Section 39 — Power of Central Government to make rules.

39. Power of Central Government to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, in 

consultation with the State Governments and by notification, make rules to carry out the provisions of this 

Act. 

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may 

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) scheme including cost sharing for providing maternity benefit to pregnant women and 

lactating mothers under clause (b) of section 4; 



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(b) schemes covering entitlements under sections 4, 5 and section 6 including cost sharing under 

section 7; 

(c) amount, time and manner of payment of food security allowance to entitled individuals under 

section 8; 

(d) introducing schemes of cash transfer, food coupons or other schemes to the targeted 

beneficiaries in order to ensure their foodgrains entitlements in such areas and manner under clause 

(h) of sub-section (2) of section 12; 

(e) the norms and manner of providing assistance to the State Governments in meeting 

expenditure under clause (d) of sub-section (4) of section 22; 

(f) manner in which funds shall be provided by the Central Government to the State Governments 

in case of short supply of foodgrains, under section 23; 

(g) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed or in respect of which provision is to be 

made by the Central Government by rules. 

(3) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it 

is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which 

may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the 

session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in 

making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall 

thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that 

any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done 

under that rule.