Central Government Notifies Poppy Cultivation Tracts for Opium Crop Year 2025-26

Govt has notified designated tracts in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and others for licensed poppy cultivation during the opium crop year October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026.

Designation of Authorized Poppy Cultivation Areas for Crop Year 2025-26

Vanshika verma | Sep 13, 2025 |

Central Government Notifies Poppy Cultivation Tracts for Opium Crop Year 2025-26

Central Government Notifies Poppy Cultivation Tracts for Opium Crop Year 2025-26

Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) recently shared a notification on September 11, 2025 in execution of rule 5 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rule, 1985, the Central Government notifies the tracts in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand specified in the Table below as the tracts within which poppy may be cultivated on account of the Central Government during the opium crop year starting on October 1, 2025 and ending on September 30, 2026.

Designation of Tracks are as follows:

Part-I State of Madhya Pradesh

DistrictExtent (Tehsil/Pargana)
MandsaurMandsaur, Dalauda, Sitamau, Suwasara, Malhargarh, Shamgarh, Garoth, Bhanpura and KNK College of Horticulture, Mandsaur (Experimental)
NeemuchNeemuch, Jawad, Manasa, Jeeran, Singoli and Rampura
RatlamRatlam, Sailana, Jaora, Alot, Piploda and Tal.
Agar MalwaBadod and Susner
UjjainMahidpur, Khachrod and Nagda
JhabuaPetlavad
RajgarhJeerapur

Part-II State of Rajasthan

DistrictExtent (Tehsil/Pargana)
KotaRamganjmandi, Sangod, Ladpura ,Kanwas and Chechat
BaranBaran, Chhabra, Chhipabarod and Atru.
JhalawarJhalarapatan, Khanpur, Aklera, Manoharthana, Pirawa, Pachpahar, Gangdhar, Asnawar,
Sunel, Dag, Raipura and Bakani.
ChittorgarhChittorgarh, Bhadesar, Dungla, Begun, Rawat Bhata, Nimbahera, Badi Sadari, Gangrar, Kapasan, Rashmi, Bhoopal Sagar and Bassi.
PratapgarhChhoti Sadari, Pratapgarh, Arnod, Dhariyabad, Peepalkhunt, Dalot and Suhagpura
UdaipurVallabhnagar, Bhinder, Kanod, Mavali, Lasadiya, Udaipur and Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Experimental)
BhilwaraMandalgarh, , Bijoliya and Sawaipur
ShahpuraKotadi, Jahajpur and Kachhola

Part-III State of Uttar Pradesh

DistrictExtent (Tehsil/Pargana)
BarabankiNawabganj, Ramnagar, Fatehpur, Ram Sanehi Ghat, Haidergarh and Sirouli Gauspur
LucknowMohanlalganj, National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Luckow (Experimental) and Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) (Experimental)
FaizabadSohawal, Rudauli, Bikapur, Milkipur and Acharya Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology (ANDUAT) Kumarganj, Tehsil – Milkipur (Experimental)
ShahjahanpurKant (Tehsil-Sadar), Jalalabad, Kalan and Tilhar
BudaunBisauli, Budaun, Dataganj and Bilsi
BareillyBareilly, Meerganj, Aonla and Faridpur
GhazipurZamania and Sevrai
MauGhosi and Madhuban
Rai BareillyKumhrawan and Maharajganj

Part-IV State of Uttarakhand

DistrictExtent (Tehsil/Pargana)
Udham Singh NagarCSIR-CIMAP Pantnagar Tehsil-Kichha (Experimental)
DehradunVikasnagar (Experimental)

For complete information, refer the below mentioned notification:

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