Arhti commission: how the farmer's net amount is worked out
Maunds × rate, less arhat, labour, bardana and market fee. A worked wheat bill and what the farmer's slip should show.
Munshi Team · 12 Nov 2026 · 2 min read
The farmer gets: (weight in maunds × rate) − arhat commission − labour − bardana − market fee. The buyer pays the full amount before deductions.
A worked wheat bill
Example figures only. Commission and charges are what you and your mandi agree; market committee fees differ by mandi and crop, so check your market committee's latest notice.
40 bags, 3,600 kg, rate Rs 3,900 a maund (1 maund = 40 kg):
| Rs | |
|---|---|
| 3,600 ÷ 40 = 90 maunds × 3,900 | 351,000 |
| Arhat 2.5% | −8,775 |
| Labour Rs 20 × 40 bags | −800 |
| Market fee 0.5% | −1,755 |
| Farmer gets | 339,670 |
The buyer owes Rs 351,000. The arhti earns 8,775 commission; labour and fee are paid on.
What the farmer's slip should show
- Date, bill number, the item
- Bags, weight and maunds
- Rate and the total
- Every deduction on its own line
- What the farmer gets, and any advance taken off
A slip with each line written is what stops "mera hisab theek nahi" later.
Advances before harvest
Many arhtis give farmers an advance for seed or fertiliser. Write it on the farmer's account when you give it; each later sale's net comes off it, so the farmer sees the balance after every sale.
The arhat software works all of this out as you type and prints the farmer's slip and the buyer's bill. Start free.
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