health cards have been distributed to farmers. So far, 23.28 crore soil health cards have been distributed to farmers. State wise Soil Health Cards issued to farmers in the country is given at Annexure-I. District  wise  Soil Health Cards issued to farmers in Uttar Pradesh is given at Annexure-II.

(d)  Soil Health  Cards scheme has been merged in Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) cafeteria scheme as its one component under name 'Soil Health & Fertility' from  the  year  2022-23  and  the  Budget  Heads  are  also  operated  under  RKVY Scheme.  States have given the targets 77.42 lakh soil samples collection & testing to issue the Soil Health Card to farmers for the year 2023-24 in the country.

Government is also augmenting soil samples testing capacity in the country by setting up / strengthening of soil testing laboratories.    So far, 12108 new soil testing labs (779 static, 123 mobile, 8811 mini labs and 2395 village level labs) have been set up and strengthening of 864 existing soil testing labs have been sanctioned to the states.

Since  2015,  around  6.45  lakh  demonstrations,  93781  farmer's  trainings  and 7425  farmers  melas  and  79  workshops  have  been  organized  through  the  State Governments under the Scheme.  Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) also  imparts  training,  organizes  front  line  demonstrations  to  educate  farmers  on these aspects.

## Annexure-I

State wise Soil Health Cards issued to farmers under Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme in

## the country

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs              | No. of SHCs issued to Farmers during   | No. of SHCs issued to Farmers during   | No. of SHCs issued to Farmers during   | No. of SHCs issued to Farmers during   | Total         |
|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs              | Cycle-I (2015-17)                      | Cycle-II (2017-19)                     | Model Village Programme (2019-20)      | 2020-21                                | Total         |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar       | 10000                                  | 9540                                   | 1007                                   | 3000                                   | 23547         |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh          | 7455204                                | 6927733                                | 226487                                 | 0                                      | 14609424      |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh       | 20532                                  | 44256                                  | 5432                                   | 53                                     | 70273         |
| 4         | Assam                   | 1300901                                | 1296197                                | 67860                                  | 0                                      | 2664958       |
| 5         | Bihar                   | 6469650                                | 6277942                                | 123866                                 | 305223                                 | 13176681      |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh            | 3890709                                | 5514508                                | 65341                                  | 387                                    | 9470945       |
| 7         | DN Haveli and Daman Diu | 2222                                   | 12994                                  | 581                                    | 0                                      | 15797         |
| 8         | Goa                     | 25000                                  | 19550                                  | 2909                                   | 6556                                   | 54015         |
| 9         | Gujarat                 | 5108923                                | 8671152                                | 63591                                  | 0                                      | 13843666      |
| 10        | Haryana                 | 4227238                                | 4143900                                | 25605                                  | 18972                                  | 8415715       |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh        | 385011                                 | 960765                                 | 19671                                  | 5168                                   | 1370615       |
| 12        | Jammu & Kashmir         | 692062                                 | 1014182                                | 56742                                  | 159890                                 | 1924594       |
| 13        | Ladakh                  |                                        |                                        | 1718                                   | 0                                      |               |
| 14        | Jharkhand               | 637507                                 | 263815                                 | 24037                                  | 0                                      | 925359        |
| 15        | Karnataka               | 7832189                                | 9073145                                | 73221                                  | 40104                                  | 17018659      |
| 16        | Kerala                  | 763435                                 | 2319002                                | 126540                                 | 118022                                 | 3326999       |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh          | 8872377                                | 8907385                                | 127585                                 | 133000                                 | 18040347      |
| 18        | Maharashtra             | 12977232                               | 13067735                               | 201837                                 | 0                                      | 26246804      |
| 19 20     | Manipur Meghalaya       | 114522 209561                          | 114522 216514                          | 10010 3243                             | 10010 8531                             | 249064 437849 |
| 21        | Mizoram                 | 11986                                  | 16458                                  | 2119                                   | 0                                      | 30563         |
| 22        | Nagaland                | 184797                                 | 12000                                  | 27304                                  | 0                                      | 224101        |
| 23        | Odisha                  | 2374233                                | 2047308                                | 440927                                 | 52056                                  | 4914524       |
| 24        | Puducherry              | 19594                                  | 12089                                  | 2508                                   | 64                                     | 34255         |
| 25        | Punjab                  | 1251726                                | 1160568                                | 19196                                  | 19196                                  | 2450686       |
| 26        | Rajasthan               | 6886000                                | 12079000                               | 104774                                 | 33347                                  | 19103121      |
| 27        | Sikkim                  | 46000                                  | 66000                                  | 2936                                   | 0                                      | 114936        |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu              | 7000000                                | 7016654                                | 58317                                  | 32750                                  | 14107721      |
| 29        | Telangana               | 5720737                                | 4842509                                | 110664                                 | 165527                                 | 10839437      |
| 30        | Tripura                 | 117723                                 | 158337                                 | 15002                                  | 6467                                   | 297529        |
| 31        | Uttar Pradesh           | 17014573                               | 20354551                               | 255517                                 | 27868                                  | 37652509      |
| 32        | Uttarakhand             | 750494                                 | 882797                                 | 13645                                  | 6700                                   | 1653636       |
| 33        | West Bengal             | 5040510                                | 4423049                                | 91360                                  | 0                                      | 9554919       |
| Total     | Total                   | 107412648                              | 121926157                              | 2371552                                | 1152037                                | 232863248     |

## Annexure-II.

## District  wise  Soil  Health  Cards  issued  to  farmers  under  Soil  Health  Card  (SHC) Scheme in Uttar Pradesh

| S. No.   | District            | Number of Soil Health Cards issued to Farmers during   | Number of Soil Health Cards issued to Farmers during   | Number of Soil Health Cards issued to Farmers during   | Number of Soil Health Cards issued to Farmers during   | Total   |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| S. No.   | District            | Cycle-I (2015-17)                                      | Cycle-II (2017-19)                                     | Model Village Programme (2019-20)                      | 2020-21                                                |         |
| 1        | Saharanpur          | 207408                                                 | 229634                                                 | 1765                                                   | -                                                      | 438807  |
| 2        | Muzaffarnagar       | 165215                                                 | 197440                                                 | 1251                                                   | -                                                      | 363906  |
| 3        | Shamli              | 84480                                                  | 108101                                                 | 1142                                                   | -                                                      | 193723  |
| 4        | Meerut              | 208183                                                 | 291573                                                 | 3956                                                   | -                                                      | 503712  |
| 5        | Baghpat             | 176179                                                 | 168988                                                 | 2395                                                   | -                                                      | 347562  |
| 6        | Bulandshahar        | 332755                                                 | 251021                                                 | 3672                                                   | -                                                      | 587448  |
| 7        | Ghaziabad           | 67682                                                  | 80943                                                  | 855                                                    | -                                                      | 149480  |
| 8        | Gautam Buddha Nagar | 84746                                                  | 92637                                                  | 704                                                    | -                                                      | 178087  |
| 9        | Hapur               | 104816                                                 | 108766                                                 | 640                                                    | -                                                      | 214222  |
| 10       | Aligarh             | 217506                                                 | 269908                                                 | 4679                                                   | -                                                      | 492093  |
| 11       | Hathras             | 153848                                                 | 287421                                                 | 1971                                                   | -                                                      | 443240  |
| 12       | Etah                | 176547                                                 | 254264                                                 | 2535                                                   | -                                                      | 433346  |
| 13       | Kasganj             | 91735                                                  | 167536                                                 | 2994                                                   | -                                                      | 262265  |
| 14       | Agra                | 277170                                                 | 225633                                                 | 7321                                                   | -                                                      | 510124  |
| 15       | Mathura             | 176950                                                 | 140680                                                 | 3761                                                   | -                                                      | 321391  |
| 16       | Firozabad           | 272984                                                 | 188387                                                 | 1428                                                   | -                                                      | 462799  |
| 17       | Mainpuri            | 209101                                                 | 178723                                                 | 3151                                                   | -                                                      | 390975  |
| 18       | Bareilly            | 271541                                                 | 337972                                                 | 4867                                                   | -                                                      | 614380  |
| 19       | Badaun              | 304926                                                 | 349978                                                 | 4541                                                   | -                                                      | 659445  |
| 20       | Shahjahanpur        | 288821                                                 | 387085                                                 | 9789                                                   | -                                                      | 685695  |
| 21       | Pilibhit            | 209913                                                 | 302119                                                 | 1197                                                   | -                                                      | 513229  |
| 22       | Bijnor              | 353098                                                 | 591547                                                 | 1625                                                   | -                                                      | 946270  |
| 23       | Moradabad           | 182450                                                 | 144451                                                 | 3390                                                   | -                                                      | 330291  |
| 24       | Amroha              | 190312                                                 | 188607                                                 | 1947                                                   | -                                                      | 380866  |
| 25       | Rampur              | 209159                                                 | 188804                                                 | 1627                                                   | -                                                      | 399590  |
| 26       | Sambhal             | 227175                                                 | 180288                                                 | 2175                                                   | -                                                      | 409638  |
| 27       | Farrukhabad         | 198752                                                 | 220630                                                 | 3891                                                   | -                                                      | 423273  |
| 28       | Kannauj             | 198352                                                 | 225371                                                 | 3005                                                   | -                                                      | 426728  |
| 29       | Etawah              | 193285                                                 | 332080                                                 | 2582                                                   | -                                                      | 527947  |
| 30       | Auraiya             | 166674                                                 | 226407                                                 | 2396                                                   | -                                                      | 395477  |
| 31       | Kanpur Nagar        | 194505                                                 | 268483                                                 | 3218                                                   | -                                                      | 466206  |
| 32       | Kanpur Dehat        | 236850                                                 | 290566                                                 | 2512                                                   | -                                                      | 529928  |
| 33       | Fatehpur            | 351209                                                 | 279001                                                 | 4562                                                   | -                                                      | 634772  |
| 34       | Prayagraj           | 351618                                                 | 356462                                                 | 6745                                                   | -                                                      | 714825  |
| 35       | Kaushambi           | 175133                                                 | 172413                                                 | 2510                                                   | -                                                      | 350056  |
| 36       | Pratapgarh          | 223085                                                 | 309888                                                 | 3904                                                   | -                                                      | 536877  |
| 37       | Jhansi              | 252267                                                 | 169376                                                 | 3607                                                   | -                                                      | 425250  |

| 38   | Lalitpur           | 209270   | 87115    | 5133   | -     | 301518   |
|------|--------------------|----------|----------|--------|-------|----------|
| 39   | Jalaun             | 288942   | 280019   | 6346   | -     | 575307   |
| 40   | Hamirpur           | 146644   | 243440   | 3443   | -     | 393527   |
| 41   | Mahoba             | 140035   | 160207   | 2855   | -     | 303097   |
| 42   | Banda              | 177919   | 238038   | 3879   | -     | 419836   |
| 43   | Chitrakoot         | 85730    | 108596   | 2292   | -     | 196618   |
| 44   | Varanasi           | 113969   | 235427   | 1584   | 27868 | 378848   |
| 45   | Chandauli          | 136533   | 205080   | 1595   | -     | 343208   |
| 46   | Ghazipur           | 429961   | 509955   | 1655   | -     | 941571   |
| 47   | Jaunpur            | 326796   | 624668   | 3726   | -     | 955190   |
| 48   | Mirzapur           | 228434   | 235580   | 2305   | -     | 466319   |
| 49   | Sonbhadra          | 70575    | 128105   | 1821   | -     | 200501   |
| 50   | Sant Ravidas Nagar | 45340    | 131466   | 764    | -     | 177570   |
| 51   | Azamgarh           | 365140   | 528532   | 4134   | -     | 897806   |
| 52   | Mau                | 294800   | 125401   | 1903   | -     | 422104   |
| 53   | Ballia             | 229919   | 308979   | 6630   | -     | 545528   |
| 54   | Gorakhpur          | 322991   | 451324   | 3831   | -     | 778146   |
| 55   | Maharajganj        | 284828   | 235305   | 7190   | -     | 527323   |
| 56   | Deoria             | 320930   | 284085   | 4836   | -     | 609851   |
| 57   | Kushinagar         | 198809   | 345326   | 3861   | -     | 547996   |
| 58   | Basti              | 205258   | 254527   | 3018   | -     | 462803   |
| 59   | Siddharthnagar     | 220003   | 420464   | 2720   | -     | 643187   |
| 60   | Sant Kabir Nagar   | 172383   | 185830   | 922    | -     | 359135   |
| 61   | Lucknow            | 169424   | 222520   | 2807   | -     | 394751   |
| 62   | Unnao              | 506144   | 460952   | 6379   | -     | 973475   |
| 63   | Raebareli          | 263183   | 235150   | 5054   | -     | 503387   |
| 64   | Sitapur            | 546472   | 605370   | 5191   | -     | 1157033  |
| 65   | Hardoi             | 465833   | 632212   | 13797  | -     | 1111842  |
| 66   | Lakhimpur Kheri    | 531970   | 643264   | 3757   | -     | 1178991  |
| 67   | Ayodhya            | 171080   | 239515   | 2533   | -     | 413128   |
| 68   | Ambedkar Nagar     | 188335   | 240341   | 3095   | -     | 431771   |
| 69   | Sultanpur          | 117869   | 168345   | 2820   | -     | 289034   |
| 70   | Barabanki          | 398194   | 405363   | 3876   | -     | 807433   |
| 71   | Amethi             | 148375   | 293145   | 4345   | -     | 445865   |
| 72   | Gonda              | 256275   | 414742   | 3570   | -     | 674587   |
| 73   | Balarampur         | 167240   | 191908   | 3080   | -     | 362228   |
| 74   | Bahraich           | 188517   | 353242   | 2960   | -     | 544719   |
| 75   | Shravasti          | 94023    | 157830   | 1500   | -     | 253353   |
|      | Total              |          |          |        | 27868 |          |
|      |                    | 17014573 | 20354551 | 255517 |       | 37652509 |

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