Details: Expression of interest by units to be engaged in manufacture ofalkaloids/active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) from unlanced poppy capsulealong with straw through CPS method.2. India is one of the few countries permitted to cultivate poppy, obtaingum by lancing the poppy pods for extracting alkaloids for medicinal purpose fromsuch gum. From the current FY i e 2021-22, the farmers have been licencedto grow unlanced poppy capsule alongwith straw for production of CPS andextraction of alkaloid therefrom. The entire unlanced poppy capsule alongwith strawis procured by the Central Bureau of Narcotics and transferred to the Govt. Opiumand Alkaloid Works for further processing to extract alkaloids for medical use.3. With a view to augment the existing capacity of production of alkaloids/APIsfrom licitly produced in India, the Government of India has resolved to allowIndian company on short term contract to produce alkaloids and APIs from theunlanced poppy capsule alongwith straw. The
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