Odisha’s Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Surya Narayan Patro warned rice millers of stringent action if found purchasing paddy from farmers below MSP. The minister was briefing media persons after reviewing the preparations for kharif paddy procurement at Revenue Divisional Commissioner’s (central division) office here. People who purchase paddy from farmers will have to pay the fixed MSP of Rs 1,550 per quintal. We do not have any objection if someone pays more than the MSP. But if anybody tries to pay less than the MSP, he will invite action as per the provisions of Essential Commodities Act of 1955. The farmers having accounts in cooperative banks will get their payments within 24 hours and others within three days