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3.2. Release of 1st instalment

Overview

Item

Description

Purpose

To lay down the fund release process for 1st instalment and issue of Project commencement order to PIA

Reference to Guidelines

 Row 1, Instalment 1, table 6, para 5.9, page 56

Prerequisite/s                    

Uploading of executed MoU

Time for completion                   

10 working days after signing the MoU (MoU execution day is coded as I3)

Resource/s               

As per SF 3.2A: Project account registration form on PFMS and SF 3.2B: Project commencement order and SI 8.3D1: Applicability and settlement of TDS

Process owner:

For APS: SRLM

For YPS: CTSA

Activities

Actor

Action

Time for completion

Relevant Documents

PIA

  1. Opening dedicated bank account[1] for the project and linking it to Public Finance Monitoring System (PFMS)
  2. Filling up the bank account details if PFMS is not operational.

To be completed at least 5 days before signing of MoU (I3-5 days)

SF 3.2A: Project account registration form on PFMS

SRLM

(For APS)/ CTSA

(For YPS)

Release the first instalment amount of central & State shares after deduction of TDS and updating the status on designated web-link (It is mandatory central and state shares are released together This should be followed meticulously by fund releasing agencies)

latest by I3+10 days

SI 8.3D1: Applicability and settlement of TDS

SRLM

(For APS)/ CTSA

(For YPS)

Issue of Project commencement order

latest byI3+10 days

SF 3.2B: Project commencement order

Note: The project commencement date of the project will be from 30 days from the date release of central and state share from CTSA for YPS/ SRLM for APS

 

CTSA must release funds to the PIAs only after it receives both the central and state shares. In some cases the central share was released before the SOP was issued with the instructions that PIA should not spend any money till SOP is released. Now it is reiterated that PIA should not spend any money till state share is released.


[1] If consortium partners are going to implement any activities and any outsourcing partner is engaged in training and placement towards the project, they have to open a dedicated bank account. All the project bank account needs to be mapped into PFMS, whenever the system becomes functional.