Description : Soil health card provides information to farmers on the nutrient status of their soil along with recommendations on appropriate dosages of nutrients to be applied for improving soil health and fertility. Soil Health Cards help farmers to improve productivity by maintaining soil health. This card will also promote the judicious use of fertilizers, thus reducing the cost of production for the farmer. To increase soil fertility and productivity, it is important to know the nutrient status and make necessary amendments by appropriate dosage of fertilizers and micronutrients.Eligibility : All farmers are eligibleProcess : Offline: 1.The applicant needs to take the soil and water sample from his farm to the nearest Soil Testing Laboratory and submit the sample there. 2. Professionals at the laboratory test the soil and collect all available information. 3. After that officials will compile a list of the strengths and weaknesses of the soil 4. If the soil is deficient, they provide suggestions for improving the soil and generate a report. 5.List of the Laboratories from all the cities, from which the test can be taken are mentioned in the Link below. http://soilhealth.dac.gov.in/PublicReports/STL 6.The soil testing fees vary from laboratory to laboratory.

*Applicant can track the status of soil health card and print it by submitting their mobile number.Benefit : Refer Benefit Section