Every year India observes the day to commemorate the launch of the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme, and create awareness about the benefits of the scheme.
2022 marks the seventh year of the launch of the SHC Scheme.
The scheme aims at issuing soil health cards to all farmers every two years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme on 19th February 2015 at Suratgarh in Rajasthan.