Lok Sabha Question No. 1881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: Soil Health Testing Labs
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi, Shri Bastipati Nagaraju

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1881

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  MARCH, 2025

## SOIL HEALTH TESTING LABS

## 1881. SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU: SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:

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

- (a) the details and total number of static, mobile and mini village soil testing labs established in the country, particularly for Andhra Pradesh, State and district-wise;
- (b) whether  any  such  labs  which  are  non-functional,  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State particularly Andhra Pradesh, State and district-wise; and
- (c) the details of funds allocated for soil testing labs during the last five years, State and year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): 8272 Soil Testing Labs (1068 Static Soil Testing Labs, 163 Mobile Soil Testing Labs, 6376 Mini Soil Testing Labs and 665 Village Level Soil Testing Labs) have been established across the country. State-wise details of the labs established, including in Andhra Pradesh are at Annexure-I. The district-wise labs in Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure-II.
- (b): Functionality of labs is monitored by States/UTs concerned. As per information received from  State  Government  of Andhra Pradesh, 17 Static Soil Testing Labs  and  3  Mobile  Soil Testing Labs are functional. Mini Soil Testing Labs are not functional due to equipment related issues. The district-wise functional and non-functional Soil Testing Labs in Andhra Pradesh is at  Annexure-III. During 2023-24 to 2024-25, total 6.49 lakh Soil Health Cards (SHCs) have been generated by testing in the functional labs in the state.
- (c): During the last 5 years, i.e. 2019-20 to 2023-24, Rs.595.61 crores have been released to States/Union Territories under Soil Health and Fertility Scheme, which include fund for Soil Testing  labs.  Details  of  fund  released  State/Union  Territory-wise  and  year-wise  are  at Annexure-IV.

Annexure-I State-wise details of Soil Testing Laboratories established in the country

| Sr. No.   | State                                | Static Lab   | Mobile Lab   | Mini Lab   | Village Level Lab   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|------------|---------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar                    | 1            | -            | -          | -                   |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                       | 47           | 13           | 1328       | 16                  |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 17           | 3            | -          | -                   |
| 4         | Assam                                | 26           | -            | 214        | -                   |
| 5         | Bihar                                | 39           | 9            | -          | 72                  |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                         | 33           | -            | 111        | 35                  |
| 7         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | -            | -            | -          | -                   |
| 8         | Goa                                  | 2            | -            | -          | -                   |
| 9         | Gujarat                              | 22           | -            | 230        | 30                  |
| 10        | Haryana                              | 53           | -            | 104        | 36                  |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh                     | 11           | 7            | 69         | -                   |
| 12        | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 22           | 12           | -          | 21                  |
| 13        | Jharkhand                            | 29           | -            | 1300       | -                   |
| 14        | Karnataka                            | 96           | 1            | 6          | 291                 |
| 15        | Kerala                               | 22           | 11           | -          | -                   |
| 16        | Ladakh                               | 2            | -            | -          | 1                   |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh                       | 50           | -            | 626        | 12                  |
| 18        | Maharashtra                          | 213          | 31           | 48         | -                   |
| 19        | Manipur                              | 9            | 3            | 3          | 2                   |
| 20        | Meghalaya                            | 5            | -            | 8          | -                   |
| 21        | Mizoram                              | 3            | 3            | -          | -                   |
| 22        | Nagaland                             | 16           | 3            | -          | 74                  |
| 23        | Odisha                               | 30           | 30           | -          | 40                  |
| 24        | Puducherry                           | 3            | -            | -          | -                   |
| 25        | Punjab                               | 24           | 3            | -          | -                   |
| 26        | Rajasthan                            | 101          | 12           | -          | -                   |
| 27        | Sikkim                               | 3            | -            | -          | 14                  |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu                           | 36           | 16           | -          | 1                   |
| 29        | Telangana                            | 40           | 4            | 2050       | -                   |
| 30        | Tripura                              | 4            | 2            | 100        | 13                  |
| 31        | Uttar Pradesh                        | 75           | -            | 179        | 6                   |
| 32        | Uttarakhand                          | 13           | -            | -          | 1                   |
| 33        | West Bengal                          | 21           | -            | -          | -                   |
| Total     | Total                                | 1068         | 163          | 6376       | 665                 |

## District-wise Soil Testing Labs in Andhra Pradesh

| S.No   | Name of the District   | Static STLs   | Mobile Soil Testing Vans   |   Minilabs |
|--------|------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|------------|
| 1      | Srikakulam             | 1             | 1                          |         60 |
| 2      | Vizianagarm            | 2             | 1                          |         54 |
| 3      | Parvathipuram Manyam   | 2             | -                          |         30 |
| 4      | Alluri Seetharamaraju  | 2             | -                          |         44 |
| 5      | Visakhapatnam          |               | 1 (Static Lab + Van)       |          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 (Static Lab + Van)       |         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 (Static Lab + Van)       |         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  | Total                  | 47            | 13                         |       1328 |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-III

District-wise functional & non-functional Soil Testing Labs in Andhra Pradesh

| S.No   | Name of the District   | Functional Static labs   | Non function Static labs   | Functional Mobile Labs   | Non function Mobile Labs   |   Non Functional Mini Labs |
|--------|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1      | Srikakulam             | 1                        | -                          | -                        | 1                          |                         60 |
| 2      | Vizianagarm            | 1                        | 1                          | -                        | 1                          |                         54 |
| 3      | Parvathipuram Manyam   | -                        | 2                          | -                        | -                          |                         30 |
| 4      | Alluri Seetharamaraju  | -                        | 2                          | -                        | -                          |                         44 |
| 5      | Visakhapatnam          | -                        | -                          | 1                        | -                          |                          8 |
| 6      | Anakapalli             | 1                        | 1                          | -                        | -                          |                         48 |
| 7      | Kakinada               | 1                        | 1                          | -                        | 1                          |                         40 |
| 8      | Konaseema              | -                        | 2                          | -                        | -                          |                         44 |
| 9      | East Godavari          | 1                        | -                          | -                        | -                          |                         36 |
| 10     | West Godavari          | 1                        | 1                          | -                        | 1                          |                         38 |
| 11     | Eluru                  | -                        | 2                          | -                        | -                          |                         56 |
| 12     | Krishna                | -                        | 2                          | -                        | 1                          |                         50 |
| 13     | NTR                    | 1                        | 1                          | -                        | -                          |                         36 |
| 14     | Guntur                 | 1                        | -                          | -                        | -                          |                         34 |
| 15     | Palnadu                | 1                        | 1                          | -                        | -                          |                         56 |
| 16     | Bapatla                | 1                        | -                          | 1                        | -                          |                         50 |
| 17     | Prakasam               | 1                        | 1                          | -                        | 1                          |                         76 |
| 18     | SPSR Nellore           | 1                        | 3                          | -                        | 1                          |                         74 |
| 19     | Chittoor               | 0                        | 2                          | -                        | 1                          |                         62 |
| 20     | Tirupati               | 1                        | 1                          | -                        | -                          |                         68 |
| 21     | YSR Kadapa             | 1                        | 1                          | 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                  | 17                       | 30                         | 3                        | 10                         |                       1328 |

Note: 13 Mobile STL vans are under major repairs.

State-wise & Year-wise funds released from 2019-20 to 2023-24 under Soil Health &Fertility Scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No.                                                  | Name of the State                                        | 2019-20                                                  | 2020-21                                                  | 2021-22                                                  | 2022-23                                                  | 2023-24                                                  | Total                                                    |
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                        | Andaman & Nicobar                                        | 33.70                                                    | -                                                        | -                                                        | -                                                        | 18.00                                                    | 51.70                                                    |
| 2                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                           | 1404.64                                                  | 891.88                                                   | -                                                        | -                                                        | 420.00                                                   | 2716.52                                                  |
| 3                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                        | 119.30                                                   | 469.16                                                   | -                                                        | -                                                        | 31.00                                                    | 619.46                                                   |
| 4                                                        | Assam                                                    | 691.48                                                   | 1621.18                                                  | -                                                        | -                                                        | 1352.00                                                  | 3664.65                                                  |
| 5                                                        | Bihar                                                    | 1151.21                                                  | 685.05                                                   | -                                                        | 310.28                                                   | 1271.00                                                  | 3417.54                                                  |
| 6                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                             | 405.13                                                   | 301.61                                                   | -                                                        | -                                                        | 386.00                                                   | 1092.74                                                  |
| 7                                                        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu                     | 4.15                                                     | -                                                        | -                                                        | -                                                        | -                                                        | 4.15                                                     |
| 8                                                        | Goa                                                      | 14.81                                                    | -                                                        | -                                                        | -                                                        | -                                                        | 14.81                                                    |
| 9                                                        | Gujarat                                                  | 552.66                                                   | 369.07                                                   | 8.23                                                     | -                                                        | 605.00                                                   | 1534.96                                                  |
| 10                                                       | Haryana                                                  | 171.04                                                   | 53.27                                                    | -                                                        | 453.91                                                   | 304.00                                                   | 982.22                                                   |
| 11                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                         | 236.16                                                   | 454.29                                                   | -                                                        | 25.71                                                    | 48.00                                                    | 764.15                                                   |
| 12                                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                                          | 335.03                                                   | 592.27                                                   | -                                                        | -                                                        | 173.00                                                   | 1100.30                                                  |
| 13                                                       | Jharkhand                                                | 564.15                                                   | 403.74                                                   | -                                                        | -                                                        | 553.00                                                   | 1520.89                                                  |
| 14                                                       | Karnataka                                                | 486.87                                                   | 1309.57                                                  | -                                                        | 112.99                                                   | 1871.00                                                  | 3780.43                                                  |
| 15                                                       | Kerala                                                   | 386.54                                                   | -                                                        | -                                                        | -                                                        | 7.00                                                     | 393.54                                                   |
| 16                                                       | Ladakh                                                   | -                                                        | 78.34                                                    | -                                                        | -                                                        | 9.00                                                     | 87.34                                                    |
| 17                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                           | 501.48                                                   | 334.67                                                   | -                                                        | 2094.45                                                  | 1443.00                                                  | 4373.60                                                  |
| 18                                                       | Maharashtra                                              | 989.86                                                   | 370.75                                                   | -                                                        | 393.63                                                   | 581.00                                                   | 2335.24                                                  |
| 19                                                       | Manipur                                                  | 75.50                                                    | 536.26                                                   | -                                                        | 52.00                                                    | 95.00                                                    | 758.76                                                   |
| 20                                                       | Meghalaya                                                | 29.66                                                    | 139.44                                                   | -                                                        | -                                                        | 173.00                                                   | 342.09                                                   |
| 21                                                       | Mizoram                                                  | 87.37                                                    | 118.84                                                   | -                                                        | 97.20                                                    | 58.00                                                    | 361.41                                                   |
| 22                                                       | Nagaland                                                 | 1078.86                                                  | 1099.93                                                  | 747.89                                                   | 1024.21                                                  | 1294.00                                                  | 5244.89                                                  |
| 23                                                       | Odisha                                                   | 711.12                                                   | 1308.63                                                  | -                                                        | -                                                        | 668.00                                                   | 2687.75                                                  |
| 24                                                       | Puducherry                                               | 13.94                                                    | 4.06                                                     | -                                                        | -                                                        | 10.00                                                    | 28.00                                                    |
| 25                                                       | Punjab                                                   | 151.07                                                   | 1308.87                                                  | -                                                        | -                                                        | -                                                        | 1459.94                                                  |
| 26                                                       | Rajasthan                                                | 530.44                                                   | 1328.34                                                  | -                                                        | -                                                        | 200.00                                                   | 2058.78                                                  |
| 27                                                       | Sikkim                                                   | 258.12                                                   | 49.61                                                    | 120.30                                                   | 167.34                                                   | 325.00                                                   | 920.37                                                   |
| 28                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                               | 983.37                                                   | 865.46                                                   | -                                                        | 499.74                                                   | 1602.00                                                  | 3950.57                                                  |
| 29                                                       | Telangana                                                | 2209.00                                                  | -                                                        | -                                                        | -                                                        | -                                                        | 2209.00                                                  |
| 30                                                       | Tripura                                                  | 216.18                                                   | 137.68                                                   | -                                                        | 30.98                                                    | 356.00                                                   | 740.84                                                   |
| 31                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                            | 997.77                                                   | 4312.74                                                  | -                                                        | -                                                        | 2310.00                                                  | 7620.51                                                  |
| 32                                                       | Uttarakhand                                              | 225.37                                                   | 850.18                                                   | -                                                        | -                                                        | 324.00                                                   | 1399.55                                                  |
| 33                                                       | West Bengal                                              | 328.10                                                   | -                                                        | -                                                        | -                                                        | 996.00                                                   | 1324.10                                                  |
| Total 15944.07 19994.85 876.42 5262.44 17483.00 59560.77 | Total 15944.07 19994.85 876.42 5262.44 17483.00 59560.77 | Total 15944.07 19994.85 876.42 5262.44 17483.00 59560.77 | Total 15944.07 19994.85 876.42 5262.44 17483.00 59560.77 | Total 15944.07 19994.85 876.42 5262.44 17483.00 59560.77 | Total 15944.07 19994.85 876.42 5262.44 17483.00 59560.77 | Total 15944.07 19994.85 876.42 5262.44 17483.00 59560.77 | Total 15944.07 19994.85 876.42 5262.44 17483.00 59560.77 |

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