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Revamping Soil Health Card Scheme

Group 2A,P, Telangana, Tamilnadu, M.P, U.P, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Bihar, H.P, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram

Chairperson: Joint Secretary (INM)

Group Leader: Commissioner Agriculture, Maharashtra

Issues deliberated

SHC in current year - 2019-20SHC – future strategiesSoil Sampling method Period of cycle

Soil testing infrastructure

Awareness generation/Village level Extension

Advanced technologies for soil testing

Others

strategy for SHC in current year - 2019-20

Holiday to soil testing Large scale 10-15 ha size village level demonstrations- convincing farmers Farm holding based testing - village level pilots - use the experience for preparation of future plan Extension at village level- volunteers/ RAWE graduates / FAI, Melas

Focus on infrastructure development keeping in view the landholdings in the state

Completion of existing projects /demand for new

SHC-future strategies- recommendations

Soli samplingFarm Holding wise testing : demand based /-farmer / volunteers to get sample for testing- payment of sample collection cost of SHC to farmers/volunteers

Small grids-

1h grid in irrigated & 5 ha in rainfed areas

Cycle period

5 years Cycle-

with smaller grid size of 1 ha and 5 ha for irrigated and non-irrigated

No cycle-

demand based

Quality of sample

Volunteer/ farmer to be trained technically

States to be given freedom to choose cycle/ demand based

Soil Testing Infrastructure

14.5 crore landholdings; 3 crore samples/ year

STLs of govt / private/ entrepreneurs needed

Developing modalities for roping in Private agencies

Fixed targets to existing private labs on payment

Need for a back ended subsidy scheme for setting up STL in private sector under RKVY or SHM scheme

MoU for sample testing of fixed samples

Government lab at district level

ICP in major labs / increase financial assistance for ICP

New labs to have Facility for adequate manpower under scheme

Village level labs by AC&ABC, Co-operatives, PACS, SHGs, FPOs, FPCs, Ex-servicemen, etc. with fixed targets but quality check of minilabs needed

At least one STL should be NABL accredited in each state as referral lab.

SHC specific extension services at village level

Haryana model: engage NSS volunteers / cadets for strengthening SHC specific extension services at village level; pay from SHC cost

UG students under 3 month Rural & Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE) module of SAUs for extension

Caravan based publicity

Retailers of PP and fertilisers to display posters of Soil Health management

Payment linked or incentive linked SHC to farmers to motivate them for SHCs

Incentives to farmers

Sugar factories to provide Incentives to farmers/FPOs applying fertilizer based on SHC recommendation can be given by sugar factoriesIncentive be given to the farmers bringing samples to the laboratory for testing

SHC to be made mandatory for getting benefit under various agriculture schemes

Linking SHC to PMKISAN subsidy

Linking SHC unique number with DOF portal for fertilizer subsidy.

Development of Hand held devices for soil testing

Haryana : Hand held device by Singapore based Olympus company which is under calibration and validation process. The device is costing around Rs. 18-20 lakh that give test result in 3 minute per sample.

Maharashtra

:

Device

by

Harvard based MIT company

that analyze soil sample at a cost of Rs.

150-200 per

sample.

Bihar

:

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new Dry soil testing device costing about Rs. 1 crore is under validation and results are likely to be available by year end

Other suggestions

Promotion of crop specific, area specific customised fertilisers based on SHC recommendations Availability of micronutrients at the same dealer of fertilisersSupport for manpower to be included in the scheme SHC to be integral part of all agri/horti schemesDevelopment of STCR equations for remaining districts

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Thank you

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