How to apply for Soil Testing Himachal Pradesh?

Organization : Government of Himachal Pradesh
Facility : Application for Soil Testing

Home Page :https://eserviceshp.gov.in/login.action

Application for Soil Testing :

Service Description :
Himachal Pradesh is predominantly an agricultural state where agriculture provides direct employment to about 71% of the total population.

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The agriculture sector contributes nearly 30% of the total state domestic product. The Department of Agriculture is dedicated to serve the farming community by implementing various Development programs and disseminating the relevant technology to increase productivity, production and profitability of field crops. The natural endowments like soil, land, water etc are being harnessed in such a way that cherished goals of ecological sustainability, economic upliftment of farming community are achieved. About 18-20% area is irrigated and rest is rain fed.

Application/Declaration :
The applicant, who wants to apply for Soil Testing, shall apply to the Reporting Officer using the prescribed forms available on the e-Services Portal for the Application for soil testing.

Verification of application/ declaration :
The applicant shall submit the application form duly filled-in and verified. He shall state true facts in the application.

Eligibility criterion :
Not Required

Supporting documents :
Not Required

Application Fee :
No fee is charged to avail the service.

How to apply :
** Open the eServices Portal on the following URL eserviceshp.gov.in
** Login to the Portal with registered user id. Register yourself in case of first time usage.
** Select Agriculture Department.
** List of all services under the department will be displayed.
** Select Application for Soil Testing, click on the Action link, which will navigate to Action Page.

The Action Page contains the links to different methods for accessing & submitting the Application :
(a) Submit Online, (b) Print Form, (c) Download Form and (d) Upload form

Submit Online :
The application can be submitted in an online mode by choosing this option. User should fill necessary information on the application form and submit for processing. Details on what to fill in each field are provided to assist the user in filling the application. This can be accessed from the Help link displayed on the Menu bar.

Print Form :
A printable version (PDF) of the Application form can be downloaded using this option. This serves as the template of the form which can be printed and submitted manually if required at the department. The downloaded PDF file can be opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Note : You are advised to submit forms online for faster processing of the application.