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Had the recommendations been implemented, farmers would have got more than Rs 2,200 per quintal in terms of paddy MSP. The Swaminathan Committee recommendations were not taken into consideration. BHUBANESWAR: The Centre drew flak both from BJD and Congress on Wednesday for the Rs 200 per quintal hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy. Rajya Sabha member and BJD spokesperson Pratap Deb said it is a welcome move but the Centre is yet to consider the MS Swaminathan Committee report despite increasing the MSP of paddy. "The Centre had announced to implement the recommendations of the Swaminathan Committee, a promise yet to be kept..