Soil Health Cards Swasth Dharaa Khet Haraa Successfully Completed 10 Years.
National
On February 19, 2025, the Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme, launched by the Government of India (GoI) to support state governments in issuing soil health cards to all farmers across the country, completed 10 years of successful implementation.
- The scheme was officially introduced by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on February 19, 2015, in Suratgarh, Rajasthan.
- It is promoted by the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation (DA&C), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (MoA&FW), and implemented through the Department of Agriculture of all state and Union Territory (UT) governments.
Main Point :- (i) The SHC provides the soil status based on 12 parameters, including macronutrients (Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), and Sulphur (S)), micronutrients (Zinc (Zn), Iron (Fe), Copper (Cu), Manganese (Mn), and Boron (B)), along with pH (Acidity or Basicity), Electrical Conductivity (EC), and Organic Carbon (OC).
(ii) Under the Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme, soil samples are collected twice a year—after the harvesting of Rabi and Kharif crops or when no crop is standing in the field. As of February 2025, a total of 24.74 crore SHCs have been generated, and 8,272 soil testing laboratories have been established across the country.
About Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW)
Founded: 1947
Headquarters : New Delhi
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