(1) The Government shall lay the principles to fix responsibility for failure to provide the entitlements as required by the Act.
(2) In case of failure to provide the entitlements as required under the Act, the beneficiary shall be paid by the Government such Food Security Allowance as notified by the Central Government under the provisions of Sections 8 and 39 of the Act.
(3) Any Food Security Allowance paid by the Government shall be recovered from the concerned responsible persons including officers of the Government according to the principles laid down under sub-rule (1).
(4) A corpus Fund shall be constituted by the Government for the payment of Food Security Allowance:
Provided that the location of and power to release payment from, such Corpus Fund shall be delegated by the Government to the District or Block or Urban Local Bodies level for timely payment of allowance.
(5) The Government shall take necessary steps to ensure higher or adequate security deposits from Fair Price Shopkeepers and Transporters to provide for recoveries from them as required in sub-rule (3).
(6) The Government shall take necessary steps to ensure recovery of balance recoverable under sub-rule (3) after exhausting security amount in sub-rule (5) as arrears of land revenue or deduction from salary or incentives payable to them.