1- Since deteriorating soil health is a major obstacle in enhancing agriculture production and productivity on sustainable basis, highest priority will be accorded for launching a “Mission on Soil Health Improvement”.

2- Productive and non-productive areas will be identified using remote sensing techniques to protect conversion of productive lands to non-agricultural uses.

3- In case of any diversion, equal area of waste lands has to be developed and made cultivable on compensatory ground.

4- Land use pattern would be monitored using remote sensing techniques and changes if any would be updated at every five years interval.

5- Waste and degraded lands available in the form of sodic, barren, ravine, fallow and diara would be reclaimed and subsequently utilized for agriculture, horticulture, forestry and pasture.

6- The sodic reclamation and their management technology would be made more cost effective and sustainable. The cost of sodic reclamation in shallow water table areas would be reduced through use of salt tolerant crops and their varieties.

7- Soil amendments such as gypsum, paper mill sludge, press mud, etc. will be made available to farmers at affordable prices.

8- Use of soil health cards will be popularized and organic farming will be promoted to improve and maintain soil health.

9- The State will encourage setting up of Soil Testing Laboratories by private entrepreneurs to provide soil testing facilities to the farmers. Private sector will be given financial incentives like capital investment subsidy etc. for establishing soil testing laboratories to make their operation viable.

10- The farmers will be encouraged to get soil samples of their fields tested at least once in three years for adoption of efficient cropping system and crop nutrient management.