India Observed 7th Soil Health Card Day on 19 February 2022

India Observed 7th Soil Health Card Day on 19 February 2022

  • In India, 19 February is marked as the Soil Health Card Day to commemorate the launch of the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme, and create awareness about the benefits of the scheme.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme on 19th February, 2015 at Suratgarh in Rajasthan.
  • 2022 marks the seventh year of the launch of the SHC Scheme.
  • Purpose of the scheme is to issue soil health cards to farmers every two years so as to provide a basis to address nutritional deficiencies in soil. The scheme ensures additional income to farmers by an increase in yields and it also promotes sustainable farming.

Points to Remember:

  1. When is the Soil Health Card Day observed in India?
  2. 2022 marks which edition of Soil Health Card Day?
  3. Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme was launched in which year?
  4. Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme was launched from which place by PM Modi?
  5. Under Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme, the soil health card is provided to farmers after a gap of how many years?

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