However, the Centre has fixed Rs 1,656 per quintal of paddy.ДЄgriculture minister Pradeep Mharathy said: 'To finalise the cost of production per quintal of paddy, we take the help of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology. The state is demanding for hike in the MSP on paddy to Rs 2,930 per quintal against the existing price of Rs 1,559 per quintal. The Centre should come out clear whether it would meet the state's demand,' said BJD spokesperson Samir Ranjan Dash.

'The Centre announced to enhance the MSP, but there were many discrepancies noticed in it. Further, we urge the Centre to devise credible mechanism for ensuring the MSP for various crop.'Д®arlier, the Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution for increasing the MSP to Rs 2,930 per quintal. He further said: 'However, we demand that the cost of production needs to be assessed on realistic basis for fixing the MSP. Odisha stands at the 16th place in the list of states in terms of average income of farmers.ДЇinance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera said: 'We are happy that the Centre has announced it in the union budget of 2018-19 to enhance the MSP to one-and-a-half times the cost of production. The lower MSP has also hit the economy of the farmers. It demands that the cost of production needs to be assessed on realistic basis for fixing the MSP. Bhubaneswar: The state government has welcomed the Centre's decision to increase the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy, but with some reservations.

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