How can I get soil health card in Kerala?
Kerala – Apply for Soil Health Card (Test Soil Quality)
- At the STLs owned by the Department of Agriculture and by their own staff.
- At the STLs owned by the Department of Agriculture but by the staff of the outsourced agency.
- At the STLs owned by the outsourced agency and by their staff.
Who pays soil health card?
A fee of Rs. 190 per soil sample has to be paid to the State Government to conduct tests. The fee includes the cost of collection of the soil sample, testing, generation and distribution of soil health card to the farmer.
How do I get a soil health card?
How do I get my Soil Health Card using My Farm Info?
- Visit our Home Page.
- Locate the Farm, add the region.
- Zoom in and Geo-tag your farm in the map.
- Click ‘Soil Information’ in ‘More’ tab and fill up the details if asked.
- You have all your Soil data!
What is EC in soil health card?
SHC is a printed report which contains nutrient status of soil with respect to 12 nutrients: pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Organic Carbon (OC), Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), Sulphur (S), Zinc (Zn), Boron (B), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Copper (Cu) of farm holdings.
Is soil testing free in India?
The cost of analysis of a single soil sample amounts to Rs 275 for the chemicals used. But the cost of analysis and issue of soil health card are borne by the government and so it is absolutely free for the farmers.
How many soil health cards are distributed?
From 2015 to 2017, in Cycle 1,10.74 crore soil health cards were distributed to farmers. In Cycle-II (2017-19),11.69crore soil health cards have been distributed to farmers across the country….
| Year | Funds released |
|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 152.76 |
| 2018-19 | 237.40 |
| 2019-20 | 107.24 |
| Total | 751.42 |
Is soil health card free of cost?
A sum of Rs. 190 per soil sample is provided to State Governments. This covers the cost of collection of soil sample, its test, generation and distribution of soil health card to the farmer.
What are the benefits of soil health card?
Soil Health Card provides every farmer soil nutrient status of his land and advice him accordingly on the dosage of fertilizers and essential soil amendments that should be maintained for good soil health. Soil Health Card Scheme is very helpful for the farmers of the country.
What is soil health card day?
19 February
Every year India observes the Soil Health Card Day on 19 February to commemorate the launch of the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme, and create awareness about the benefits of the scheme.
Which is the first state to introduce soil health card?
Chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday said that Haryana had become the first state in the country to issue about 16 lakh soil health cards to its farmers.
Is soil health card central sector scheme?
Soil Health Card (SHC) is a Government of India’s scheme promoted by the Department of Agriculture & Co-operation under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. It is being implemented through the Department of Agriculture of all the State and Union Territory Governments.
WHO launched soil health card?
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
About 300 farmers from different states participated in the workshop. The Soil Health Card Day commemorates the day Soil Health Card Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on February 19, 2015 at Suratgarh, Rajasthan.