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Procedure to be followed before release of first instalment of funds for 2022-23 to be States and UTs with legislature.

Opening of (Holding Account) for payment of statutory deductions.

Procedure to be adopted regarding payment of salaries, remittance of statutory dues and other deduction of employees engaged implementation of CSS.

Check in PFMS to stop release of funds by Ministries/Departments to States for the Schemes for which SLSs have not been marked in PFMS.

Transfer of funds from the account of Implementing Agencies to the Single Nodal Account of each CSS.

Regarding only one SLS with separate Central Share and State Share for each CSS.

Temporary Delegation of certain powers to FAs up to 31.12.2021 of the Ministries/Departments to grant relaxations from the procedure dated.23.03.2021.

Relaxation to CSS schemes where funds are released on reimbursement basis after the States have incurred the expenditure.

FAQs on the Procedure for Release of funds under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and monitoring utilization of the funds released

Relaxation to Point No. 11 and Point No. 13 of the procedure dated 23.03.2021 up to 30th September,2021