Notification/Circular No.: G.S.R. 914(E) dated October 23, 2026; No. 03/2026-NARCOTICS CONTROL-I dated October 23, 2026
Applicable Act/Rule: Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985
Applicable Section/Rule: Rule 5
Effective Period: October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) issued G.S.R. 914(E) under rule 5 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985, notifying specific tracts in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand within which poppy may be cultivated on account of the Central Government during the opium crop year commencing on October 1, 2026 and ending on September 30, 2027.
For Madhya Pradesh, the notified tracts cover specified tehsils in the districts of Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Agar Malwa, Ujjain, Jhabua and Rajgarh. The notification also designates KNK College of Horticulture, Mandsaur for experimental purposes. The extent of each tract is provided tehsil-wise in the notification’s table.
For Rajasthan, the tracts span tehsils in Kota, Baran, Jhalawar, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Udaipur, Bhilwara, Shahpura and Salumber. The Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur is included on an experimental basis. The notification specifies the exact tehsils and parganas for each district.
For Uttar Pradesh, the notified tracts include tehsils in Barabanki, Lucknow, Faizabad, Shahjahanpur, Budaun, Bareilly, Ghazipur, Mau and Rai Bareilly. Certain institutional locations are designated solely for experimental purposes: National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow; Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (CIMAP); CSIR-NBRI, Maharishi Parashar Bioresource Centre (MPBC), Banthara, Tehsil-Sarojani Nagar, District-Lucknow (U.P.); and Acharya Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology (ANDUAT), Kumarganj, Tehsil-Milkipur. For Uttarakhand, experimental tracts are notified at CSIR-CIMAP Pantnagar, Tehsil-Kichha in Udham Singh Nagar, and at Vikasnagar in Dehradun.
These notified tracts constitute the areas within which poppy may be cultivated on account of the Central Government during the specified opium crop year. Any experimental entries are explicitly marked as such in the notification.
Link: https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2026/277399.pdf
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