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Soil is one of the most important elements required for farming as it provides nutrients to the plant. Soil is the organic and inorganic materials on the surface of the earth that provides the medium for plant growth. It is the mixture of minerals, organic matter, gases, liquids, and the countless organisms that together support life on earth. Soil Health card scheme provides a qualitative assessment of soil health and reclamation measures to the problematic soil. It is a government of India’s scheme promoted by the department of agriculture and co-operation under the ministry of agriculture in all the state and union territories. Prime-minister Narendra Modi launched the soil health card scheme in Suratgarh town of Shri Ganganagar District of Rajasthan on 19 February 2015. Under the scheme, govt. plans to issue soil health cards to the farmers which will carry crop wise recommendations of nutrients and fertilizers required for the individual farms to help farmers to improve productivity through judicious use of inputs. It was found that the majority of respondents were fully aware about recommended dose of fertilizer needed for crops depending upon major soil nutrients, place from where sol health card can be collected and the availability of information related to soil moisture, temperature and pH on soil health card.

Keywords: Assessment, Inorganic, Nutrients, Organic, Reclamation, Soil.