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Strategy to Issue Soil Health Card in time bound manner

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Introduction • Agriculture is the mainstay of Bihar’s Economy contributing

about 21% to State GDP & employing 77% of the work force. The State has the natural resources - fertile flat & deep soil, plenty of water & agro climatic conditions-suitable for growing a variety of crops.

• There are three agro climatic zones in Bihar covered with Plain, Tal, Diara, Rainfed and other areas with various types of soil having different nutrient content.

• To harness the vast untapped potential in agriculture, Agriculture Road Map is being implemented in the State since 2008. It has given a definite direction & focus to the agriculture development. Under Agriculture Road Map Soil Fertility Management programme is being implemented by the Government of Bihar.

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Soil Health Card Scheme - Thurst • An exclusive web based software STMS (Soil Test

Monitoring System) has been developed for soil health program. It facilitates to impart balanced use of fertilizer to farmers to have not analyzed their soil samples.

• All analyzed Data of soil sample are uploaded on the website www.biharsoilhealth.com and online-offline (hard copy) SHC generated and issued to farmers.

• Soil Fertility Map prepared based on the software - data requires up gradation.

• Up gradation of soil fertility maps the soil sample collection needs to be GPS based.

• GPS tagging of Soil Samples & automation and mechanization of soil analysis are the future thrust areas for soil testing.

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Target and Achievement during 4 years FY Soil Sample

TargetSoil Sample

CollectedSoil Sample

AnalysedSoil Health

Card

2011-12 224625 208950 208950 197081

2012-13 359400 246352 231873 231873

2013-14 359400 307081 248713 239930

2014-15 359400 342230 266722224051(Under

Progress)

Note - Soil Health Card is also available on www. biharsoilhealth.com

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Content Low Medium High TotalN 187212 (70.19%) 77669 (29.12%) 1840 (0.69%) 266722P 112423 (42.15%) 152058 (57.01%) 2240 (0.84%) 266722K 23738 (8.90%) 231275 (86.71%) 11709 (4.39%) 266722S NIL NIL NIL NIL

OC 75109 (28.16%) 129387 (48.51%) 62226 (23.33%) 266722EC 263788 (98.90%) 2294 (0.86%) 640 (0.24%) 266722pH 15577 (5.84%) 135735 (50.89%) 115411 (43.27%) 266722

Soil Fertility Status Samples Analyzed during the period (2014-15) :

Micro-Nutrient Status of Soil Samples Analyzed

Micro Nutrient No. of Samples Analyzed

Critical Limit (ppm)

Low Medium High

Zinc 32052 14085 4991 12976Iron 32052 4825 8622 18605

Manganese 32052 2356 6312 23384Copper 32052 13810 11686 6556Boron NIL NIL NIL NIL

No. of Water Samples Analyzed : NIL

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Future Planning• Based on DAC, GOI, guideline for Soil Health Card

Scheme has been launched. • GPS based Soil Sampling on grid basis with the

involvement of farmers and field level staffs. • Under the Scheme Soil Health Card will be issued

to every farmer in prescribed 3 years of span.• Further & continued strengthening of STLs

through Capacity Building.• Diagnose fertility related constraints and develop

Plot level fertilizer recommendation.• Promote Soil Test based INM.

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Action Plan for SHC• Diagnostic Soil Health assessment of farmers field will be

taken up periodically so as to issue SHC at least once in 3 years.

• Norms of Sampling- In the irrigated Areas, samples will be drawn in a Grid of 2.5

ha. In Rain-fed areas sampling will be done in a 10 ha. Grid. Involvement of Science Colleges for Soil Sample analysis

after their identification.• Distribution- Prompt & time bound distribution of SHC through web

based STMS Awareness campaign & display of soil health status at

Panchayat Bhawan & e Kisan Bhawan

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Annual Action Plan for SHC Scheme - 2014-17• Net Cultivated Area- 63.11 Lakh Ha.• Net Irrigated Area- 38.07 Lakh Ha.• Net un-irrigated Area- 25.04 Lakh Ha.• Total no. of Sample as per Guidelines (GOI) -

Type of Land Sampling criteria as per GOI normsNorms of Sampling Total Area No of Samples

Irrigated 01 Sample / 2.5 ha. Grid 3806768 1522707Un-irrigated 01 Sample /10 ha. Grid 2504590 250459

Total 6311358 1773166Samples per Year 592485

Refree Sample 1% 6000Total 598485

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District wise samples for analysis & tagging with LaboratorySl District Divisions

District wise samples / yr District wise Tagging of Soil testing Laboratory

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STL Nalanda & Horticulture college Noorsarai & KVK Nalanda

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23562STL Bhojpur & KVK Bhojpur

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21863STL Kaimur, ARI Patna

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34153 STL Gaya, MSTL & KVK Jamui, KVK Gaya (proposed new lab)

8 vjoy 5239 STL Arwal

21317STL Aurangabad, MSTL (proposed against new sanction) & KVK Aurangabad (proposed new lab)

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10 uoknk 14111 STL Nawada & KVK Nawada

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18095 STL Saran , MSTL & KVK Saran (proposed new lab)

13 floku 16901 STL Siwan & KVK Siwan (proposed new lab)

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13572 STLGopalgang & MSTL (proposed against new sanction)

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25421 STL E. Cham. , KVK Sariya & MSTL (proposed against new sanction), KVK E.Champaran (proposed new lab)

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21146 STL W.C., IRS W.C. & KVK W.C.

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18213 STL Sitamadhi & KVK Sitamadhi

19 f'kogj 2691 STL Sheohar

20 oS'kkyh 13104 STL Vaishali &KVK Vaishali

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22 'ks[kiqjk 5367 STL Shekhpura

23 eqaxsj 7041 STL Munger & MSTL

24 teqbZ 5994 STL Jamui

25[kxfM+;k 11133 STL Khagaria

26 csxwljk; 13055 STL Begusarai & KVK Begusarai

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10574 STL Darbhanga &MSTL

28 e/kqcuh 18999 STL Madhubani & RRS Madhubani, MSTL (proposed against new sanction)

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11363 STL Saharsa & MSTL

31 lqikSy 14402 STL Supaul & RRS Saharsa

32 e/ksiqjk 13580 STL Madhepura & IRS Madhepura

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19086 STL Purnea & RRS Purnea, MSTL

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7833 STL Kishangang

35 vjfj;k 14796 STL Araria & IRS Araria

36 dfVgkj 18207 STL Katihar, JRS Katihar & MSTL (proposed against new sanction)

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38 ck¡adk 15256 STL Banka & KVK Banka

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