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    Soil Health Card Scheme (SHCS) completes 9 Years

    Posted 20 Feb 2024

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    • Launched in 2014-2015to assist State Governments to issue Soil Health Cards (SHC’s).
      • Promotes Integrated Nutrient Management (INM).
        • In INM, judicious use of chemical fertilizers including secondary and micro nutrients in conjunction with organic manures & bio-fertilizers is done for improving soil health and its productivity. 
      • Flagship program of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. 
      • Merged with Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) Cafeteria Scheme as Soil Health & Fertility component in 2022-23. 

     

    • About SHC 
      • Provides soil nutrient status of his/her holding to each farmer and advises him /her on the dosage of fertilizers.
      • It also suggests the soil amendments needed that should be applied to maintain soil health in the long run.
      • SHC contains the status of soil with respect to 12 parameters- Micro-nutrients, Macro-nutrients, Secondary-nutrients and Physical parameters. 
      • A farm will get the soil card once in every 3 years.
      • It helps in reducing the cost of production. 

     

    • Implementation Strategy 
      • Implemented through the Department of Agriculture of all the State and Union Territory Governments.
      • Integrated with a Geographic Information System (GIS) system
      • Village Level Soil Testing Labs (VLSTLs) have been set up. 

     

    About RKVY 

    • Objective: To ensure more inclusive and integrated development of agriculture and allied sectors.
    • Scheme Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
    • RKVY has been re-structured as RKVY Cafeteria Scheme from 2022-23. 
    • It merges some schemes of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare which includes Rainfed Area Development, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana etc.
    • Tags :
    • Soil Health Card
    • RKVY
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