Minutes of Video Conference Meeting with State Government Officials on the status of Soil Health Card - 28.02.2017. Discussions were held with the State Governments over Video to review the status of progress of Soil Health Card Scheme on 28.02.2017. The general feedback obtained from the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Tripura and Meghalaya. Representative from NIC, Delhi also participated. At the outset, AC (INM) mentioned that in the last VC meeting JS (INM) desired that all States should send Plan of Action and targeted time to complete the soil testing and printing of soil health cards, JS (INM) also asked all the States to draw Action Plan for SHC in the next year. All the States mentioned that they would submit the Action Plan for next year in one week time. The state-wise other points discussed are given below: Sl. No. State / UT Points discussed I. SOUTH ZONE 1. Andhra Pradesh Testing of samples will be completed by March, 2017. Printing stopped as in Telugu transcript the recommendation for 6th crop goes to 2nd page. The problem to be solved in consultation with NIC. 2. Karnataka Testing of samples will be completed by March, 2017 end. Printing and distribution of soil health cards will require 2 months extension. Printing of cards has been outsourced and printers procured to speed up printing of cards. Year-wise UCs and progress report will be submitted shortly by State Government. 3. Kerala - 4. Tamil Nadu Testing of samples will be completed by 2017 end. Extension of 1 month required for printing and distribution of cards due to drought situation in the State. Year-wise UCs and progress report will be submitted shortly by State Government. 5. Telangana Testing of samples will be completed by end of March, 2017. Printing and distribution of cards has been outsourced and likely to be completed by 15th April, 2017. II. WEST ZONE 6. Gujarat Testing of soil samples to be completed by the end of April 2017 and printing & distribution of cards by end of May 2017. The State Government representative
Minutes of Video Conference Meeting with State Government Officials on the status of Soil Health Card - 28.02.2017. Discussions were held with the State Governments over Video to review the status of progress of Soil Health Card Scheme on 28.02.2017. The general feedback obtained from the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Tripura and Meghalaya. Representative from NIC, Delhi also participated. At the outset, AC (INM) mentioned that in the last VC meeting JS (INM) desired that all States should send Plan of Action and targeted time to complete the soil testing and printing of soil health cards, JS (INM) also asked all the States to draw Action Plan for SHC in the next year. All the States mentioned that they would submit the Action Plan for next year in one week time. The state-wise other points discussed are given below: Sl. No. State / UT Points discussed I. SOUTH ZONE 1. Andhra Pradesh Testing of samples will be completed by March, 2017. Printing stopped as in Telugu transcript the recommendation for 6th crop goes to 2nd page. The problem to be solved in consultation with NIC. 2. Karnataka Testing of samples will be completed by March, 2017 end. Printing and distribution of soil health cards will require 2 months extension. Printing of cards has been outsourced and printers procured to speed up printing of cards. Year-wise UCs and progress report will be submitted shortly by State Government. 3. Kerala - 4. Tamil Nadu Testing of samples will be completed by 2017 end. Extension of 1 month required for printing and distribution of cards due to drought situation in the State. Year-wise UCs and progress report will be submitted shortly by State Government. 5. Telangana Testing of samples will be completed by end of March, 2017. Printing and distribution of cards has been outsourced and likely to be completed by 15th April, 2017. II. WEST ZONE 6. Gujarat Testing of soil samples to be completed by the end of April 2017 and printing & distribution of cards by end of May 2017. The State Government representative
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