Executive Summary:
This notification outlines the general conditions for granting licenses for opium poppy cultivation on behalf of the Central Government for the Opium Crop Year commencing October 1, 2017, and ending September 30, 2018. It specifies eligibility criteria, license conditions, maximum cultivation area, and potential consequences for the following crop year based on the yield and quality of opium tendered. The notification is issued in pursuance of rule 8 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985.
Key Points / Main Content:
Eligibility for Cultivation:
* Cultivators who cultivated opium poppy during the 2016-17 crop year and tendered an average yield of not less than 5.9 kg Morphine/Hectare in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh are eligible.
* Cultivators who ploughed back their entire poppy crop during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17, but not during 2013-14, under the supervision of the Central Bureau of Narcotics are eligible.
* Cultivators whose appeal against refusal of license has been allowed after the last date of settlement in the crop year 2016-17 are eligible.
* Cultivators who cultivated opium poppy in the crop year 2014-15 or during any subsequent crop year and were eligible for a license in the following crop year, but did not voluntarily obtain a license, or who after having obtained a license for the following crop year, did not actually cultivate opium poppy due to any reason are eligible.
* Legal heirs of deceased eligible cultivators, with one heir determined by the District Opium Officer for licensing purposes are eligible.
Conditions of License:
* Cultivators must not have exceeded the licensed area for poppy cultivation during the 2016-17 crop year beyond the 5% condonable limit.
* Cultivators must not have engaged in illicit cultivation of opium poppy or been charged in court under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
* Cultivators must not have violated departmental instructions issued by the Central Bureau of Narcotics/Narcotics Commissioner during the 2016-17 crop year.
* Cultivators must not have tendered adulterated or inferior opium (morphine strength less than 9 on a dry basis) during 2016-17.
Maximum Area:
* All eligible cultivators will be issued licenses for 10 Ares.
* Cultivators can sow opium poppy in no more than two plots.
* Cultivators can lease land to meet the licensed area requirement.
Forewarning (Crop Year 2018-19 Implications):
* A minimum qualifying yield of 5.9 kg Morphine/Hectare must be tendered during the 2017-18 crop year to be eligible for a license in 2018-19.
* Morphine content of opium tendered during 2017-18 may determine payment and eligibility for license in crop year 2018-19.
* Cultivators who ploughed back their entire poppy crop during 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and also plough back their crop fully in the crop year 2017-18 would not be entitled for license in the crop year 2018-19.
* Cultivators who tender adulterated or inferior opium in 2017-18 will not be eligible for a license in 2018-19.
Miscellaneous:
* Cultivators must provide details of the plot owner, survey number, and other information as directed by the Narcotics Commissioner.
* The Narcotics Commissioner/Deputy Narcotics Commissioner retains the right to issue/withhold licenses.
* Licensed fields may be selected for research or poppy straw collection without opium extraction, with consideration for licensing the cultivator in the next year if otherwise eligible.
* The quantity of opium tendered will be calculated at 70% consistency, based on analysis by the Government Opium and Alkaloid Works.
* A condonable limit of 5% in excess of the licensed area is allowed.
Impact Analysis:
Cultivators:
* Impact: Must meet eligibility criteria, adhere to license conditions, and achieve the minimum qualifying yield to secure licenses and favorable payment terms for future crop years. Failure to comply with quality standards can lead to ineligibility.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with all license conditions, departmental instructions, and quality standards for opium yield. Provide accurate land details, and strive to achieve the minimum qualifying yield of 5.9 kg Morphine/Hectare.
Central Bureau of Narcotics/Narcotics Commissioner/Deputy Narcotics Commissioner:
* Impact: Responsible for overseeing and enforcing the licensing policy, issuing licenses, and monitoring compliance with regulations. Has the authority to withhold or revoke licenses based on non-compliance or other factors.
* Action Required: Implement the licensing policy, monitor cultivator compliance, and exercise the authority to issue or withhold licenses as appropriate.
Government Opium and Alkaloid Works (Neemuch/Ghazipur):
* Impact: Responsible for analyzing opium samples and determining morphine content and quality. Findings directly impact cultivator payments and eligibility for future licenses.
* Action Required: Accurately analyze opium samples to determine morphine content and classify opium quality.
Central Government:
* Impact: Responsible for setting the overall policy and ensuring the effective regulation of opium poppy cultivation.
* Action Required: Oversee the implementation of the licensing policy and make any necessary adjustments based on performance and changing circumstances.
Key Entities Referenced
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985: A set of rules under which the Central Government notifies general conditions for granting licenses for opium poppy cultivation.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for notifying the general conditions for granting licenses for opium poppy cultivation.
Opium Crop Year Commencing on the 1st day of October, 2017 and ending with the 30th day of September, 2018: The specific time period for which the licensing conditions for opium poppy cultivation are defined.
Madhya Pradesh: One of the states in India where cultivators must have tendered a minimum qualifying yield of opium to be eligible for a license.
Rajasthan: One of the states in India where cultivators must have tendered a minimum qualifying yield of opium to be eligible for a license.
Uttar Pradesh: One of the states in India where cultivators must have tendered a minimum qualifying yield of opium to be eligible for a license.
Central Bureau of Narcotics: The agency responsible for supervising the ploughing back of poppy crops and issuing departmental instructions to cultivators.
Government Opium and Alkaloid Works, Neemuch-Ghazipur: The organization that classifies opium as inferior based on morphine strength and analyzes opium consistency. Neemuch is a city in Madhya Pradesh and Ghazipur is a city in Uttar Pradesh.
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अिधिनयम, 1985 के उपबंध7 और उसके अंतग(cid:29)त बनाए गए िनयम7 के अनुसार ऐसा करना ठीक समझा जाए।
(iii) लाइसस( इस शत(cid:29) पर (cid:4)दया जाएगा (cid:4)क (cid:4)कसी भी खेत को सरकार Cारा अथवा सरकार Cारा िविश; ट सं(cid:13) था अथवा
एज(सी के साथ सहयोग करके (cid:4)कये जाने वाले अनसु ंधान के (cid:26)योजनाथ(cid:29) अिधगृहीत (cid:4)कया जा सकता ह।ै िजस (cid:4)कसान के
खेत7 को अनसु ंधान के िलए चनु ा जाएगा उसका अगल े वष (cid:29) लाइसस( मंजूर करने पर िवचार (cid:4)कया जाएगा बशत h उसन े
िनधाZ(cid:29) रत )य ूनतम अहक(cid:29) उपज (cid:26)(cid:13)त ुत क2 हो और वह अ) यथा पाG हो। अनसु ंधान हते ु चनु े गए ^ेG को उपज क2 गणना
करते समय लेखे म (नहL िलया जाएगा।
(iv) लाइसस( इस अितZर(cid:10)त शत(cid:29) के अFय धीन होगा (cid:4)क अफ2म को िनकाल े िबना पो(cid:13) त भूसी (cid:26)ा/त करन े के िलए (cid:4)कसी भी
खेत को चुना जा सकता ह।ै िजन (cid:4)कसान7 के खेत ऐस े उपयोग के िलए चुन े जाएगं े वे अ) यथा पाG होन े पर अगल े फसल
वष(cid:29) के िलए लाइसस( के िलए पाG ह7गे।
(v) (cid:4)कसी (cid:4)कसान Cारा सnपी गई अफ2म क2 माGा क2 गणना राजक2य अफ2म एवं ^ारोद काय(cid:29)शाला, नीमच अथवा
गाजीपरु म ((cid:4)कए गए िवOल ेषण7 के आधार पर 70 िडMी गाढ़ेपन पर क2 जाएगी।
[फा. सं. 14011/01/2017-(cid:13) वापक िनयंGण-I]
टी. के. सJ पथी, अवर सिचव
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th October, 2017
No. 03/2017-Narcotics Control-1
G.S.R. 1309(E).—In pursuance of rule 8 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules,
1985, the Central Government hereby notifies the general conditions for grant of license specified below for
cultivation of opium poppy on account of the Central Government during the Opium Crop Year
Commencing on the 1st day of October, 2017 and ending with the 30th day of September, 2018.
1. Place of Cultivation
Opium poppy cultivation may be licensed in any tract as may be notified in this behalf by the Central
Government.
2. Eligibility for Cultivation
Subject to clauses 3 and 7 of this notification, the following shall be eligible for a licence to cultivate opium
poppy:
(i) Cultivators who had cultivated opium poppy during the crop year 2016-17 and tendered an average
yield of opium having not less than 5.9 kg Morphine/Hectare in the States of Madhya Pradesh,
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Note : Average qualifying yield of Morphine Content in Kilogram per hectare will be termed as Minimum
Qualifying Yield (MQY) in the notification hereinafter.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(ii) Cultivators who ploughed back their entire poppy crop cultivated during the crop year 2014-15, 2015-16 &
2016-17 under the supervision of the Central Bureau of Narcotics in accordance with the provisions in
this regard, but had not similarly ploughed back their entire poppy crop during 2013-14.
(iii) Cultivators whose appeal against refusal of License has been allowed after the last date of settlement in
the crop year 2016-17.
(iv) Cultivators who cultivated opium poppy in the crop year 2014-15 or during any subsequent crop year
and were eligible for a license in the following crop year, but did not voluntarily obtain a license for
any reason, or who after having obtained a license for the following crop year, did not actually cultivate
opium poppy due to any reason.
(v) Cultivators who are the legal heirs of deceased eligible cultivators and in case there are more than one
such legal heir, the one determined by the District Opium Officer as legal heir for the purpose of the
license.
3. Conditions of License
No cultivator shall be granted license unless he/she satisfies that:
(i) He/she did not, in the course of actual cultivation, exceed the area licensed for poppy cultivation during
the crop year 2016-17 beyond the 5% ‘Condonable Limit’ allowed in the licensing policy.
(ii) He/she did not at any time resort to illicit cultivation of opium poppy and was not charged in any
competent court for any offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and
the Rules made thereunder.
(iii) He/she did not during the crop year 2016-17 violate any departmental instructions issued by the Central
Bureau of Narcotics/Narcotics Commissioner to the cultivators.
(iv) He/she did not tender during 2016-17 adulterated opium or opium classified as ‘inferior opium’ by the
Government Opium and Alkaloid Works, Neemuch/Ghazipur, i.e. opium with morphine strength of
less than 9% on dry basis.
4. Maximum Area
(i) All eligible cultivators under Para 2, will be issued license for 10 Ares.
(ii) Cultivators can sow opium poppy in not more than two plots.
(iii) Cultivators will be permitted to take on lease, land belonging to others, to make up the licensed area, if
they so desire.
5. Forewarning
(i) A minimum qualifying yield of 5.9 kg Morphine/Hectare in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and
Uttar Pradesh must be tendered during the crop year 2017-18 to become eligible for a license to
cultivate opium poppy in the following year i.e. 2018-19.
(ii) Morphine content of opium tendered during 2017-18 may become the basis for payment for the crop
year 2018-19 and eligibility for license in crop year 2018-19, if the Government decides to do so in this
regard.
(iii) Cultivators who had fully ploughed back their entire poppy during crop year 2014-15, 2015-16 and
2016-17 would not be entitled for license in the crop year 2018-19, if they also plough back their crop
fully in the crop year 2017-18.
(iv) Cultivators whose opium for the crop year 2017-18 is found to be adulterated or classified as ‘inferior’
by the Government Opium & Alkaloid Works, Neemuch or Ghazipur will not be eligible for license in
the next crop year 2018-19. The Government Opium & Alkaloid Works, Neemuch or Ghazipur will
declare the opium to be ‘inferior’ if the morphine strength of opium is less than 9% on dry basis.
6. Condonable Limit:
If the area actually cultivated is up to 5% in excess of the licensed area, such excess cultivation maybe
condoned.¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5
7. Miscellaneous
(i) Any cultivator who cultivates opium poppy during 2017-18 in his own land or in the land leased from
others shall provide details of owner of the plot, survey number and any other details as may be
directed by the Narcotics Commissioner.
(ii) These General Licensing conditions are without prejudice to the right of the Narcotics Commissioner/
Deputy Narcotics Commissioner to issue/withhold a license whenever it is deemed proper so to do in
accordance with the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and the
Rules made thereunder.
(iii) The license will be subject to the condition that any field may be taken over for any research that may
be conducted by the Government directly or in collaboration with any specialized Institution or
Agency. The cultivator whose field is selected for research shall be considered for license for the next
year, if he has tendered the stipulated MQY and is otherwise eligible. The area taken over for research
will not be taken into account while calculating the yield.
(iv) The license shall be subject to the further condition that any field may be selected for obtaining poppy
straw without extraction of opium. The cultivators whose fields are selected for such use shall be
eligible for a license for the next crop year, if otherwise eligible.
(v) The quantity of opium tendered by a farmer will be calculated at 70° consistency, on the basis of
analysis by the Government Opium and Alkaloid Works, Neemuch or Ghazipur.
[F. No. 14011/01/2017-NC-l]
T. K. SATPATHY, Under Secy.
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