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<div>{{Short description|It will contain the Status of his Soil with Respect to 12 Parameters , Namely (N,P,K,)Zn,Fe,Cu,Mn,Bo}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}<br />
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| alt = Soil Health Card Scheme<br />
| caption = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] launching the Soil Health Card scheme in [[Suratgarh]], [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| primeminister = Narendra Modi<br />
| launched = {{Start date and age|2015|02|19|df=y}}<br />
| budget = {{INRConvert|568|c}}<br />
| current_status = Running<br />
| website = {{url|http://soilhealth.dac.gov.in}}<br />
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'''Soil Health Card Scheme''' is a scheme launched by the [[Government of India]] on 19 February 2015.<ref name=dna>{{citation|last=Sood|first=Jyotika|title=Unearthing the loopholes in Modi government's Soil Health Card scheme|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-a-flawed-scheme-2132191|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=7 October 2015|location=[[Mumbai]]}}</ref> 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 tested in various [[soil test]]ing 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&nbsp;crore farmers.<ref name="india">{{citation|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/sci-tech/pm-narendra-modi-launches-soil-health-card-scheme-for-farmers-in-rajasthan_1549019.html|title=PM Narendra Modi launches 'Soil Health Card' scheme for farmers in Rajasthan|publisher=Zee News|access-date=2015-03-07}}</ref><br />
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==Scheme==<br />
The scheme aims at promoting soil test based and balanced use of fertilisers to enable farmers to realise higher yields at lower cost.<ref name=et/> also<br />
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 Parameters.<br />
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==Budget==<br />
An amount of {{INRConvert|568|c}} was allocated by the government for the scheme.<ref name=dna /> In [[2016 Union budget of India]], {{INRConvert|100|c}} has been allocated to states for making soil health cards and set up labs.<ref name=et/><br />
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==Performance==<br />
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. [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Goa]], [[Gujarat]], [[Haryana]], [[Kerala]], [[Mizoram]], [[Sikkim]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Uttarakhand]] and [[West Bengal]] were among the states which had not issued a single SHC under the scheme by then.<ref>{{citation|last=Parsai|first=Gargi|title=Soil Health Card scheme takes off gingerly|url=http://thehindu.com/news/national/soil-health-card-scheme-takes-off-gingerly/article7431232.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=17 July 2015}}</ref> The number grew up to 1.12 [[crore]] by February 2016.<ref name=et>{{citation |title=States governments have distributed 1.12 crore soil health cards |url=http://economictimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/states-governments-have-distributed-1-12-crore-soil-health-cards/articleshow/51130949.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=25 February 2016 }}</ref> 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.<ref name=thl>{{citation |title=1.12 crore soil health cards distributed so far |url=http://thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/112-crore-soil-health-cards-distributed-so-far/article8281154.ece |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |date=25 February 2016 }}</ref> As on 16.05.2017, 725 lakh Soil Health Cards have been distributed to the farmers.<br />
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==Plans==<br />
The target for 2015–16 is to collect 100 lakh soil samples and test these for issue of soil health cards.<ref name=thl/> 2 crore cards are under printing and will be distributed before March 2016.<ref name=thl/> The government plans to distribute 12 crore soil cards by 2017.<ref name=et/><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Agricultural soil science]]<br />
[[Category:2015 in India]]<br />
[[Category:Agriculture in India]]<br />
[[Category:Modi administration initiatives]]<br />
[[Category:Soil science in India]]<br />
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