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on 19 February 2015. Under the scheme, the government plans to issue soil cards to farmers which will carry crop-wise recommendations of nutrients and fertilisers required for the individual farms to help farmers to improve productivity through judicious use of inputs. All soil samples are to be
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labs across the country. Thereafter the experts will analyse the strength and weaknesses (micro-nutrients deficiency) of the soil and suggest measures to deal with it. The result and suggestion will be displayed in the cards. The government plans to issue the cards to 14 crore farmers.
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The scheme aims at promoting soil test based and balanced use of fertilisers to enable farmers to realise higher yields at lower cost. also the main objective is to aware growers about the appropriate amount of nutrients for the concerned crop depending on the quality of soil. It covers 12
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by February 2016. As of February 2016, against the target of 104 lakh soil samples, States reported a collection of 81 lakh soil samples and tested 52 lakh samples. As on 16.05.2017, 725 lakh Soil Health Cards have been distributed to the farmers.
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The target for 2015–16 is to collect 100 lakh soil samples and test these for issue of soil health cards. 2 crore cards are under printing and will be distributed before March 2016. The government plans to distribute 12 crore soil cards by 2017.
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As of July 2015, only 34 lakh Soil Health Cards (SHC) were issued to farmers as against a target of 84 lakh for the year 2015–16.
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were among the states which had not issued a single SHC under the scheme by then. The number grew up to 1.12
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PM Narendra Modi launches 'Soil Health Card' scheme for farmers in Rajasthan
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Prime Minister(s)
soilhealth.dac.gov.in
Government of India
soil testing
2016 Union budget of India
Arunachal Pradesh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Kerala
Mizoram
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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"Unearthing the loopholes in Modi government's Soil Health Card scheme"
Daily News and Analysis
Mumbai
PM Narendra Modi launches 'Soil Health Card' scheme for farmers in Rajasthan




"States governments have distributed 1.12 crore soil health cards"
The Economic Times
"Soil Health Card scheme takes off gingerly"
The Hindu

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