Lok Sabha Question No. 1297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-28
Subject: Quality of Soils
Ministry: AGRICULTURE
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

#### 1 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

**LOK SABHA**

#### 2 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1297

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/07/2015

**QUALITY OF SOILS**

1297.	SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE **d`f"k ea=h**

be pleased to state:

(a)	the main classification of soil in the country;

(b)	the States/UTs where the soil is malnourished and lacks vital nutrients;

(c) 	the schemes being run to replenish the soil in these States/UTs;

(d) 	the Agriculture Research Institutes/Universities engaged in monitoring the health of soil in the country; and

(e)	the notable achievements made by the universities and institutes in replenishing the health of soil during the last three years and the current year?

**A N S W E R**

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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

**d`f”k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h**

**(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)**

(a)	The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) through National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP), Nagpur prepared soil map of India on 1:1 million scale and classified Indian soils in 7 Orders, 21 Sub-orders and 62 Great-groups as per US Soil Taxonomy ( **Annexure I** ).

(b)	The soils deficient in  vital nutrients in different districts of various states/UTs in the country are given in **Annexure II** .

(c)	In order to replenish fertility of soils in the country, the Government under the component of soil health management of National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture is promoting soil test based balanced and integrated nutrient management through setting-up/strengthening of soil testing laboratories, establishment of  bio-fertilizer and compost units, use of micronutrients, trainings and demonstrations on balanced use of fertilizers. Recently, a National Mission on Soil Health Card has been launched to provide soil tested based fertilizer recommendation to all the farmers in the country.

(d)	The Agriculture Research Institutes/Universities are mainly mandated with developing technologies to maintain soil health and do not undertake monitoring of  soil health in the country on regular basis.

(e)	During the last three years and the current year, the universities and institutes have developed crop and site specific soil test based balanced and integrated nutrient management practices to maintain sound soil health for higher crop productivity in the country. Improved technologies for  preparation of various types of organic manures such as phosphocompost, vermi compost, municipal solid waste compost, bio-enriched compost etc. from various organic wastes have also been developed. Besides, efficient strains of biofertilizers  specific to different crops and soil types have been developed.

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**Annexure-I**

**[Part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No.1297 for 28/07/2015]**

Table 1. Different soil orders, suborders and great groups in India as per Soil Map of India 1:1 million scale (NBSS&LUP 2002)

| **Order**       | **Suborder**   | **Greatgroups**             |
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
|                 |                |                             |
| **Vertisols**   | Usterts        | Haplusterts                 |
| **Aridisols**   | Salids         | Haplosalids                 |
|                 | Argids         | Natrargids                  |
|                 | Argids         | Paleargids                  |
|                 | Argids         | Haplargids                  |
|                 | Calcids        | Haplocalcids                |
|                 | Cambids        | Haplocambids                |
| **Ultisols**    | Humults        | Kandihumults                |
|                 | Humults        | Kanhaplohumults             |
|                 | Humults        | Palehumults                 |
|                 | Humults        | Haplohumults                |
|                 | Udults         | Kandiudults                 |
|                 | Udults         | Kanhapludults               |
|                 | Udults         | Paleudults                  |
|                 | Udults         | Hapludults                  |
|                 | Ustults        | Haplustults                 |
|                 | Ustults        | Kandiustults                |
| **Mollisols'**  | Ustolls        | Argiustolls                 |
|                 | Ustolls        | Haplustolls                 |
|                 | Udolls         | Argiudolls                  |
|                 | Udolls         | Hapludolls                  |
| **Alfisols**    | Aqualfs        | Epiaqualfs                  |
|                 | Aqualfs        | Endoaqualfs                 |
|                 | Aqualfs        | Plinthaqualfs               |
|                 | Ustalfs        | Plinthustalfs               |
|                 | Ustalfs        | Natrustalfs                 |
|                 | Ustalfs        | Kandiustalfs                |
|                 | Ustalfs        | Kanhaplustalfs              |
|                 | Ustalfs        | Paleustalfs                 |
|                 | Ustalfs        | Rhodustalfs                 |
|                 | Ustalfs        | Haplustalfs                 |
|                 | Udalfs         | Kanhapludalfs               |
|                 | Udalfs         | Paleudalfs                  |
|                 | Udalfs         | Hapludalfs                  |
| **Inceptisols** | Aquepts        | Sulfaquepts                 |
|                 | Aquepts        | Halaquepts                  |
|                 | Aquepts        | Humaquepts                  |
|                 | Aquepts        | Epiaquepts                  |
|                 | Aquepts        | Endoaquepts                 |
|                 | Cryepts        | Eutrocryepts                |
|                 | Cryepts        | Dystrocryepts               |
|                 | Ustepts        | Dystrustepts                |
|                 | Ustepts        | Haplustepts                 |
|                 | Udepts         | Eutrudepts                  |
|                 | Udepts         | Dystrudepts                 |
| **Entisols**    | Aquents        | Hydraquents                 |
|                 | Aquents        | Psammaquents                |
|                 | Aquents        | Fluvaquents                 |
|                 | Aquents        | Epiaquents                  |
|                 | Aquents        | Endoaquents                 |
|                 | Psamments      | Cryopsamments               |
|                 | Psamments      | Torripsamments              |
|                 | Psamments      | Ustipsamments               |
|                 | Psamments      | Udipsamments                |
|                 | Fluvents       | Cryofluvents                |
|                 | Fluvents       | Ustifluvents                |
|                 | Fluvents       | Torrifluvents               |
|                 | Fluvents       | Udifluvents                 |
|                 | Orthents       | Cryorthents                 |
|                 | Orthents       | Torriorthents               |
|                 | Orthents       | Ustorthents                 |
|                 | Orthents       | Udorthents                  |
|                 | Others         | Rocky lands / rock outcrops |
|                 | Others         | Miscellaneous               |
|                 | Others         | Glaciers and others         |

**Annexure-II**

**[Part (b) of Lok Sabha USQ No.1297 for 28/07/2015]**

**Districts low in soil available Nitrogen(N), Phosphorus(P), Potassium(K), Sulphur(S), Zinc(Zn), Iron(Fe), Manganese(Mn) and Boron(B)  in different states**

| **State / UTs**       | **Nutrient**   | **Districts**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Andhra Pradesh**    | N              | Adilabad, Chittoor, Cuddapah, East Godavari, Guntur, Karimnagar, Khammam, Krishna, Kurnool, Mahbubnagar, Nizamabad, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Warangal, West Godavari                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                       | P              | Adilabad, Anantapur, Chittoor, Cuddapah, Guntur, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Krishna, Kurnool, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nellore, Nizamabad, Rangareddi, Srikakulam, Warangal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                       | K              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | S              | Kurnool, Mehboobnagar, Karimnagar, Kadappa, Guntur, Anantpur, Nizamabad  Nalgonda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                       | Zn             | Kurnool, Mehboobnagar, Karimnagar, Guntur, Anantpur, Rangareddy, Krishna  West Godavari, Adilabad, Parakasham, Srikakulam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                       | Fe             | Kurnool, Anantpur, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Parakasham, Vishakhapatnam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                       | Mn             | Rangareddy, West Godavari, Nizamabad, Medak                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                       | B              | Mehboobnagar, Karimnagar, Rangareddy, Krishna, West Godavari, Nalgonda, Adilabad, Vishakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Medak                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Assam**             | N              | Bongaigaon, Bopeta, Chirang, Darrang, Kokrajhar, Morigaon, N C Hills, Nalbari                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                       | P              | Jorhat, Karbi angling, Udalguri                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|                       | K              | Bongaigaon, Cachar, Chirang, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Jorhat, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, N C Hills, Nagaon, Sivsagar, Udalguri                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                       | S              | Jorhat, Sibsagar, Kamrup                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                       | Zn             | Jorhat, Golaghat, Barpeta, Kamrup , Sonitpur , Dibrugarh, Darang, Tinsukia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                       | Fe             | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | Mn             | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | B              | Jorhat, N Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| **Chhattisgarh**      | N              | Bastar, Dantewara, Dhamtari, Durg, Kanker, Kawardha, Mahasmund, Raipur, Rajnandgaon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | P              | Bastar, Dantewara, Dhamtari, Kanker, Korba, Mahasmund, Raipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                       | K              | Bastar, Dantewara, Kanker                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ## 1 Gujarat          | N              | Amreli, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Kutch, Mahesana, Narmada, Patan, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                       | P              | Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhawnagar, Dahod, Mahesana, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahal, Patan, Porbandar, Surendranagar, Valsad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                       | K              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | S              | Banaskantha, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Dahod                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                       | Zn             | Patan, Bharuch, Ahmedabad, Sabarkantha, Mehsana, Banaskantha, Kutch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | Fe             | Anand, Kheda, Patan, Vadodara, Mehsana, Banaskantha, Gandhinagar  Kutch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                       | Mn             | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | B              | Panchmahal, Patan, Sabarkantha, Mehsana, Gandhinagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **Haryana**           | N              | Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehbad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendragarh, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                       | P              | Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehbad, Gurgoan, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | K              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | S              | Kurukshetra, Mohindergarh , Jhajjar, Rewari, Ambala, Palwal, Bhiwani, Rohtak, Fatehabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                       | Zn             | Mohindergarh, Bhiwani                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                       | Fe             | Sirsa, Hisar, Mohindergarh, Fatehabad, Bhiwani, Rohtak                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                       | Mn             | Hisar, Karnal, Fatehabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                       | B              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ## 2 Himachal Pradesh | N              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | P              | Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Simla, Una                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | K              | Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kinnaur, Lahaul spiti, Una                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                       | S              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | Zn             | Hamirpur, Una, Chamba, Mandi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                       | Fe             | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | Mn             | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | B              | Bilaspur, Una, Kangra, Shimla, Solan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **Karnataka**         | N              | Kolar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                       | P              | Bellari, Bijapur, Hassan, Norht Kannada, South Kannada, Udupi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                       | K              | South Kannada, Udupi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **Kerala**            | N              | Kasaragod, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                       | P              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | K              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh        | N              | Bhind, Chhattarpur, Daria, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Morena, Panna, Ratlam, Sheopu, Shivpuri, Sidhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                       | P              | Ashok Nagar, Betul, Bhind, Chhattarpur, Damoh,  Daria, Dewas, Gwalior, Japlpur, Jhabua, Katni, Panna, Shivpuri, Ujjain, Umaria                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|                       | K              | Dhar, Anuppur, Betul, Gwalior, Morena, Sagar, Sidhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | S              | Chattarpur, Satna, Chindwara,Narsinghpur, Reewa, Dewas, Panna, Morena                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                       | Zn             | Balaghat, Seoni, Shahadol, Mandala, Bhopal, Raisen, Tikamgarh, Chattarpur, Satna, Chindwara, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Reewa, Dewas, Panna, Morena                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|                       | Fe             | Bhopal, Panna, Narsinghpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                       | Mn             | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | B              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Maharashtra**       | N              | Akola, Amaravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buldhana, Gondiya, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Parbhani, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangali, Satara, Solapur, Usmanabad, Wardha, Washim, Yeotmal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                       | P              | Akola, Amaravati, Aurangabad, Bhandara, Bhuldhana, Dhule, Gondiya, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Parbhani, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangali, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Usmanabad, Wardha, Washim, Yeotmal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                       | K              | Raigad, Sindhudurg                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                       | S              | Akola, Aurangabad, Washim, Nanded, Gondia, Nagpur, Parbhani, Latur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                       | Zn             | Akola, Bhandara, Jalna, Yavatmal, Amravati, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Aurangabad, Wardha, Hingoli, Nanded, Nagpur, Parbhani, Latur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|                       | Fe             | Akola, Jalna, Amravati, Aurangabad, Washim, Wardha, Beed, Parbhani                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                       | Mn             | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | B              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Orissa**            | N              | Bhadrak, Boudh, Cuttuck, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Kendrapada, Khurda, Mayurbhanj, Naupada, Nayagarh, Bhulbani, Puri, Sundargarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                       | P              | Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Nawrangpur, Phulbani, Sambalpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|                       | K              | Cuttack, Ganjam, Nayagarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                       | S              | Bargarh, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Sambalpur, Sonepur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                       | Zn             | Angul, Bhadrak, Boudh, Puri, Sonepur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                       | Fe             | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | Mn             | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | B              | Angul, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Boudh, Dhenkanal, Kandhmal, Kendrapada, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Puri, Sambalpur, Sonepur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Punjab**            | N              | Bhatinda, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                       | P              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | K              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | S              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | Zn             | Gurdaspur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                       | Fe             | Bhatinda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                       | Mn             | Bhatinda, Faridkot, Gurdaspur, Tarantaran                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                       | B              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Rajasthan**         | N              | Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Bharatpur, Barmer, Bundi, Churu, Dausa, Dholpur, Durgapur, Hanumangarh, Jaisalmer, Jalore,  Jhunjhun, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagpur, Pali, Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur, Sikar, Sirhi, Sriganganagar, Tonk                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                       | P              | Bharatpur, Barmer, Churu, Dausa, Dholpur, Durgapur, Hanumangarh, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, Sikar,  Sirohi, Sirhi, Sriganganagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                       | K              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Tamil Nadu**        | N              | Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Fudukkottai, Kanchipuram, Kanyakumari, Karur, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Peerambalur, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Thanjavur, Theni, Thiruallur, Thiruvarur, Thoothukudi, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvarur, Trichiraplli, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                       | P              | Kanchipuram, Sivagangai, Thoothukudi, Trichirapalli                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | K              | Ariyalur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                       | S              | Nagapattinam, Coimbatore, Virudhunagar, Theni, Krishnagiri, Pudukkotai                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                       | Zn             | Thanjavur, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar, Theni, Krishnagiri  Kanyakumari, Toothukudi, Pudukkotai                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                       | Fe             | Trichy, Erode, Villupuram , Virudhunagar, Krishnagiri                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                       | Mn             | Villupuram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                       | B              | Erode, Salem, Krishnagiri, Kanyakumari, Toothukudi, Pudukkotai                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| **Uttar Pradesh**     | N              | Aazamgarh, Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Ambedkarnagar, Auraiya, Badanyu, Baghpat, Baharaich, Baliya, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Bareli, Basti, Bijnaur, Buland Shahar, Chandouli, Chitrkut, Devariya, Eta, Etahwa, Faizabad, Farukkhabad, Fatehabad, Firozabad, Gautambudh nagar, Gazipur, Ghaziabad, Gorakhapur, Hameerpur, Hardoi, Hathras, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Jyotishaphool nagar, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Kashiram Nagar, Kaushambee, Kushinagar, Lalitpur, Lucknow, Lukhimpur, Maharajganj, Mahowa, Mainpuri, Mathura, Mau, Meerut, Muradabad, Muzzafar Nagar, Peelibhit, Pratapgarh, Rampur, Raybareli, Saharanpur, Santkabeer Nagar, Shahjahapur, Sidhrth Nagar, Sitapur, Sonebhadra, Sribasti, Sultanpur, Unnav, Varanasi.                  |
|                       | P              | Aazamgarh, Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Ambedkarnagar, Auraiya, Badanyu, Baghpat, Baharaich, Baliya, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Bareli, Basti, Bijnour, Buland Shahar, Chandouli, Chitrakut, Devariya, Eta, Etawa, Faizabad, Farukhabad, Fatehabad, Firozabad, Gautambudh nagar, Gazipur, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Hameerpur, Hathras, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Jyotishaphool nagar, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Kashiram Nagar, Kaushambee, Kushinagar, Lalitpur, Lucknow, Lukhimpur, Maharajganj, Mahowa, Mainpuri, Mathura, Mau, Meerut, Mirzapur, Muradabad, Muzzafarnagar, Peelibhit, Pratapgarh, Rampur, Raybareli, Saharanpur, Santkabeer nagar, Santravidasnagar, Shahjahapur, Sidhrath Nagar, Sitapur, Sonebhadra, Sribasti, Sultanpur, Unnav, Varanasi |
|                       | K              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | S              | Allahabad, Etawah, Farrukhabad, Lakhimpur, Pilibhit, Raibareli, Ramabai nagar, Unnao                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                       | Zn             | Agra, Allahabad, Farrukhabad, Gorakhpur, Kannauj, Kanpur, Lakhimpur, Pilibhit, Raibareli, Ramabai nagar, Sitapur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                       | Fe             | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | Mn             | Etawah, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur, Sitapur, Varanasi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                       | B              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Uttarakhand**       | N              | Dehradun, Tehari Gadwal, Udhamsingh Nagar, Uttarkashi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                       | P              | Bageswar, Chamoli, Champawat, Dehradun, Haridwar, Paudi, Rudraprayag, Udhamsingh Nagar, Uttarkashi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                       | K              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | S              | Champawat, Dehradun                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | Zn             | Udham Singh Nagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                       | Fe             | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | Mn             | Rudraprayag                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                       | B              | Pithoragarh, Uttarkashi, Tehri                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| **West Bengal**       | N              | Midnapore E, Midnapore W, North 24- Parganas, South 24- Parganas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                       | P              | Midanpore E, Prakama, Purulia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                       | K              | Jalpaiguri                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                       | S              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | Zn             | Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur, N 24 Pargana, Bardhaman, Coochbehar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|                       | Fe             | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | Mn             | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | B              | Hooghly, Murshidabad, Bardhaman, Nadia, Coochbehar, S 24 Pargana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

*Source: agricoop.nic.in/dacdivision/Comsoilhealth28612.pdf and IISS, Bhopal*

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