Consider the following statements regarding Soil Health card Scheme 1 The scheme aims...........

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Consider the following statements regarding Soil Health card Scheme:

1. The scheme aims at promoting soil test based balanced use of fertilizers to enable farmers realise higher yields at lower cost.

2. Under the scheme, experts will analyse micro-nutrients deficiency.

3. The scheme was launched in February 2015.

Select the correct statement from the following codes:

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

1 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

All the statements are correct regarding Soil Health Card scheme.
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.
All soil samples are to be tested in various soil 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.
The result and suggestion will be displayed in the cards. The government plans to issue the cards to 14 crore farmers.