Farmers are getting low prices for the produce even though the state government had announced support to them by setting Paddy Procurement Centres (PPCs). Now, the traders are purchasing paddy at less than the Minimum Support Price (MSP) fixed by the government. Even though the district administration had announced that 165 PPCs would function in the district, till now purchases has started only in 46 centres across the district. There has been huge demand for these centres as paddy harvesting activity is in full swing and the farmers are expressing ire over the procedures the administration has been adopting for procurement.