Section 22 — Central Government to allocate required quantity of foodgrains from central pool to State Governments.

22. Central Government to allocate required quantity of foodgrains from central pool to State 

Governments.—(1) The Central Government shall, for ensuring the regular supply of foodgrains to 

persons belonging to eligible households, allocate from the central pool the required quantity of 

foodgrains to the State Governments under the Targeted Public Distribution System, as per the 

entitlements under section 3 and at prices specified in Schedule I. 

(2) The Central Government shall allocate foodgrains in accordance with the number of persons 

belonging to the eligible households identified in each State under section 10. 

(3) The Central Government shall provide foodgrains in respect of entitlements under sections 4, 5 

and section 6, to the State Governments, at prices specified for the persons belonging to eligible 

households in Schedule I. 

(4) Without prejudice to sub-section (1), the Central Government shall,— 

(a) procure foodgrains for the central pool through its own agencies and the State Governments 

and their agencies; 

(b) allocate foodgrains to the States; 

(c) provide for transportation of foodgrains, as per allocation, to the depots designated by the 

Central Government in each State; 

(d) provide assistance to the State Government in meeting the expenditure incurred by it towards 

intra-State movement, handling of foodgrains and margins paid to fair price shop dealers, in 

accordance with such norms and manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government; and 

(e) create and maintain required modern and scientific storage facilities at various levels.