evidence: The budget outlay for the Soil Health Card scheme is about 568 crore that has been allocated by the Government of India. Around 100 crores have been allocated for all States for setting up of Labs and for making SHC. [...] Distribution of Soil Health Card – From 2015 to 2017, about 10.74 crore Soil Health Cards have been distributed to farmers. From 2017 to 2019, 11.69 crore Soil Health Cards have been distributed to farmers across India. [...] As per the grid pattern adopted by the Ministry, 253 lakh soil samples will be tested every 3 years to generate about 14 crore Soil Health Cards.