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Opium Licensing Policy for 2025–26 Crop Year
September 20 , 2025
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- The annual licensing policy for opium poppy cultivation in 2025–26 covers Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
- Around 1.21 lakh farmers are eligible, marking a 23.5% increase with 15,000 new farmers added this year.
- Farmers with morphine yield (MQY-M) ≥ 4.2 kg/hectare can retain opium gum cultivation licenses.
- Those with MQY-M between 3.0–4.2 kg/hectare can switch to the Concentrate of Poppy Straw (CPS) method with a five-year license.
- Licenses of CPS farmers with yields below 800 kg/hectare in 2024–25 will be suspended.
- Digitized records since 1995–96 have enabled wider inclusion of marginal farmers in licensing.
- The policy aims to secure alkaloid supply, boost self-reliance, and support Indian pharma under the “Make for World” vision.
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