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Soil Health Cards bring benefits of science
to farmers
One of the important initiatives Narendra Modi
introduced as CM of Gujarat was the Soil Health
Card scheme. He also introduced it nationally in the
year 2014-15.
Soil health cards provide farmers the nutrient
status of their soil and its composition. It helps
decide the dosage of fertilisers and other changes
needed for good soil health.
Hundreds of labs across the country test soil and
provide farmers with detailed information, that
helps them make informed decisions.
Soil health cards have been issued free of cost to
10.74 crore farmers in first cycle and 11.75 crore
farmers in second cycle.
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