Ministry of Agriculture launches Soil Health Card, 2 other initiatives

Q.  On 15th July which ministry launched the PGS-India, Soil Health Card and FQCS Web Portals?
- Published on 24 Jul 15

a. Ministry of Comm. and Information Technology
b. Ministry of Agriculture
c. Ministry of Earth Science
d. Ministry of Commerce and Industry

ANSWER: Ministry of Agriculture
 
Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Union Agriculture Minister launched 3 web portals viz. Soil Health Card portal, Fertiliser Quality Control System portal and Participatory Guarantee System – India portal. Under the scheme, Soil Health Card portal has been developed for registration of soil samples, recording test results of soil samples and generation of Soil Health Card (SHC) along with Fertilizer Recommendations.

Fertilizer Quality Control System (FQCS) is a web based and configurable workflow application developed by NIC for processing of sample collection, testing and generation of analysis reports. Participatory Guarantee System is a process of certifying organic products which ensures agriculture production process in accordance with the standards laid down for organic products and that desired quality has been maintained.

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