The soil health card scheme broadly advertised by the

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[if !supportLists]-->^Ø [endif]-->Soil Health Card Schemeis a scheme launched by theGovernment of India on 19 February 2015. Ø Under the scheme, the government plans to issue soil cards to farmers which will carry crop-wise recommendations of nutrients and fertilisers required for the individual farms to help farmers to improve productivity through judicious use of inputs. Ø All soil samples are to be tested in varioussoil testing labs across the country. Thereafter the experts will analyse the strength and weaknesses (micro-nutrients deficiency) of the soil and suggest measures to deal with it. [if !supportLists]-->Ø [endif]-->The result and suggestion will be displayed in the cards.