Assistance for Reclamation of Soil Health

Assistance for Reclamation of Soil Health

Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture  launched a National Project on Management of Soil Health & Fertility (NPMSH&F) in 2008-09 to promote soil test based  balanced & judicious  use of  fertilizers  in  conjunction with organic manures and

Bio-fertilizers to increase soil fertility and productivity across the country. NPMSH&F has been subsumed under Soil Health Management (SHM) as one of the components of National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) launched in April, 2014, being implemented across the country including Karnataka. SHM aims at promotion of integrated nutrient management through judicious use of chemical fertilizers including secondary and micro nutrients in conjunction with organic manures for improving soil health and its productivity; including strengthening of soil testing facilities to provide soil test based recommendations to farmers for improving soil fertility. State-wise funds released in last three years (2012-13 to 2014-15) and allocation of fund during current year (2015-16) is at Annexure-I.

Department of Agricultural Research & Education - Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture has conducted various studies and reported that inadequate and imbalanced use of nutrients and low use of organic manures have lead  to deterioration of soil health including multi-nutrient deficiencies affecting crop yields.  Accordingly, State governments have been provided Central Assistance under NPMSH&F/SHM  for setting-up static & mobile soil testing laboratories across the country to ensure soil test based balanced use of both inorganic and organic fertilizers for management of soil health and fertility. State-wise details of Soil Testing Laboratories established is at Annexure-II.

Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture has received various proposals for seeking financial assistance for improvement of soil health and fertility. State-wise details of funds released (2012-15) and allocation during current year(2015-16) is also given in Annexure–I. Besides, various interventions have been intensified under ongoing schemes/programmes/missions, namely; National Food Security Mission (NFSM), National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Farms and Oilpalm (NMOOP), National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET), Mission of Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) etc. for sustaining soil fertility and food grain production in the country.

Annexure-I

State-wise funds released under National Project on Management of Soil Health & Fertility (NPMSH&F) / Soil Health Management (SHM) in last three years (2012-15) and allocation (2015-16)

S. No.	Name of States	State-wise funds released in last three years (2012-15) and allocation for current year (2015-16)
		2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16
1.	Andhra Pradesh	0.00	178.20	517.49	461.15
2.	Arunachal Pradesh	0.00	0.00	74.61	12.65
3.	Assam	0.00	0.00	132.42	197.72
4.	Bihar	0.00	0.00	805.79	357.77
5.	Chhattisgarh	0.00	72.45	142.54	323.16
6.	Goa	0.00	0.00	201.36	5.92
7.	Gujarat	138.32	0.00	181.56	656.59
8.	Haryana	121.00	0.00	34.13	244.57
9.	Himachal Pradesh	0.00	0.00	222.78	37.26
10.	Jammu & Kashmir	0.00	0.00	768.04	52.97
11.	Jharkhand	0.00	256.61	50.69	73.36
12.	Karnataka	0.00	0.00	177.42	753.41
13.	Kerala	0.00	229.35	213.42	87.23
14.	Madhya Pradesh	0.00	0.00	142.86	1032.52
15.	Maharashtra	289.72	76.75	719.96	1183.39
16.	Manipur	0.00	0.00	12.80	11.69
17.	Meghalaya	0.00	10.50	13.62	17.54
18.	Mizoram	0.00	40.50	20.28	7.14
19.	Nagaland	0.00	0.00	53.18	22.44
20.	Odisha	0.00	577.38	231.43	315.62
21.	Punjab	130.00	0.00	200.89	269.59
22.	Rajasthan	0.00	0.00	143.42	1239.83
23.	Sikkim	0.00	0.00	623.50	5.24
24.	Tamil Nadu	50.00	180.63	258.41	346.76
25.	Telangana	0.00	0.00	463.33	347.88
26.          i	Tripura	0.00	0.00	18.38	17.41
27.	Uttarakhand	20.68	0.00	23.40	47.80
28.	Uttar Pradesh	0.00	0.00	1033.32	1124.04
29.	West Bengal	0.00	0.00	491.75	347.37
30.	Others including UTs	101.61	302.43	0.00	0.00
Total		851.33	1924.80	7972.78	9600.02

(Rs. in Lakh)

Note: - NPMSH&F has been subsumed under Soil Health Management (SHM) as a component of National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) from April, 2014.

Annexure-II

State-wise Soil Testing Laboratories established under National Project on Management of Soil Health & Fertility (NPMSH&F)/Soil Health Management (SHM) from 2008-09 to 2014-15

S. No.	Name of States	Number of laboratories established under NPMSH&F/SHM (2008-15)
		Static	Mobile	Total
1.	Andhra Pradesh	5	8	13
2.	Arunachal Pradesh	2	3	5
3.	Assam	2	2	4
4.	Bihar	15	21	36
5.	Chhattisgarh	3	2	5
6.	Goa	1	1	2
7.	Gujarat	0	4	4
8.	Haryana	4	3	7
9.	Himachal Pradesh	0	5	5
10.	Jammu & Kashmir	5	6	11
11.	Jharkhand	8	3	11
12.	Karnataka	17	2	19
13.	Kerala	3	9	12
14.	Madhya Pradesh	3	13	16
15.	Maharashtra	12	18	30
16.	Manipur	0	0	0
17.	Meghalaya	0	3	3
18.	Mizoram	1	3	4
19.	Nagaland	0	0	0
20.	Odisha	16	13	29
21.	Punjab	0	3	3
22.	Rajasthan	24	16	40
23.	Sikkim	2	2	4
24.	Tamil Nadu	0	13	13
25.	Telangana	0	3	3
26.          i	Tripura	2	2	4
27.	Uttarakhand	0	0	0
28.	Uttar Pradesh	0	10	10
29.	West Bengal	2	11	13
30.	Fertilizer Companies	17	13	30
Total		144	192	336

(Lab in nos.)