What you get
- FreeYour soil is tested and you receive a Soil Health Card with fertiliser advice.Soil sample collected and tested (pH, EC, organic carbon, N, P, K, S, Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, B) and a Soil Health Card issued within 25 days of sampling — 30 days in hilly and North-Eastern states.
- ₹1,50,000Up to ₹1.50 lakh, one time, to set up a village level soil testing lab.paid in full, at most
Who gets how much
Farmer producer organisation100%
Self-help group100%
Cooperative100%
Entrepreneur100%
Maximum share of cost, up to the government cost norm.
Who can apply
✓ Any farmer✓ Small / marginal farmer✓ Woman farmer✓ Scheduled Caste✓ Scheduled Tribe✓ Farmer producer organisation✓ Self-help group✓ Cooperative✓ Entrepreneur
How to apply
- Ask your agriculture department or block office when soil samples will be collected in your village; samples are taken between harvest and the next sowing (B.4.3(I)).
- The sample is taken with a mobile app; you get an SMS when it is collected (B.4.3(I)).
- The card is generated on the Soil Health Card portal, within 25 days of sampling (30 days in hilly and North-Eastern states) (Annexure-XXXV).
- For a village soil testing lab: apply to the Deputy Director / District Agriculture Officer; the district committee recommends and the state committee approves (Annexure-XXXVII, para 4.3, 5).
Documents you need
- For the soil card: farmer and land details; where Agri Stack is running, your Farmer ID (B.4.3(I))
- For a village lab: qualification certificate, PAN card, Aadhaar card (Annexure-XXXVII, para 5(iii))
- For a village lab: your own premises, or a rented building with a lease of at least four years (Annexure-XXXVII, para 5(iv))