About the Scheme
Soil Health Card Scheme provides soil health cards to farmers with crop-wise nutrient recommendations to improve soil health and reduce input costs. Phase I: 10.73 crore cards (2015-17). Phase II: 11.93 crore cards (2017-19). Phase III: shifting to mobile testing vans. Reduces fertilizer overuse and improves yield. Now integrated with PM Dhan-Dhaanya.
Target Beneficiaries: 14 crore farmers; 11.93 crore soil health cards distributed under Phase II
Implementing Agency: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) through State Agriculture Departments
Key Features
- Provides soil health cards with NPK (primary, secondary, micro) nutrient status
- Crop-wise fertilizer and input recommendation on each card
- 11.93 crore soil health cards distributed in Phase II (2017-19)
- Mobile soil testing vans for doorstep testing in Phase III
- Integrated with PM Fasal Bima Yojana and PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
- Digital Soil Health Card Portal for real-time tracking
- Balances fertilizer use: reduces overuse of nitrogen, corrects micronutrient deficiencies
Eligibility Criteria
- All farmers who own agricultural land in India.
- Farmers registered with the respective State Agriculture Departments.
- The scheme is applicable to all types of agricultural land, irrespective of landholding size.