1. Soil Health Card Scheme
A.Neeraja, Joint Secretary( INM)

2. SHC- 1st and 2nd Cycle status
2.53 crore sample
90% collected
6.5 crore to be distributed
( 46%) 5.53 crore distributed
60% tested
May 2019 – 8 months
12 crore SHC
1st Cycle
2.53 crore Samples
10.74 crore SHC
Issues
Revision of targets -many states- Agri-census 2011
U.P villages
2nd Cycle

3. Financial position Issues with States SHC
Bihar, Gujarat, Goa, Manipur – yet to receive 1st instalment
SHM
Only 12 states got 1st instalment
Village level Soil labs
1562 proposals, 36.5 crores
Maha, WB, HP, Jharkhand , NE states except Assam, to send proposal s
Unspent balance pending since
No release/ late release by states
Tenders pending
SHM-Only 12 states got first instalment-A.P, Chattisgarh, goa, HP, Jhar,Karnataka, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, TN, Tripura, UP, Uttarakhand

4. Strategies adopted by GoI in 2nd cycle
Liking SHC to DBT -unique card number –under process
SHC based Fertiliser assessment -kharif 2018
NRSC/ NIC _-Soil nutrient maps/ fertiliser maps
Demonstrations - farmers field
Promotion of Customised fertilisers
Lab mapping in the country
Activated SMS alerts to farmers on SHC status
Technical courses -Soil testing - ASCI
Caravan Publicity

5. Best practices across states
Linking of DBT of fertilizers with SHC- TN , Chhattisgarh
More number of village level labs- Karnataka, Telangana
Establishment of block level labs- M.P
Agri junctions- UP
Management of Soil testing labs on PPP mode- Rajasthan, Gujarat
Soil Health Card compulsory for getting subsidies under agricultural scheme -Karnataka , Rajasthan

6. States attention required....
Timely Completion of 2nd cycle
Written Suggestions on cycle duration, SHC format, parameters etc
Compulsory use of SHC app/portal entries
STLs details/ Lab mapping
Enter GFR of horticultural crops- A.P, Karnataka, Gujarat, HP, J&K, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Tripura done
Regular review by PS/ Director Agriculture
SHC-fertiliser linkage
Focus on Demonstrations/
SHC Publicity

7. Thank you