This Scheme was launched on 5th December 2015 the ministry of agriculture introduced the soil health card (SHC) scheme with the slogan "Swasth Dharaa. Khet Haraa."
v SHC is a printed report which contains nutrient status of
soil with respect to 12 nutrients: pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Organic
Carbon (OC), Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), Sulphur (S), Zinc
(Zn), Boron (B), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Copper (Cu) of farm holdings.
v SHC will be provided to all farmers in the country at an
interval of 3 years to enable the farmers to apply recommended doses of nutrients
based on soil test values to realize improved and sustainable soil health and
fertility, low costs and higher profits.
v Soil health card is field-specific detailed report of
soil fertility status and other important soil parameters that affect crop productivity.
Objectives
v To improve soil quality and profitability of farmers.
v Employment generation for rural youth.
v To update information on soil analysis.
v To provide soil testing facilities to farmers at their
doorstep.
Benefits
v SHC helps farmers to improve soil health and ultimately
increase productivity.
v After getting SHC farmers have reduced N, P and K use,
especially nitrogen use has and increased micronutrients use which helped them
to increase the fertility.
v It has helped farmers to diversify towards less
input-intensive crops from more input-intensive crops like paddy and cotton.
v It has also helped farmers to find input substitutions.
v It has helped in the formulation of specific schemes like
subsidized micronutrients from governments.
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