Soil Health Card Scheme

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The Soil Health Card Scheme is an Indian government initiative that provides farmers with detailed soil nutrient status and fertilizer recommendations to promote balanced fertilization and improve agricultural productivity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian government initiative
agricultural scheme
government scheme
analysisLocation soil testing laboratories
benefit improvement of soil fertility
increase in crop yield
prevention of overuse of chemical fertilizers
promotion of integrated nutrient management
reduction in input cost of cultivation
cardHolder individual farmer
cardValidity 2 years
country India
coverageUnit individual land holding
dataSource soil samples collected from farmers fields
fundingPattern centrally sponsored scheme
implementedBy Union Territory administrations
state governments
implementedUnder Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare NERFINISHED
languageOfCard English
local language
launchDate 2015-02-19
launchedAt Suratgarh, Rajasthan NERFINISHED
launchedBy Government of India NERFINISHED
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare NERFINISHED
Narendra Modi NERFINISHED
monitoringAgency Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare NERFINISHED
objective to improve agricultural productivity
to inform farmers about soil nutrient status
to promote balanced fertilization
to promote sustainable soil management
to provide fertilizer recommendations
to provide soil health cards to farmers
phase Phase I
Phase II
phase1Period 2015-2017
phase2Period 2017-2019
provides information on micronutrients
information on primary nutrients NPK
information on secondary nutrients
information on soil nutrient status
information on soil organic carbon
soil health card
soil test based fertilizer recommendations
relatedTo fertilizer management
nutrient based subsidy policy
soil testing
sustainable agriculture
scope all agricultural holdings in India
targetGroup farmers
timeFramePerCard once in 2 years

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Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare oversees Soil Health Card Scheme