GURUGRAM: Farmers using the New Grain Market at Jatauli in the Pataudi area have been asked to plan around a broken holiday schedule announced on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Procurement is due to resume on Monday, November 9, after the November 6 to 8 closure, followed by further closures on November 10 and 11. The new calendar changes the practical arrangements for the harvest season, whose mandi arrivals were as reported earlier on dalimss.news.
The announcement names Pataudi Market Committee chairman Manoj Moklawas and secretary Vipin Yadav. It asks farmers to keep produce away from the market during the closure periods. The district administration has also carried the schedule on its official public social page, alongside figures for bajra bought and lifted from Jatauli.
November 9 is the next stated procurement day
The notice links the initial three day break both to the festival period and to completing bagging and lifting of bajra already brought into the mandi. Procurement is then scheduled to operate normally on November 9. The next two holidays are identified separately as Govardhan Puja on November 10 and Bhai Dooj on November 11.
| Date in November 2026 | Jatauli market schedule |
|---|---|
| 6 to 8 | Closed for the announced break |
| 9 | Procurement resumes |
| 10 | Closed for Govardhan Puja |
| 11 | Closed for Bhai Dooj |
The official update reports cumulative purchases of 268,466 quintals and lifting of 245,997 quintals. Subtracting those published totals leaves 22,469 quintals between the purchased and lifted quantities at the time of the announcement. That is a calculation from the notice, rather than a fresh measurement of stock on Sunday, November 8.
The administration's public update repeats the request to plan visits around these dates. It also lists benches, drinking water, gate pass arrangements, biometric verification and a help desk among the facilities provided for farmers. Those details describe the mandi's stated arrangements; they are not a promise that procurement counters operate on the listed holidays.
How the payment assurance fits the sale price
The November 5 statement says the remaining amount due under the Bhavantar Bharpai scheme and the Rs 2,900 per quintal minimum support price framework will be transferred to farmers' bank accounts under the applicable rules. It does not announce an individual payment date or identify a payment batch. Farmers should therefore distinguish the market reopening date from the timing of a bank transfer.
The payment framework predates this holiday notice. In an official September 25 review, the state government said bajra would be purchased at Rs 2,300 per quintal, with support intended to ensure eligible Haryana farmers received Rs 2,900 per quintal overall. Where open market sales fetched a higher price, the stated arrangement was to cover the difference between the sale price and the support price.
That September statement tied procurement and price difference compensation to entries in Meri Fasal Mera Byora and issued J forms. It also directed officials to prioritise verification of the registered crop area and to prevent produce brought from neighbouring states being sold through Haryana's arrangements. These are the earlier scheme conditions relevant to the payment assurance, not new eligibility rules introduced by the Jatauli closure announcement.
The Rs 600 figure is the difference between the stated Rs 2,300 purchase rate and the Rs 2,900 support benchmark. It is not an additional Rs 600 above that benchmark. The earlier government explanation makes the sale record central to establishing the difference payable, which is why the registration and J form details matter.
Earlier district figures give the harvest context
An October 28 district release recorded bajra arrivals of 39,686 metric tonnes across Jatauli, Farrukhnagar and Sohna. Jatauli accounted for 25,691 tonnes, Farrukhnagar for 9,555 tonnes and Sohna for 4,440 tonnes. That release described compensation of up to Rs 600 per quintal towards the Rs 2,900 support price, subject to the scheme's rules and eligibility.
Those October figures measured arrivals at three mandis. The November 5 totals describe purchases and lifting at Jatauli alone, in quintals. They should not be presented as directly comparable districtwide totals. The older announcement supplies context for the ongoing season; the fresh information for farmers is the holiday calendar and the updated Jatauli handling figures.
The official November 5 market notice is the source for the closures. Earlier local reporting on bajra purchases and support price records explains the procurement background. A separate report on insurance for beekeeping colonies and boxes covers another agricultural scheme in the district.
