New Delhi, Mar 17: The government has approved revised commission rates for Arthiyas and cooperative societies engaged in procurement of wheat and paddy on behalf of the government, effective from the Rabi Marketing Season 2026‑27.
Under the new rates, commission for wheat procurement in Punjab and Haryana will rise from Rs 46.00 per quintal to Rs 50.75, and in Rajasthan from Rs 41.40 to Rs 45.67. For paddy, the commission increases from Rs 45.88 to Rs 50.61 per quintal.
For other procurement categories, wheat commission rises from Rs 27.00 to Rs 29.79 per quintal, while paddy increases from Rs 32.00 to Rs 35.30 per quintal. The revision aims to maintain procurement efficiency and support agencies facilitating operations for the government.
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution noted that commissions are payable to societies, cooperatives, sub-agents, and Arthiyas providing intermediary and aggregation services during procurement. A sub-committee with representatives from FCI, state governments, and the Department of Food and Public Distribution reviewed prevailing rates following requests from states and recommended the revised commission structure. (Agencies)
