Guidelines for registration of schools (agency) on PFMS

(Public Financial Management System)

The following guiding principles may be followed by ATL applicants while
registering their school on PFMS:
Important: Before starting registration of agency on PFMS please ensure that the
school has opened a new bank account exclusively for ATL Grant in the name of
the school. Existing bank accounts of other schemes like SSA (Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan), RMSA (Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan) or existing accounts of
school funds will not be accepted for ATL. Other funds of any kind are not allowed to
be mixed with the grant money. Please wait for at least one day after opening of the
account for its activation on bank’s server/portal.
Please carefully read the instructions under serial number 18 below for opening
of the bank account.

A. Registration of new agencies (schools) not already on PFMS

Open pfms.nic.in/
Select the option ‘register agency’ (If the agency (school) is not already registered
on PFMS with correct/complete name) and enter relevant details in accordance
with the following instructions:
Note: Agencies (schools) already registered on PFMS for some other scheme e.g.
RMSA, SSA, Kendriya Vidyalayas etc. do not have to re-register on PFMS, but have
to add the scheme of Atal Innovation Mission (2351) with a new bank account to
be opened with full name of the school exclusively for ATL grant as per
instructions given at the end of this document.
1. Type of Registration: Type of agency may be selected carefully as follows:
Type of School Type of Agency
Schools run by State Governments Academic Institutions (Government)
Schools run by Zila Parishad, District Local Bodies
Council, Municipal Corporation, Gram
Panchayat etc.
Schools run by Kendriya Vidyalaya Registered Societies (Govt.
Sangthan, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti etc Autonomous Bodies)
Private Schools Academic Institutions (Private)
Schools run by Societies registered as Registered Societies (NGOs)
NGOs The society is required to register
itself on ngodarpan.nic.in and enter
details of NGO Darpan Id in PFMS
Schools run by societies other than NGOs Other Registered Societies
Private School located in the premises of Central Government PSUs
Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and or
fully funded by such PSUs e.g. a branch State Government PSUs
 Delhi Public School located in the as the case may be
premises of NTPC
Schools run by statutory bodies Statutory Bodies
established by an Act of Parliament or a
State Legislature
Schools run by Private Companies Private Sector Companies
Schools run by Trusts Trusts
2. PAN Number: Although it is not compulsory, it is required for opening of bank
account in the name of the school. Also, it is in the interest of the schools run by private
bodies, trusts, societies, NGOs, trusts etc. [i.e. other than Academic Institutions
(Government)] to provide valid PAN number of the school in the relevant column. It
is also in the interest of the schools to obtain a certificate from the office of the local
Commissioner of Income Tax regarding exemption form Tax under section 12/12A or
section 23 of the Income Tax Act.
3. Agency Name: Utmost care may be taken while entering the name of the school.
Complete (full) name of the school should be entered without using
acronyms/abbreviations. Appropriate spaces and punctuation marks may be used to
correctly display the name of the school. It may also be ensured that the name of the
school matches with the name as mentioned in the online application submitted to Atal
Innovation Mission for ATL grant. For example, if the application is submitted or
Government Girls Higher Secondary School (or GGHSS), it cannot be registered on
PFMS as Government High School or Government Senior Secondary School or
Government Boys Higher Secondary School. Some examples of incorrect and correct
name of the school are given below:
Incorrect Name Correct Name
GOVERNMENT HIGHSCHOOL Government High School,
SANTHIPURAM Santhipuram (leave blank space
between the words High and School)
GHSS PERINTALMANNA Government Higher Secondary
School, Perintalmanna (full name)
Principal Government Girls Higher Government Girls Higher Secondary
Secondary School, School, (‘Principal’ should not be the
part of the name of the agency)
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 1 KOTA Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1 Kota
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
L.D.Samant Memorial High School,Run By L.D.Samant Memorial High School,
Prabodhan Education Society Porvorim
XYZ EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE XYZ VIDYA KENDRA
TRUST
Pune/Mah/Wardha Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,
Basmat Nagar, Hingoli
GPUC Sanoor Government Pre-University College,
Sanoor

4. Act / Registration No. Act under which the school is registered with the authorities
and the registration number given by the concerned authority may be entered.
5. Date of Registration. Date printed on the registration certificate issued by the
concerned authority may be entered.
6. Registering Authority. Name of the authority which issued certificate of registration
may be entered.
7. State of Registration. State in which the school is registered i may be entered. If
the registering agency is a central agency, please click in the check box.
8. TIN/TAN/GST Number, if any, allotted to the school may be entered.
9. Address. Please enter complete address of the school viz. name of Block/Building/
Village, Road/Street/PO, Area/Locality, City, State, district, and PIN Code and do not
leave any column.
10. Contact Person/Designation. In these columns, please enter name and
designation respectively of the Principal/Headmaster/Headmistress as the case may
be (even if he/she happens to be on leave). If the post of Principal etc is vacant, the
name of Vice Principal etc or the ATL In-charge may be entered.
11. Phone No. Please enter landline phone number of the school and mobile number
of the Principal/Headmaster/Headmistress/ATL In-charge in the column of ‘Alternate
Phone Number. Mobile number of the Principal/Headmaster/Headmistress may be
given in the column meant for Mobile Number. System generated SMS regarding
successful registration of school on PFMS, username, password etc. will be sent to
the user on the alternate number and mobile number.
12. Email: Please enter the email id of the Principal/Headmaster/Headmistress. This
will be the registered email id of the school on which system generated emails
regarding successful registration of school on PFMS, username, password etc. will be
sent.
13. Unique Agency Code: This will be generated by the system and displayed on
the screen. Please note down the Unique Agency Code for all future references
relating to PFMS and may be invariably mentioned in every correspondence with Atal
Innovation Mission in addition to the schools Unique Code given by the ATL portal.
14. Word Verification: Please enter the letters as displayed in Capcha Code and
click on the next button to complete the registration of agency on PFMS.
Scheme/ Bank Details web page appears on the next screen
15. Scheme Details: Type the scheme code 2351 in the text box for scheme or click
the Select Scheme hyperlink. Name of the scheme of Atal Innovation Mission will
appear. Select the scheme by clicking on the scheme name.
16. Funding Agency: The funding agency by default will be selected as “I will receive
funds from Central Government”.
17. Bank Details: Type first 4 letter of bank name in the text box provided or click the
Select Bank hyper link. All banks beginning with the typed letters will appear. Select
the appropriate bank from the list.
Alternatively, click on ‘select bank’ hyper link. Select bank pop up window will appear
on the screen. Type Bank Name in the text box provided and click on the Search
button. A list of all banks matching the search criteria will appear. Click your bank
name to select from the list.
Type Branch Address in the text box provided. Click the Search Button. Select an
option from the branch name drop down list.
18. Account Details: Type first 4 letters of bank name in the text box provided or click
the ‘Select Bank’ hyper link. Name of all the banks beginning with the typed letters will
appear. Select the appropriate bank from the list.
Enter Bank Account Number in the text box provided. It is a mandatory field. Please
ensure that the account number is only numerical and does not contain any alphabet
or special character.
Enter Agency name as per Bank record in the text box.
The following instructions may be taken care of while opening the bank account:
(a) Since the ATL grant will be released online through PFMS, account should be
opened only in a scheduled Indian bank integrated (linked) with PFMS portal.
Most of the co-operative banks are small in size and a central server or if it exists,
it is not integrated with PFMS. For example, “The Nainital Bank Limited” is a non-
CBS bank (CBS: Core Banking System) and perhaps does not have a central
server.
(b) When the bank account details are entered by the agency on PFMS, the details
are automatically pushed by PFMS portal to bank’s portal for validation without
human intervention. If the bank’s portal is not integrated with PFMS, validation of
the account will not take place. It will, therefore, not be possible to release ATL
grant online in the bank account of the school, if the bank’s portal is not
integrated with PFMS.
(c) Name of the agency as per bank record (i.e. bank of the bank account holder)
should be the full name of the school without prefixing or suffixing anything.
Prefixing of SDMC (School Development Management Committee) or Vidyalaya
Vikas Samiti, Principal etc. is not permitted. The account should be operated by
the Principal only by designation and not by name. Operation of ATL account by
SDMC/Chairman of the Trust/Society/Board etc. is not permitted.
(d) Only name of the town/village etc. may be suffixed with the name of the bank
account holder.
(e) The word ATL may also be suffixed with the name to signify that the account is
exclusively for ATL grant.
(f) Full name of the school should be used while opening the bank account without
using acronyms/abbreviations.
(g) Appropriate spaces and punctuation marks may be used to correctly display the
name of the school. It may also be ensured that the name of the school matches
with the name registered as agency in PFMS (see serial number 3 above).
(h) PAN: t may be ensured that personal PAN of the Principal or any other personal
is not linked with bank account. The school should have its own PAN for linking
with bank account.
(i) Here are some examples of incorrect and correct name of the bank account
holder:
Incorrect Name Correct Name
PRINCIPALARAFAVIDYAKENDRA Arafa Vidya Kendra, Puttur
STUDENT FUND SCHOOL PATHURIA Plus 2 High School Pathuria
AVM SENIOR SECONDRY SCHOOL Adarsh Vidya Mandir Sr. Sec.
NAINWA School, Maninwa
PRINICIPALRMSA Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare
Residential Society School Junior
College Girls, Srikalahasti
PRINCIPAL (C.W.F.C.)G.S.S.PABRA Government Sr. Secondary School,
Pabra
SARVASHIKSHANAABHIYANASAMITHI Bondala Jagannatha Shetty Memorial
Government High School,
Shambhoor
CHALAVARAHSSATLGRANTS Chalavara Higher Secondary School
- ATL
After entering agency name in bank, click Add Bank/Scheme button. The
Scheme and Bank details will get added in the list.
19. TSA Type: Select No (click in the check box) against TSA type.
20. Accept: Select the ‘Accept Terms and conditions’ check box.
21. Submit: Click the Submit button. Saved successfully message will appear on the
screen. If the Agency is receiving funds for more than one scheme, more scheme -
bank details can be added.

B. Agencies (schools) already registered on PFMS

for some other scheme
Schools already registered as agency on PFMS for some other scheme e.g. RMSA,
SSA, Kendriya Vidyalayas etc. and having Unique Agency Code (generated from
PFMS) may follow the following guidelines:
1. Agency Name: If the name of the agency already registered on PFMS matches
with full name of the scheme and meets the criteria given in instructions given at serial
number 3 above (for non-registered agencies), fresh registration of the school on
PFMS is not required. If the name of the already registered agency does not match
with the name of the school, the school is required to be registered again on PFMS as
per instructions given at serial number 1 to 21 above. In such a case, the school will
get a new Unique Agency Code from PFMS for the scheme of Atal Innovation Mission.
2. New Bank Account: Open a new bank account exclusively for ATL Grant
in the name of the school. Existing bank accounts of other schemes like SSA (Sarva
Shiksha Abhiyan), RMSA (Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan) or existing
accounts of school funds will not be accepted for ATL. Other funds of any kind are not
allowed to be mixed with the grant money..
3. Login into PFMS as AgencyADM
4. Select My Schemes > Register New Scheme
5. Enter Scheme code (2351) or Scheme name (Atal Innovation Mission) in
the box. Scheme Click on scheme name to select it.
6. Select Funding Agency “I will receive funds directly from central
government”.
7. Search and select the funding PIA displayed on the screen.
8. Enter Bank name, Branch name, Agency Name as per Bank and bank
account number (as given in the pass book) in the relevant box appearing on the
screen.
9. Click on Agency Account Scheme Component Mapping to map the
components with the newly registered account. Select all components under [E.1.1]
Atal Tinkering Labs from the list and click on Save button in the pop up window.
10. Click on ‘Save’ button to submit the details.
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