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ment plans to issue Soil Health Cards to • GIS mapping SOIL HEALTH CARD 14 crore farmers in a cycle of 2 years. • Helpdesk support • e-learning support SOIL HEALTH CARD PORTAL Empowering Farmers to Improve Soil Health for • Maintenance The Soil Health Card Portal (http:// • Participation in workshops & trainings soilhealth.dac.gov.in) project was Enhancing Agriculture Productivity launched by Hon’ble Minister of Agricul- MAIN FEATURES OF THE ture & Farmers Welfare on 15th July, APPLICATION 2015. The Soil Health Card Application • Single, uniform, web-based software Edited by under the Ministry of Agriculture & is a work flow based system designed and for generation of Soil Health Card in MOHAN DAS VISWAM Farmers Welfare. Under the scheme, the developed by National Informatics government issues Soil Health Cards Centre which facilitate generation of Soil uniform format across the country ‘Soil Health Card’ provide Support for 22 local languages griculture produce depends (SHC) to farmers. A SHC provide soil Health Cards for the benefit of farmers in • • Sample tracking and alerts to farmers soil nutrient status of a on soil as one of the most nutrient status of his holding to each a uniform and standardised format across important factors and plant farmer and advise him/ her on the dosage the country. through SMS farmer’s holding and advise growth largely depends on of fertilizers and also the needed soil • Automatic Fertilizer Recommendation the composition of soil. amendments that should be applied to Soil samples are collected from fields of printed in the Soil Health Card. The • Role based access to work areas calculations and micronutrient suggestions A The study of soil profile maintain soil health in the long run. SHC farmers on grid basis; 10 ha grid in necessary soil amendments for eliminat- • Fertilizer recommendations for • Soil Test Based Crop Response (STCR) him on the dosage of contains the status of soil with respect to rainfed areas and 2.5 ha grid in irrigated gives the picture of its fertility and ing micronutrient deficiencies are also Horticultural crops, based on age/ crop 12 parameters: areas. The samples detail along with their Formulae productivity. To increase the soil fertility suggested in the card. Soil Health card stage of the crop fertilizers and need for soil and productivity, it is location details are registered in the can be generated in 22 languages. • General Fertilizers Recommendations • N, P, K (Macro-nutrients) • Organic carbon based fertilizers important to know the Application portal by the concerned by States recommendations amendments for a healthy nutrient status and make • S (Secondary-nutrients) officials and a unique ID is generated for PROJECT SCOPE • Soil Testing Laboratories profile each soil sample. The sample details can • National database on soil health necessary amendments by • Sample registration • Management Information System for soil in the long run. The appropriate dosage of • Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Br also be sent using mobile application • Dashboard developed. Mobile application captures • Test results entry monitoring fertilizers and micronutri- (Micro-nutrients) • Linkages to land record applications of Government plans to issue the longitude and latitude of the place • Fertilizers recommendations calcula- • Master Data management ents. • pH, EC, OC (Physical states automatically where samples are connectivity is established. The samples developed by ICAR method or General tions • Localisation parameters) collected thus ensuring authenticity of the are tested in the labs and the test results Fertilizer Recommendations given by • Integration with Common Service Soil Health Cards to 14 crore • Alerts Card in Umang and Krishi Suvidha mobile • Various types of nutrient status reports SOIL HEALTH CARD sample collection and correctness of the are entered by the respective Soil Testing State Governments/ SAUs (State Agricul- • Soil Health Card generation Centre (CSCs) portal for CSCs to enter IMPACT OF THE PROJECT Soil Health Cards help Apps • Calculator for fertilizers dosages SCHEME information. Mobile application does not Lab officials. Based on the available tural Universities). Then according to • User registration, role assignment and • Migration of data from State portals data • Helps in deciding optimum use of farmers in a cycle of 2 years farmers to improve produc- • Linkage for minilabs for transferring tivity by maintaining soil require net connectivity during sample nutrients in the soil, the crop-wise required nutrients, corresponding crop distributed management of users • Mobile Apps • Interface for displaying Soil Health • Success stories fertilizers for reduced cost and increase in Soil Health Card Scheme is test results data to national portal a flagship program of health. SHCs will also details entry from the fields. Data is required quantity of nutrients are calcu- -wise fertilizer quantities are calculated production. The related success stories • Linkage to mobile Fertilizers Manag- STEPS TAKEN TO SPEED UP Government of promote the judicious use of stored and pushed on server whenever net lated using Soil Testing Crop Response by the application automatically and received from States have been uploaded promoted by the Department of Agricul- the fertilizers, thus reducing the cost of ment System (mFMS) on pilot basis in THE PORTAL ENTRIES IN SOIL on the portal ture, Co-operation & Farmers Welfare production for the farmer. The Govern- Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh HEALTH CARD PORTAL • Auto generation of fertilizers recom- • Infrastructure enhancement mendation to save the time and efforts of soil testing laboratories • Simplified interfaces • Extensive search facility in each STATUS OF interface IMPLEMENTATION DR. RANJNA NAGPAL • Bulk generation of Soil Health Cards Soil Health Card is currently implemented Dy. Director General • Automatic generation of fertilizers [email protected] throughout the country with active involve- recommendations at a time for multiple ment of States/ Union Territories. As on farmers date, 1.39 crores samples have been • Add Farmer facility for grids already registered on the portal covering 4.40 crore entered farmers. PRATIBHA RAMESH • Soil Health Card for additional crops LOKHANDE Technical Director • Mobile Apps for sample registration to [email protected] field level workers • Migration of data from State portals to National portals • Regular e-learning sessions • Participation in State-level training S BALASUNDER programs/ workshops and field visits Scientist-D Hon’ble Prime Minister inaugurating the Soil Health Card in Rajasthan [email protected] • Help-desk support

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ment plans to issue Soil Health Cards to • GIS mapping 14 crore farmers in a cycle of 2 years. • Helpdesk support • e-learning support SOIL HEALTH CARD PORTAL • Maintenance The Soil Health Card Portal (http:// • Participation in workshops & trainings soilhealth.dac.gov.in) project was launched by Hon’ble Minister of Agricul- MAIN FEATURES OF THE ture & Farmers Welfare on 15th July, APPLICATION 2015. The Soil Health Card Application • Single, uniform, web-based software under the Ministry of Agriculture & is a work flow based system designed and for generation of Soil Health Card in Farmers Welfare. Under the scheme, the developed by National Informatics government issues Soil Health Cards Centre which facilitate generation of Soil uniform format across the country Support for 22 local languages griculture produce depends (SHC) to farmers. A SHC provide soil Health Cards for the benefit of farmers in • on soil as one of the most nutrient status of his holding to each a uniform and standardised format across • Sample tracking and alerts to farmers important factors and plant farmer and advise him/ her on the dosage the country. through SMS growth largely depends on of fertilizers and also the needed soil • Automatic Fertilizer Recommendation the composition of soil. amendments that should be applied to Soil samples are collected from fields of printed in the Soil Health Card. The • Role based access to work areas calculations and micronutrient suggestions maintain soil health in the long run. SHC farmers on grid basis; 10 ha grid in The study of soil profile necessary soil amendments for eliminat- • Soil Test Based Crop Response (STCR) • Fertilizer recommendations for contains the status of soil with respect to rainfed areas and 2.5 ha grid in irrigated gives the picture of its fertility and ing micronutrient deficiencies are also Horticultural crops, based on age/ crop 12 parameters: areas. The samples detail along with their Formulae productivity. To increase the soil fertility suggested in the card. Soil Health card stage of the crop and productivity, it is location details are registered in the can be generated in 22 languages. • General Fertilizers Recommendations • N, P, K (Macro-nutrients) • Organic carbon based fertilizers important to know the Application portal by the concerned by States recommendations nutrient status and make • S (Secondary-nutrients) officials and a unique ID is generated for PROJECT SCOPE • Soil Testing Laboratories profile necessary amendments by each soil sample. The sample details can • National database on soil health Soil Health Card Portal (http://soilhealth.dac.gov.in) • Sample registration • Management Information System for appropriate dosage of • Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Br also be sent using mobile application • Dashboard monitoring fertilizers and micronutri- (Micro-nutrients) developed. Mobile application captures • Test results entry • Linkages to land record applications of the longitude and latitude of the place • Fertilizers recommendations calcula- • Master Data management ents. • pH, EC, OC (Physical states automatically where samples are connectivity is established. The samples developed by ICAR method or General tions • Localisation parameters) collected thus ensuring authenticity of the are tested in the labs and the test results Fertilizer Recommendations given by • Integration with Common Service • Alerts Card in Umang and Krishi Suvidha mobile • Various types of nutrient status reports SOIL HEALTH CARD sample collection and correctness of the are entered by the respective Soil Testing State Governments/ SAUs (State Agricul- • Soil Health Card generation Centre (CSCs) portal for CSCs to enter IMPACT OF THE PROJECT Soil Health Cards help Apps • Calculator for fertilizers dosages SCHEME information. Mobile application does not Lab officials. Based on the available tural Universities). Then according to • User registration, role assignment and • Migration of data from State portals data • Helps in deciding optimum use of farmers to improve produc- • Linkage for minilabs for transferring tivity by maintaining soil require net connectivity during sample nutrients in the soil, the crop-wise required nutrients, corresponding crop distributed management of users • Mobile Apps • Interface for displaying Soil Health • Success stories fertilizers for reduced cost and increase in Soil Health Card Scheme is test results data to national portal a flagship program of health. SHCs will also details entry from the fields. Data is required quantity of nutrients are calcu- -wise fertilizer quantities are calculated production. The related success stories • Linkage to mobile Fertilizers Manag- STEPS TAKEN TO SPEED UP promote the judicious use of stored and pushed on server whenever net lated using Soil Testing Crop Response by the application automatically and received from States have been uploaded promoted by the Department of Agricul- the fertilizers, thus reducing the cost of ment System (mFMS) on pilot basis in THE PORTAL ENTRIES IN SOIL on the portal ture, Co-operation & Farmers Welfare production for the farmer. The Govern- Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh HEALTH CARD PORTAL • Auto generation of fertilizers recom- • Infrastructure enhancement mendation to save the time and efforts of Sample One sample/Grid soil testing laboratories Static • Simplified interfaces size Grid size -2.5 ha in irrigated, 10 ha in rainfed lab • Extensive search facility in each STATUS OF interface IMPLEMENTATION • Bulk generation of Soil Health Cards Soil Health Card is currently implemented • Automatic generation of fertilizers throughout the country with active involve- recommendations at a time for multiple ment of States/ Union Territories. As on Number of 2.53 Crore samples to cover all farm holdings Mobile farmers date, 1.39 crores samples have been Samples lab • Add Farmer facility for grids already registered on the portal covering 4.40 crore entered farmers. • Soil Health Card for additional crops • Mobile Apps for sample registration to field level workers 12 Parameters- Mini • Migration of data from State portals to Parameters N,P,K,S,Zn,Mn,B,Cu,Fe,pH,EC,OC lab National portals • Regular e-learning sessions • Participation in State-level training programs/ workshops and field visits Scheme Details • Help-desk support

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ment plans to issue Soil Health Cards to • GIS mapping 14 crore farmers in a cycle of 2 years. Soil Sample Online registration Soil Analysis for • Helpdesk support Collection of sample in Portal 12 parameters (pH, EC, OC, N, P, K, B, S, Cu, • e-learning support (every 2 years) (http://soilhealth.dac.gov.in) SOIL HEALTH CARD PORTAL Mn, Zn, Fe) • Maintenance The Soil Health Card Portal (http:// • Participation in workshops & trainings soilhealth.dac.gov.in) project was launched by Hon’ble Minister of Agricul- MAIN FEATURES OF THE ture & Farmers Welfare on 15th July, Automatic APPLICATION Printing of Soil 2015. The Soil Health Card Application generation of Test Results Health Card • Single, uniform, web-based software under the Ministry of Agriculture & is a work flow based system designed and fertilizer entry in Portal (22 languages) for generation of Soil Health Card in Farmers Welfare. Under the scheme, the developed by National Informatics recommendations government issues Soil Health Cards Centre which facilitate generation of Soil uniform format across the country Support for 22 local languages griculture produce depends (SHC) to farmers. A SHC provide soil Health Cards for the benefit of farmers in • nutrient status of his holding to each a uniform and standardised format across • Sample tracking and alerts to farmers on soil as one of the most Process of issuing Soil Health Card important factors and plant farmer and advise him/ her on the dosage the country. through SMS growth largely depends on of fertilizers and also the needed soil • Automatic Fertilizer Recommendation the composition of soil. amendments that should be applied to Soil samples are collected from fields of printed in the Soil Health Card. The • Role based access to work areas calculations and micronutrient suggestions maintain soil health in the long run. SHC farmers on grid basis; 10 ha grid in The study of soil profile necessary soil amendments for eliminat- • Soil Test Based Crop Response (STCR) • Fertilizer recommendations for contains the status of soil with respect to rainfed areas and 2.5 ha grid in irrigated gives the picture of its fertility and ing micronutrient deficiencies are also Horticultural crops, based on age/ crop 12 parameters: areas. The samples detail along with their Formulae productivity. To increase the soil fertility suggested in the card. Soil Health card stage of the crop and productivity, it is location details are registered in the can be generated in 22 languages. • General Fertilizers Recommendations • N, P, K (Macro-nutrients) • Organic carbon based fertilizers important to know the Application portal by the concerned by States recommendations nutrient status and make • S (Secondary-nutrients) officials and a unique ID is generated for PROJECT SCOPE • Soil Testing Laboratories profile each soil sample. The sample details can • National database on soil health necessary amendments by • Sample registration • Management Information System for appropriate dosage of • Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Br also be sent using mobile application • Dashboard monitoring fertilizers and micronutri- (Micro-nutrients) developed. Mobile application captures • Test results entry • Linkages to land record applications of the longitude and latitude of the place • Fertilizers recommendations calcula- • Master Data management ents. • pH, EC, OC (Physical states automatically where samples are connectivity is established. The samples developed by ICAR method or General tions • Localisation parameters) collected thus ensuring authenticity of the are tested in the labs and the test results Fertilizer Recommendations given by • Integration with Common Service • Alerts Card in Umang and Krishi Suvidha mobile • Various types of nutrient status reports SOIL HEALTH CARD sample collection and correctness of the are entered by the respective Soil Testing State Governments/ SAUs (State Agricul- • Soil Health Card generation Centre (CSCs) portal for CSCs to enter IMPACT OF THE PROJECT Soil Health Cards help Apps • Calculator for fertilizers dosages SCHEME information. Mobile application does not Lab officials. Based on the available tural Universities). Then according to • User registration, role assignment and • Migration of data from State portals data • Helps in deciding optimum use of farmers to improve produc- • Linkage for minilabs for transferring tivity by maintaining soil require net connectivity during sample nutrients in the soil, the crop-wise required nutrients, corresponding crop distributed management of users • Mobile Apps • Interface for displaying Soil Health • Success stories fertilizers for reduced cost and increase in Soil Health Card Scheme is test results data to national portal a flagship program of health. SHCs will also details entry from the fields. Data is required quantity of nutrients are calcu- -wise fertilizer quantities are calculated production. The related success stories • Linkage to mobile Fertilizers Manag- STEPS TAKEN TO SPEED UP Government of India promote the judicious use of stored and pushed on server whenever net lated using Soil Testing Crop Response by the application automatically and received from States have been uploaded promoted by the Department of Agricul- the fertilizers, thus reducing the cost of ment System (mFMS) on pilot basis in THE PORTAL ENTRIES IN SOIL on the portal ture, Co-operation & Farmers Welfare production for the farmer. The Govern- Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh HEALTH CARD PORTAL • Auto generation of fertilizers recom- • Infrastructure enhancement mendation to save the time and efforts of soil testing laboratories • Simplified interfaces • Extensive search facility in each STATUS OF interface IMPLEMENTATION • Bulk generation of Soil Health Cards Soil Health Card is currently implemented • Automatic generation of fertilizers throughout the country with active involve- recommendations at a time for multiple ment of States/ Union Territories. As on farmers date, 1.39 crores samples have been • Add Farmer facility for grids already registered on the portal covering 4.40 crore entered farmers. • Soil Health Card for additional crops • Mobile Apps for sample registration to field level workers • Migration of data from State portals to National portals • Regular e-learning sessions • Participation in State-level training programs/ workshops and field visits Soil Health Card Mobile App interface screens • Help-desk support

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ment plans to issue Soil Health Cards to • GIS mapping 14 crore farmers in a cycle of 2 years. • Helpdesk support • e-learning support SOIL HEALTH CARD PORTAL • Maintenance The Soil Health Card Portal (http:// • Participation in workshops & trainings soilhealth.dac.gov.in) project was launched by Hon’ble Minister of Agricul- MAIN FEATURES OF THE ture & Farmers Welfare on 15th July, APPLICATION 2015. The Soil Health Card Application • Single, uniform, web-based software under the Ministry of Agriculture & is a work flow based system designed and for generation of Soil Health Card in Farmers Welfare. Under the scheme, the developed by National Informatics government issues Soil Health Cards Centre which facilitate generation of Soil uniform format across the country Support for 22 local languages Bavisetti Swamy Meenabai Patil Jagtar Singh K Das griculture produce depends (SHC) to farmers. A SHC provide soil Health Cards for the benefit of farmers in • • Sample tracking and alerts to farmers Krishna Jalgaon Kiurukshetra Purnia on soil as one of the most nutrient status of his holding to each a uniform and standardised format across Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra Bihar important factors and plant farmer and advise him/ her on the dosage the country. through SMS growth largely depends on of fertilizers and also the needed soil • Automatic Fertilizer Recommendation Paddy Cotton Potato Paddy the composition of soil. amendments that should be applied to Soil samples are collected from fields of printed in the Soil Health Card. The • Role based access to work areas calculations and micronutrient suggestions maintain soil health in the long run. SHC farmers on grid basis; 10 ha grid in NPK NPK NPK NPK The study of soil profile necessary soil amendments for eliminat- • Soil Test Based Crop Response (STCR) • Fertilizer recommendations for 39.5:30:33/22:16:10.8 contains the status of soil with respect to rainfed areas and 2.5 ha grid in irrigated 48:13:13/40:21:21 165:69:30/41:46:30 40:86:20/38:24:16 gives the picture of its fertility and ing micronutrient deficiencies are also Horticultural crops, based on age/ crop 12 parameters: areas. The samples detail along with their Formulae Production increase productivity. To increase the soil fertility suggested in the card. Soil Health card stage of the crop Production increase Production increase Production increase and productivity, it is location details are registered in the can be generated in 22 languages. • General Fertilizers Recommendations 375kg/acre 160kg/acre 1000kg/acre 160kg/acre • N, P, K (Macro-nutrients) Application portal by the concerned • Organic carbon based fertilizers important to know the by States Income increase officials and a unique ID is generated for recommendations Income increase Income increase Income increase nutrient status and make • S (Secondary-nutrients) PROJECT SCOPE • Soil Testing Laboratories profile 5662/acre 8000/acre 3000/acre 2780/acre each soil sample. The sample details can • National database on soil health necessary amendments by • Sample registration • Management Information System for appropriate dosage of • Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Br also be sent using mobile application • Dashboard (Micro-nutrients) developed. Mobile application captures • Test results entry monitoring fertilizers and micronutri- • Linkages to land record applications of Success stories of farmers from Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana and Bihar the longitude and latitude of the place • Fertilizers recommendations calcula- • Master Data management ents. • pH, EC, OC (Physical states automatically where samples are connectivity is established. The samples developed by ICAR method or General tions • Localisation parameters) collected thus ensuring authenticity of the are tested in the labs and the test results Fertilizer Recommendations given by • Integration with Common Service • Alerts Card in Umang and Krishi Suvidha mobile • Various types of nutrient status reports SOIL HEALTH CARD sample collection and correctness of the are entered by the respective Soil Testing State Governments/ SAUs (State Agricul- • Soil Health Card generation Centre (CSCs) portal for CSCs to enter IMPACT OF THE PROJECT Soil Health Cards help Apps • Calculator for fertilizers dosages SCHEME information. Mobile application does not Lab officials. Based on the available tural Universities). Then according to • User registration, role assignment and • Migration of data from State portals data • Helps in deciding optimum use of farmers to improve produc- • Linkage for minilabs for transferring tivity by maintaining soil require net connectivity during sample nutrients in the soil, the crop-wise required nutrients, corresponding crop distributed management of users • Mobile Apps • Interface for displaying Soil Health • Success stories fertilizers for reduced cost and increase in Soil Health Card Scheme is test results data to national portal a flagship program of health. SHCs will also details entry from the fields. Data is required quantity of nutrients are calcu- -wise fertilizer quantities are calculated production. The related success stories • Linkage to mobile Fertilizers Manag- STEPS TAKEN TO SPEED UP Government of India promote the judicious use of stored and pushed on server whenever net lated using Soil Testing Crop Response by the application automatically and received from States have been uploaded promoted by the Department of Agricul- the fertilizers, thus reducing the cost of ment System (mFMS) on pilot basis in THE PORTAL ENTRIES IN SOIL on the portal ture, Co-operation & Farmers Welfare production for the farmer. The Govern- Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh HEALTH CARD PORTAL • Auto generation of fertilizers recom- • Infrastructure enhancement mendation to save the time and efforts of soil testing laboratories • Simplified interfaces • Extensive search facility in each STATUS OF interface IMPLEMENTATION • Bulk generation of Soil Health Cards Soil Health Card is currently implemented • Automatic generation of fertilizers throughout the country with active involve- recommendations at a time for multiple ment of States/ Union Territories. As on farmers date, 1.39 crores samples have been • Add Farmer facility for grids already registered on the portal covering 4.40 crore entered farmers. • Soil Health Card for additional crops • Mobile Apps for sample registration to field level workers • Migration of data from State portals to For further information, please contact: National portals DR. RANJNA NAGPAL, DDG Agricultural Informatics Division • Regular e-learning sessions NIC Hqrs., A-Block, CGO Complex • Participation in State-level training Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 Email: [email protected] programs/ workshops and field visits Phone: +011-24305357 Linkage of SHC portal to other Services • Help-desk support

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