Grant-in-Aid
Grant-in-Aid is financial assistance provided by a government or organization to support institutions, projects, or individuals for specific purposes, without requiring repayment.
Grant-in-aid salary bills of non-Government aided Secondary Schools/ Madrasahs generated through On-line salary management system (OSMS) of School Education Department of the State Government shall be accepted in the Treasury/ PAO.
Salary bills including those related to Educational institutions, PRI institutions, and Urban Local Bodies shall not be accepted at the Treasuries/ PAO’s on or after 1.4.2015, if they are not generated through COSA/ COSA-compliant software.
Guidelines for utilisation of grant-in-aid given by the State Government to the Boards registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961, for proper utilization of the public money.
From the Financial Year 2012-13, the Grant-in-Aid Bill shall not be passed by the Treasuries/ PAOs if the ‘Sanction Order’ of the same is not in the revised format.
Top most priority should be given by all concerned for implementation of COSA software package for drawal of Grant-in-Aid Salary Bills latest by the 30th September, 2014.