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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 295
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22ND JULY, 2025
KEY FEATURES OF SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME
295. SHRI C N ANNADURAI:
SHRI SELVAM G:
SHRI NAVASKANI K:
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण मं(cid:361)ी
be pleased to state?
(a) the details of key features & objectives of the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme,
including frequency of soil testing, parameters analyzed and the mode of delivery of
advisory to farmers;
(b) whether the scheme helps in promoting judicious use of fertilizers, improving crop
productivity and reducing input costs, if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of total number of Soil Health Cards issued to farmers in the State of
Tamil Nadu since the launch of the scheme, year-wise and district-wise;
(d) the financial allocation made under the SHC Scheme for Tamil Nadu since its
inception;
(e) the number and type of soil testing laboratories currently operational in Tamil Nadu,
including Static labs, mobile soil testing vans and mini-labs installed at Krishi Vigyan
Kendras(KVKs), Agricultural Universities or Block-level offices; and
(f) whether Government proposes to upgrade the existing soil testing infrastructure
orintegrate it with other digital agriculture platforms for seamless service delivery and
if so, details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण रा(cid:475) मं(cid:361)ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)
(a) to (c): Soil Health & Fertility Scheme is being implemented since 2014-15 to
provide Soil Health Cards (SHCs) for all farm holdings, to promote balanced and
integrated nutrient management for improving productivity and soil fertility management.
Soil samples are processed as per standard procedures and analyzed for parameters
such as pH, Electrical Conductivity, Organic Carbon, available Nitrogen, Phosphorus,
Potassium, Sulphur, and micro-nutrients (Zinc, Copper, Iron, Manganese & Boron). Thediagnostic soil health assessment of farmer fields are taken up periodically so as to issue
SHCs at least once in 3 years. SHCs are issued to farmers that provide information on
nutrient status of soil and recommendations on judicious dosage and type of fertilizers for
improving soil health & its fertility, crop productivity and reducing input cost. Since 2014-
15, 1,52,51,840 SHCs have been generated/distributed till date across the State of Tamil
Nadu. The year-wise and district-wise SHCs issued to farmers in the State of Tamil
Nadu from 2022-23 to 2025-26 as per SHC Portal (as on 16.07.2025) are given at
Annexure-I.
(d): The financial allocation of Rs.127.19 crore has been made under the Soil Health
& Fertility Scheme for Tamil Nadu since inception of the scheme till date.
(e): The number of soil testing laboratories including Static labs, mobile soil testing
vans and mini-labs; established in Tamil Nadu are as under:
S. No. Type of soil testing laboratories Numbers of soil testing laboratories
1 Static soil testing laboratories 37
2 Mobile soil testing laboratories 21
3 Village Level soil testing laboratories 1
4 Krishi Vigyan Kendras(KVKs) Mini 31
Soil testing labs
5 Tamil Nadu State Agriculture 12
University’s Static Labs
6 School mini soil testing laboratories 29
Total 131
As informed by State Government, all 131 soil testing laboratories are
operational.
(f): Government has allowed upgradation of the existing soil testing infrastructure
with Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS)/ Inductively Coupled Plasma
Spectrophotometer (ICP) under the scheme. Soil Lab registry has been created online on
SHC Portal as digital integration. Test results are uploaded on SHC Portal to generate
Soil Health card digitally.Annexure-I
Year-wise and District-wise Soil Health Cards issued to farmers in the State of Tamil Nadu
since inception of the scheme
Cycle I Cycle II 2025-26
(2015-16 (2017-18 2019- (As on
S.No District 2014-15 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Total
and 2016- and 2018- 20 16.07.202
17) 19) 5)
1 Ariyalur 8,000 110,109 120,886 1,146 2,220 4,001 7,350 1,601 255,313
2 Chengalpattu - - - - 3,690 7,299 9,350 556 20,895
3 Coimbatore 11,500 119,500 116,813 2,102 2,440 4,600 6,050 1,052 264,057
4 Cuddalore 10,000 320,493 310,644 1,247 7,240 13,800 20,250 2,910 686,584
5 Dharmapuri 9,000 210,300 210,300 1,048 2,290 4,900 10,100 1,359 449,297
6 Dindigul 8,000 245,053 249,291 1,938 2,890 6,167 10,050 1,629 525,018
7 Erode 12,600 193,779 199,121 1,617 1,940 4,200 8,774 2,916 424,947
8 Kallakurichi - - - - 4,740 8,402 12,400 1,144 26,686
Kancheepura
9 10,000 141,729 213,656 1,056 3,040 5,500 7,100 1,239 383,320
m
10 Kanyakumari 9,500 172,333 237,482 2,040 1,090 1,900 3,050 2,671 430,066
11 Karur 12,210 150,433 147,121 2,185 1,390 2,898 6,700 3,089 326,026
12 Krishnagiri 12,900 257,080 243,205 1,098 2,840 6,300 11,450 1,918 536,791
13 Madurai 14,800 257,027 257,027 2,044 4,590 8,451 11,750 4,123 559,812
14 Mayiladuthurai - - - - 2,590 4,702 7,350 - 14,642
15 Nagapatinam 12,110 147,289 145,188 1,603 2,240 3,900 7,900 1,473 321,703
16 Namakkal 12,200 231,949 243,766 1,423 3,340 6,506 11,950 1,878 513,012
17 Perambalur 12,500 127,118 119,188 1,345 1,390 2,500 5,950 1,880 271,871
18 Pudukottai 11,500 342,435 330,797 2,594 4,940 9,800 14,300 2,152 718,518
Ramanathapur
19 11,000 218,405 206,604 4,046 4,690 8,600 13,650 1,189 468,184
am
20 Ranipet - - - - 3,440 5,700 7,700 1,253 18,093
21 Salem 10,000 262,759 252,388 3,626 3,590 7,440 15,000 2,497 557,300
22 Sivagangai 7,000 356,489 352,416 1,876 4,640 8,798 12,700 1,868 745,787
23 Tenkasi 0 0 0 0 2,490 3,940 7,150 1,233 14,813
24 Thanjavur 9,700 298,434 289,745 1,833 6,790 11,800 20,700 3,789 642,791
25 The Nilgiris 6,000 71,561 70,300 984 330 612 670 649 151,106
26 Theni 6,000 153,724 137,573 1,418 1,940 2,623 4,354 750 308,382
27 Thiruppur 6,000 121,966 139,296 2,569 4,940 5,135 9,200 1,630 290,736
28 Thiruvallur 12,200 198,906 177,748 1,115 4,440 10,436 14,232 1,874 420,951
Thiruvannamal
29 12,900 339,508 365,777 2,131 2,440 17,514 26,852 3,140 770,262
ai
30 Thiruvarur 12,800 174,578 169,735 1,252 1,940 8,893 15,700 1,612 386,510
31 Thoothukudi 9,400 205,435 210,451 1,858 2,890 8,700 14,950 2,565 456,249
32 Tiruchirapalli 10,010 303,098 261,560 2,612 5,740 8,300 12,150 2,375 605,845
33 Tirunelveli 9,500 269,729 277,927 2,339 8,940 4,076 5,850 1,220 579,581
34 Tirupathur - - - - 4,640 4,000 6,050 274 14,964
35 Vellore 10,035 250,339 252,115 2,472 2,440 5,101 7,550 877 530,929
36 Villupuram 12,500 606,290 570,154 2,423 7,390 13,906 19,400 2,751 1,234,814
37 Virudhunagar 12,500 142,152 138,380 1,277 5,440 9,000 14,318 2,918 325,985
Total 324,365 7,000,000 7,016,654 58,317 134,050 250,400 400,000 68,054 15,251,840
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