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

Last update on Sep 13, 2025

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

District	Extent (Tehsil/Pargana)
Mandsaur	Mandsaur, Dalauda, Sitamau, Suwasara, Malhargarh, Shamgarh, Garoth, Bhanpura and KNK College of Horticulture, Mandsaur (Experimental)
Neemuch	Neemuch, Jawad, Manasa, Jeeran, Singoli and Rampura
Ratlam	Ratlam, Sailana, Jaora, Alot, Piploda and Tal.
Agar Malwa	Badod and Susner
Ujjain	Mahidpur, Khachrod and Nagda
Jhabua	Petlavad
Rajgarh	Jeerapur

Part-II State of Rajasthan

District	Extent (Tehsil/Pargana)
Kota	Ramganjmandi, Sangod, Ladpura ,Kanwas and Chechat
Baran	Baran, Chhabra, Chhipabarod and Atru.
Jhalawar	Jhalarapatan, Khanpur, Aklera, Manoharthana, Pirawa, Pachpahar, Gangdhar, Asnawar, Sunel, Dag, Raipura and Bakani.
Chittorgarh	Chittorgarh, Bhadesar, Dungla, Begun, Rawat Bhata, Nimbahera, Badi Sadari, Gangrar, Kapasan, Rashmi, Bhoopal Sagar and Bassi.
Pratapgarh	Chhoti Sadari, Pratapgarh, Arnod, Dhariyabad, Peepalkhunt, Dalot and Suhagpura
Udaipur	Vallabhnagar, Bhinder, Kanod, Mavali, Lasadiya, Udaipur and Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Experimental)
Bhilwara	Mandalgarh, , Bijoliya and Sawaipur
Shahpura	Kotadi, Jahajpur and Kachhola

Part-III State of Uttar Pradesh

District	Extent (Tehsil/Pargana)
Barabanki	Nawabganj, Ramnagar, Fatehpur, Ram Sanehi Ghat, Haidergarh and Sirouli Gauspur
Lucknow	Mohanlalganj, National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Luckow (Experimental) and Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) (Experimental)
Faizabad	Sohawal, Rudauli, Bikapur, Milkipur and Acharya Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology (ANDUAT) Kumarganj, Tehsil - Milkipur (Experimental)
Shahjahanpur	Kant (Tehsil-Sadar), Jalalabad, Kalan and Tilhar
Budaun	Bisauli, Budaun, Dataganj and Bilsi
Bareilly	Bareilly, Meerganj, Aonla and Faridpur
Ghazipur	Zamania and Sevrai
Mau	Ghosi and Madhuban
Rai Bareilly	Kumhrawan and Maharajganj

Part-IV State of Uttarakhand

District	Extent (Tehsil/Pargana)
Udham Singh Nagar	CSIR-CIMAP Pantnagar Tehsil-Kichha (Experimental)
Dehradun	Vikasnagar (Experimental)

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