Consider the following statements about the Soil Health Card Scheme: 1. The scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development. 2. The Soil Health Card given under the scheme contains status of the soil with respect to 12 parameters including pH and Electrical Conductivity. 3. A Village Level Soil Testing Labs (VLSTLs) can be opened by a youth whose age should not be below 18 years and should not be more than 27 years. How many of the above statements are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements about the Soil Health Card Scheme:
1.The scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development.
2.The Soil Health Card given under the scheme contains status of the soil with respect to 12 parameters including pH and Electrical Conductivity.
3.A Village Level Soil Testing Labs (VLSTLs) can be opened by a youth whose age should not be below 18 years and should not be more than 27 years.
How many of the above statements are correct?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] All three

[D] None

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: 2 and 3 are correct

Statement 1 is incorrect: The scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.

Statement 2 is correct: The Soil Health Card contains status of the soil with respect to 12 parameters, namely N,P,K, S (Macro-nutrients); Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Bo (Micro – nutrients) ; and pH (Acidity or Basicity), EC (Electrical Conductivity) and OC (Organic Carbon).

Statement 3 is correct: The Village Level Soil Testing Labs (VLSTLs) can be set up by individual entrepreneur i.e. rural youth and community based entrepreneurs, including Self Help Groups (SHGs), Schools, Agriculture Universities etc. The beneficiary/village level entrepreneur should be a youth whose age should not be below 18 years and should not be more than 27 years.

Source: PIB

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