CIT ASSIGNMENT Get A Soil Health Card Name: Dr. Mrunal Jadhao Cadre: Tahsildar Batch: A

Soil health card Soil health Card (SHC) Scheme is a Government of India’s scheme promoted by the Department of Agriculture, Co-operation & Farmers Welfare under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.

Benefits of soil health card 1. A Soil Health Card gives soil nutrient status to each farmer for his land holding and also gives advice on fertilizers dosage and needed soil amendments that he should apply to maintain soil health in the long run. 2. Soil Health Card will be issued to all landholders every three years and this will enable to capture the pattern of soil fertility changes occurring due to nutrient uptake by plants or other natural causes. 3. This will also help to take up corrective measures on the soil nutrient deficiencies identified in soil health cards.

Collection of soil samples Soil Samples are collected from fields of farmers on Grid basis-10 ha grid in rain-fed areas and 2.5 ha grid in irrigated areas. The samples details along with their location details are registered in the Application portal by the concerned officials and a unique Sample ID is generated for each soil sample. The samples are tested in the labs and the test results are entered by the respective Soil Testing Lab officials. Based on the available nutrients in the soil, the crop-wise required quantity of nutrients are calculated using Soil Testing Crop Response formula.

1. Installation of App Go to Google playstore and search Soil Health card App. Download the app and install it.

2. Logging in to the Application Give login and password and click the Login button.

3. Dashboard Display If the login is successful and Dashboard is displayed as given below – Icons on dashboard- Farmer Details Land Details Crop Details Available Fertilizers Review and Submit Dashboard Test Result Entry

Farmer Details Fill in the details like- Name of farmer 2.name of state, district, village block. Address, Aadhar number and mobile number.

Land Details Fill in the details like - Type and topography of soil. Size of farm Type of irrigation facility Type of irrigation source.

Crop Details Fill in the details like - Type of crop Name of crop Name of crop variety Duration of crop

Fertilizer Details Fill in the details like- Type of fertilizer applied N:P:K combination

Review and Submit After filling all above details, dashboard panel looks like this. Details can be reviewed and edited as and when needed.

Thank you.