Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
B) Central Sector Schemes
8.7 Soil and Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI)
COP-14 and also organized a Panel Session on “Organic Farming”, chaired by Joint Secretary, INM Division, and speakers from
APEDA, State Governments, State Mission Directors etc.
8.7 Soil and Land Use Survey of India
SLUSI has generated database on soil & land characteristics for priority categorization in 260.00 million ha area in various catchments of the country and 18.00 million ha area in detailed soil survey under priority sub/micro watersheds of rainfed districts of various states at 1:4,000 to 15,000 scale (presently at 1:10,000 scale) using cadastral maps/
satellite data/aerial photographs. Similarly, SLUSI has also carried out Soil Resource Mapping (SRM) at 1:50,000 scale in area of 130.27 million ha areas in 265 districts of the country.
As a core component of National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), SLUSI provides technical support for monitoring and evaluation of various national developmental programmes namely Soil Health Card Scheme and PMKSY.
Major Activities during 2019-20
l Generation of Soil Fertility Maps under Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme:
SLUSI is entrusted with the work of preparation of Soil Fertility Maps from Soil Health Card data in villages of 37 Aspirational Districts (NITI AYOG) in the country under Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan (KKA-I & II). So far, the Soil Fertility Maps of 152 villages have been completed and submitted to the INM Division, DAC&FW. The soil fertility maps developed will be displayed in villages for spreading awareness about SHC and sensitize farmers on the judicious use of fertilizers. The work of preparation of soil fertility mapping of remaining villages is expected to be completed in the FY 2019-20.
l Development of Detailed Soil Database in 37 Aspirational Districts:
The organization is also entrusted for development of detailed soil database
through Detailed Soil Survey and integrating the basic soil properties with Soil Survey Data and other aspects about the integration of Soil Data with Soil Fertility attributes to prepare integrated / A sample of village wise Soil Fertility Map generated by SLUSI is as given below.
comprehensive Map of Villages in 37 Aspirational Districts of the country under Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan (KKA- I &
II).
l Review of Model Village Programme of Soil Health Card (SHC)Scheme (2019-20):
The organization is a part of the monitoring team constituted by the Ministry in all States & UTs in review of model village programme of SHC (2019- 20). The officers of the organization act as team leaders in the monitoring team and visit one village per block. The team will monitor various aspects of SHC scheme i.e. soil sampling, testing
& distribution of Soil Health Cards and subsequent SHC based demonstrations in each model village besides organizing one fair/mela per village for scaling up awareness among farmers across India.
So far, the work of monitoring has been initiated in 8 States & 2 UTs.
l Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) Mission:
Soil & Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) has been entrusted with the task of detailed soil survey,monitoring &
collating information on the preparation of crop plan for 99 irrigation projects under the PMKSY mission.So far, SLUSI has completed the work of detailed soil data base generation for development of crop plan in 46 irrigation projects and is actively involved in coordinating among the various stake holders namely State Irrigation department, State Agricultural University (SAU), State Agriculture department for monitoring of water release status and crop planning in command areas.
l Release of Digital Micro-Watersheds Atlas of India:
The digital Microwatershed Atlas of India was released on 29th March, 2019 during the Annual Technical Meeting of the Heads of the Offices of SLUSI. The Micro-watershed atlas aims at identifying and recognizing
each Micro-Watershed with distinct spatial extent and a Unique National code in the country. This will also help in prevention of overlapping of planning and implementation of development activities by various agencies by adoption of a web based transparent monitoring system.
The soil map of the some irrigation projects generated under PMKSY is as given below:
l Consultancy Project:
I. Testing of soil fertility and mapping of farm land in respect of Regional Fodder Station, Kalyani (West Bengal) II. Soil nutrient estimation of forests of
North Bengal Plains, West Bengal state.
l Publication(upto October, 2019):
I. Detailed Soil Survey: 05 reports II. Soil Resource Mapping: 10 reports l Physical Target for Soil Survey Work:
Target for field ground truthing
&interpretation: 31.20 lakh ha
Achievement: 8.00 lakh area (upto Oct.
2019)
l Revenue Generation(upto October, 2019):
Through Sale of Soil and Micro Watershed data: Rs. 4,47,600/-
Through consultancy projects: Rs. 4978/- l Participation in International Event:
SLUSI has participated and represented the Ministry in the 14th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD-COP-14) organized by MoEF & CC from 29th August to 13th September 2019 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida. SLUSI as the host country, put up a stall and exhibited in the conference with a theme based poster display, documentary video and presentation to brief about activities carried out by SLUSI.
The objectives of participation were to provide wide publicity to the organizational work out put on an international platform, sensitizing the participants about the present status of
natural resources in the country and efforts made for restoration by various departments of Ministry and to establish networking with national and international organizations.
The organization has participated and represented the Ministry in the panel discussion on:
a. Watershed Approach of Land Resource Management is a Tool to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on 12th September 2019.
b. Organic Farming: Mapping of Soils as a Guide for Program Interventions on 13th September.
Nearly 6000 participants from all over the world took part in the UNCCD COP14. The parties to the Convention agreed on the actions each will take over the next two
years and beyond to get us on a sustainable development path.
The UNCCD COP 14 ended after ten days of meetings, 11 high-level, 30 committee and over 170 stakeholder meetings, 44 exhibitions and 126 side events. The Conference adopted the Delhi Declaration in which parties expressed commitment for a range of issues which primarily include restoration of 26 million hectares of degraded land in India as,
• Land restoration is the cheapest solution to climate change and biodiversity loss
• Drought preparedness and response are critical in the face of climate change
• To put people first is to ensure gender balance, engage youth and secure land rights.
Glimpses of side events:
l Digitization:
SLUSI has started digitization of all its old reports & maps through GIS to make it available in digital form for users. Under this initiative, about 600 old hard copy reports and maps (upto October, 2019) have been digitized by different centers.
8.8 Integrated Nutrient Management