law: National Food Security Act, 2013 
  CHAPTER IX
  OBLIGATIONS OF STATE GOVERNMENT FOR FOOD SECURITY
  24.  Implementation and monitoring of schemes
  
  for ensuring food security.
  1.       The
  
  State Government shall be responsible for implementation and monitoring of the
  
  schemes of various Ministries and Departments of the Central Government in
  
  accordance with guidelines issued by the Central Government for each scheme,
  
  and their own schemes, for ensuring food security to the targeted beneficiaries
  
  in their State.
  2.       Under
  
  the Targeted Public Distribution System, it shall be the duty of the State
  
  Government to—
  a.     
  
    take delivery of food-grains from the designated depots of the
  
  Central Government in the State, at the prices specified in Schedule I,
  
  organise intra-State allocations for delivery of the allocated food-grains
  
  through their authorised agencies at the door-step of each fair price shop; and
  
  
  b.    
  
    ensure actual delivery or supply of the food-grains to the
  
  entitled persons at the prices specified in Schedule I.
  1.     
  
   
  2.     
  
   
  3.       For
  
  foodgrain requirements in respect of entitlements under sections 4, 5 and
  
  section 6, it shall be the responsibility of the State Government to take
  
  delivery of food-grains from the designated depots of the Central Government in
  
  the State, at the prices specified in Schedule I for persons belonging to
  
  eligible households and ensure actual delivery of entitled benefits, as
  
  specified in the aforesaid sections.
  4.       In case
  
  of non-supply of the entitled quantities of food-grains or meals to entitled
  
  persons under Chapter II, the State Government shall be responsible for payment
  
  of food security allowance specified in section 8.
  5.       For
  
  efficient operations of the Targeted Public Distribution System, every State
  
  Government shall,—
  a.     
  
    create and maintain scientific storage facilities at the State,
  
  District and Block levels, being sufficient to accommodate food-grains required
  
  under the Targeted Public Distribution System and other food based welfare
  
  schemes;
  b.    
  
    suitably strengthen capacities of their Food and Civil Supplies
  
  Corporations and other designated agencies;
  c.     
  
    establish institutionalised licensing arrangements for fair
  
  price shops in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Public
  
  Distribution System (Control) Order, 2001 made under the Essential Commodities
  
  Act, 1955, as amended from time to time.