Benefit
100.00% subsidy
Deadline
Ongoing
Beneficiaries
230,000,000
Sector
Crops, Horticulture
Overview
SHC Scheme provides soil health cards to farmers which carry crop-wise recommendations of nutrients and fertilizers required for individual farms. This helps farmers to improve productivity through judicious use of inputs.
Launched on 19 Feb 2015
Benefits
Subsidy %
100%
Payment mode
Free Service
Free soil testing, Crop-wise nutrient recommendations, Reduce fertilizer cost by 10-15%, Improve soil health, Increase yield by 8-10%
Scheme components:
- Soil Sample Collection
- Laboratory Testing
- Soil Health Card
- Fertilizer Recommendations
Eligibility
- Categories
- All Farmers
- Beneficiary type
- Individual
- Age
- 18 – no upper limit years
- Land holding
- 0.01 – any acres
- Gender
- All
- States
- All India
How to apply
Application mode: Offline
- Contact village-level workers or soil testing labs for free soil sample collection and testing.
Documents required
- Land Records
- Aadhaar Card
- Mobile Number
Official links & contacts
Impact & success
23 crore soil health cards distributed, Fertilizer use efficiency improved