How do you access Soil Health Card data?

Soil Health Card is labeled “Public dashboard” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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Soil Health Card

Name: Soil Health Card
Creator: Ministry of Agriculture

Soil Health Card data are used to study soil nutrient status and fertilizer recommendations.

Public dashboardLarge

agriculture

Host / institution

DACFW · Ministry of Agriculture

Geography

India, farm holding

Time coverage

Ongoing mission data

Update frequency

Periodic operational

What this is best for

Nutrient and soil condition monitoring

Main limitations

Operational data quality and coverage vary

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is Soil Health Card used for?: Nutrient and soil condition monitoring
How do you access Soil Health Card data?: Soil Health Card is labeled “Public dashboard” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does Soil Health Card cover?: Geography: India, farm holding. Time coverage: Ongoing mission data.
What are the main limitations of Soil Health Card?: Operational data quality and coverage vary

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

1 link

PortalSoil Health Card portalwww.soilhealth.dac.gov.in/

Variables8

Live-fetch blocked/unavailable (skip recorded 2026-07-09); representative fields from catalog host materials — confirm on official portal. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Name / code	Description	Group
N	N	Source fields
P	P	Source fields
K	K	Source fields
S	S	Source fields
micronutrients	Micronutrients	Source fields
organic carbon	Organic carbon	Source fields
pH	PH	Source fields
EC	EC	Source fields

Formats

dashboard · application

Technical tags

dashboardoperational

Example uses

Agro-environmental and fertilizer policy

Research and articles using this data

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3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
Soil and Plant Analysis
Rahul Dev Behera · 2022
Analyzes Soil Health Card data in the context of: "Soil and Plant Analysis".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Soil health card development for efficient soil management in Haryana, India
T. J. Purakayastha, Himanshu Pathak, Savita Kumari · et al. · Soil and Tillage Research · 2019
Analyzes Soil Health Card data in the context of: "Soil health card development for efficient soil management in Haryana, India".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
The Soil Health Card Scheme in India: Lessons Learned and Challenges for Replication in Other Developing Countries
A Amarender A. Reddy · Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research · 2019
Analyzes Soil Health Card data in the context of: "The Soil Health Card Scheme in India: Lessons Learned and Challenges for Replication in Other Developing Countries".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
Web checked:: Not checked yet

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