Soil Health Card Scheme
A.Neeraja, Joint Secretary( INM)
SHC- 1
stand 2
ndCycle status
2.53 crore sample
90%
collected
6.5 crore to distributed be
6.5 crore to distributed be
( 46%) 5.53 crore distributed
( 46%) 5.53 crore distributed
60% tested 60% tested
May 2019 – 8 months May 2019 –
8 months 12 crore
SHC 12 crore
SHC
2nd Cycle 1st Cycle
• 2.53 crore Samples
• 10.74 crore SHC
Issues
• Revision of targets -many states- Agri-census 2011
• U.P-25770 villages
Financial position
SHC
• Bihar, Gujarat, Goa, Manipur – yet to receive 1st
instalment SHC
• Bihar, Gujarat, Goa, Manipur – yet to receive 1st
instalment
SHM
• Only 12 states got 1st instalment
SHM
• Only 12 states got 1st instalment
Village level Soil labs
• 1562 proposals, 36.5 crores
• Maha, WB, HP, Jharkhand , NE states except Assam, to send proposal s
Village level Soil labs
• 1562 proposals, 36.5 crores
• Maha, WB, HP, Jharkhand , NE states except Assam, to send proposal s
Unspent balance pending since 2015-
16
No release/
late release by states
Tenders pending
Issues with States
Strategies adopted by GoI in 2
ndcycle
Liking SHC to DBT -unique card number –under
process
Liking SHC to DBT -unique card number –under
process
SHC based Fertiliser
assessment -kharif 2018
SHC based Fertiliser
assessment -kharif 2018
NRSC/ NIC _-Soil nutrient maps/
fertiliser maps NRSC/ NIC _-Soil
nutrient maps/
fertiliser maps
Demonstrations - farmers field Demonstrations -
farmers field
Promotion of Customised
fertilisers Promotion of
Customised fertilisers
Lab mapping in the country
Lab mapping in the country
Activated SMS alerts to farmers
on SHC status Activated SMS alerts to farmers
on SHC status
Technical courses -Soil testing - ASCI Technical courses
-Soil testing - ASCI Caravan Publicity Caravan Publicity
Best practices across states
Linking of DBT of fertilizers with SHC- TN , Chhattisgarh Linking of DBT of fertilizers with SHC- TN , Chhattisgarh
More number of village level labs- Karnataka, Telangana More number of village level labs- Karnataka, Telangana
Establishment of block level labs- M.P Agri junctions- UP
Establishment of block level labs- M.P Agri junctions- UP
Management of Soil testing labs on PPP mode- Rajasthan, Gujarat Management of Soil testing labs on PPP mode- Rajasthan, Gujarat
Soil Health Card compulsory for getting subsidies under agricultural scheme -Karnataka , Rajasthan
Soil Health Card compulsory for getting subsidies under agricultural scheme -Karnataka , Rajasthan
States attention required....
Timely Completion of 2nd cycle
Timely Completion of 2nd cycle
Written Suggestions on cycle duration,
SHC format, parameters etc Written Suggestions
on cycle duration, SHC format, parameters etc Compulsory use of
SHC app/portal entries
Compulsory use of SHC app/portal
entries
STLs details/ Lab mapping
STLs details/ Lab mapping
Enter GFR of horticultural crops-
A.P, Karnataka, Gujarat, HP, J&K, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Tripura
done
Enter GFR of horticultural crops-
A.P, Karnataka, Gujarat, HP, J&K, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Tripura
done
Regular review by PS/ Director
Agriculture Regular review by
PS/ Director Agriculture SHC-fertiliser linkage
SHC-fertiliser linkage Focus on
Demonstrations/
SHC Publicity Focus on Demonstrations/
SHC Publicity
