diff --git a/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/components/ConfirmationPopUp.js b/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/components/ConfirmationPopUp.js
index 78b7b49f262..e03b4baa635 100644
--- a/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/components/ConfirmationPopUp.js
+++ b/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/components/ConfirmationPopUp.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const ConfirmationPopUp = ({ onClose, alertHeading, alertMessage, submitLabel, u
                         className="campaign-type-alert-button"
                         type="button"
                         size="large"
-                        variation="secondary"
+                        variation="primary"
                         label={t(cancelLabel)}
                         onClick={onClose}
                         isDisabled={isSubmitting}  // Disable button during submission
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const ConfirmationPopUp = ({ onClose, alertHeading, alertMessage, submitLabel, u
                         className="campaign-type-alert-button"
                         type="button"
                         size="large"
-                        variation="primary" 
+                        variation="secondary" 
                         label={t(submitLabel)}
                         onClick={handleSave}
                         isDisabled={isSubmitting}  // Disable button during submission
diff --git a/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/components/FacilityPopup.js b/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/components/FacilityPopup.js
index 4181fb584de..7fd5ba60226 100644
--- a/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/components/FacilityPopup.js
+++ b/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/components/FacilityPopup.js
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ const FacilityPopUp = ({ details, onClose, updateDetails }) => {
   const [rowsPerPage, setRowsPerPage] = useState(10);
   const [disabledAction, setDisabledAction] = useState(false);
   const [boundaryData, setBoundaryData] = useState([]);
+  const [defaultHierarchy, setDefaultSelectedHierarchy] = useState(null);
+  const [defaultBoundaries, setDefaultBoundaries] = useState([]);
   const VillageHierarchyTooltipWrapper = Digit.ComponentRegistryService.getComponent("VillageHierarchyTooltipWrapper");
   const [kpiParams, setKpiParams] = useState([]);
   const configNavItem = [
@@ -383,6 +385,25 @@ const FacilityPopUp = ({ details, onClose, updateDetails }) => {
     },
   ];
 
+  const onSearch = (selectedBoundaries, selectedHierarchy) => {
+
+    if (selectedBoundaries.length === 0) {
+      setShowToast({ key: "warning", label: t("MICROPLAN_BOUNDARY_IS_EMPTY_WARNING"), transitionTime: 5000 });
+    } else {
+
+      setDefaultSelectedHierarchy(selectedHierarchy);
+      setDefaultBoundaries(selectedBoundaries);
+      censusSearch(selectedBoundaries);
+    }
+
+  };
+
+  const onClear = () => {
+    setDefaultBoundaries([]);
+    setDefaultSelectedHierarchy(null);
+    censusSearch([]);
+  };
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (details) {
       setKpiParams([
@@ -446,10 +467,12 @@ const FacilityPopUp = ({ details, onClose, updateDetails }) => {
                   <SearchJurisdiction
                     key={searchKey} // Use key to force re-render
                     boundaries={boundaries}
+                    defaultBoundaries={defaultBoundaries}
+                    defaultHierarchy={defaultHierarchy}
                     jurisdiction={jurisdiction}
-                    onSubmit={censusSearch}
+                    onSubmit={onSearch}
                     style={{ padding: "0px" }}
-                    onClear={() => censusSearch([])}
+                    onClear={onClear}
                   />
                 </Card>
               </div>
diff --git a/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/components/SearchJurisdiction.js b/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/components/SearchJurisdiction.js
index 778da5371bd..39647cac167 100644
--- a/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/components/SearchJurisdiction.js
+++ b/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/components/SearchJurisdiction.js
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { LabelFieldPair, CardLabel, SubmitBar, LinkLabel, InfoCard } from "@egovernments/digit-ui-components";
-import React, { useEffect, Fragment, useState } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, Fragment, useState, useRef } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useMyContext } from "../utils/context";
 import { Dropdown, MultiSelectDropdown } from "@egovernments/digit-ui-components";
 
-const SearchJurisdiction = ({ boundaries, jurisdiction, onSubmit = () => { }, onClear = () => { }, style = {},showInstruction=false }) => {
+const SearchJurisdiction = ({ boundaries, jurisdiction, onSubmit = () => { }, onClear = () => { }, style = {},showInstruction=false,
+defaultHierarchy = null,
+  defaultBoundaries = [],
+ }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const {
     state: { hierarchyType, boundaryHierarchy },
@@ -15,10 +18,13 @@ const SearchJurisdiction = ({ boundaries, jurisdiction, onSubmit = () => { }, on
   const hierarchy =  Digit.Utils.microplanv1.getFilteredHierarchy(boundaryHierarchy, jurisdiction.boundaryType, hierarchyType);
   const [boundaryOptions, setBoundaryOptions] = useState([]);
 
-  const [selectedBoundaries, setSelectedBoundaries] = useState([]);
-  const [selectedHierarchy, setSelectedHierarchy] = useState(null);
+  const [selectedBoundaries, setSelectedBoundaries] = useState(defaultBoundaries);
+  const [selectedHierarchy, setSelectedHierarchy] = useState(defaultHierarchy);
   const MultiSelectWrapper = Digit.ComponentRegistryService.getComponent("MultiSelectDropdownBoundary");
 
+   // Ref to track if the component has mounted
+   const isInitialLoad = useRef(true);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!selectedHierarchy) {
       setBoundaryOptions([]);
@@ -29,8 +35,12 @@ const SearchJurisdiction = ({ boundaries, jurisdiction, onSubmit = () => { }, on
     const filteredBoundaries = userBoundaries.filter((row) => row.type === selectedHierarchy.boundaryType);
     const filteredBoundariesGroupedByParent = Digit.Utils.microplanv1.groupByParent(filteredBoundaries);
     setBoundaryOptions(filteredBoundariesGroupedByParent);
-    //reset selected
-    setSelectedBoundaries([])
+    // Reset selected boundaries only after the initial load
+    if (!isInitialLoad.current) {
+      setSelectedBoundaries([]);
+    } else {
+      isInitialLoad.current = false;
+    }
     //based on the select hierarchy filter from userBoundaries and form options object
   }, [selectedHierarchy]);
 
@@ -99,7 +109,7 @@ const SearchJurisdiction = ({ boundaries, jurisdiction, onSubmit = () => { }, on
           >
             {t("CLEAR")}
           </LinkLabel>
-          <SubmitBar label={t("SEARCH")} onSubmit={() => onSubmit(selectedBoundaries)} />
+          <SubmitBar label={t("SEARCH")} onSubmit={() => onSubmit(selectedBoundaries, selectedHierarchy)} />
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/pages/employee/PlanInbox.js b/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/pages/employee/PlanInbox.js
index 9fe7ad65ea3..1d9813d8ce5 100644
--- a/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/pages/employee/PlanInbox.js
+++ b/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/pages/employee/PlanInbox.js
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ const PlanInbox = () => {
   const [selectedBoundaryCode, setSelectedBoundaryCode] = useState(null);
   const [selectedBusinessId, setSelectedBusinessId] = useState(null);
   const [assigneeUuids, setAssigneeUuids] = useState([]);
+  const [totalStatusCount, setTotalStatusCount] = useState({});
   const [employeeNameMap, setEmployeeNameMap] = useState({});
-
+  const [defaultHierarchy, setDefaultSelectedHierarchy] = useState(null);
+  const [defaultBoundaries, setDefaultBoundaries] = useState([]);
   const userRoles = user?.info?.roles?.map((roleData) => roleData?.code);
 
   // Check if the user has the 'rootapprover' role
@@ -74,6 +76,45 @@ const PlanInbox = () => {
     }
   );
 
+  const mutation = Digit.Hooks.useCustomAPIMutationHook({
+    url: "/plan-service/plan/_search",
+  });
+
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetchStatusCount();
+  }, [planObject]);
+
+  const fetchStatusCount = async () => {
+    if (planObject) {
+      try {
+        await mutation.mutateAsync(
+          {
+            body: {
+              PlanSearchCriteria: {
+                tenantId: tenantId,
+                planConfigurationId: microplanId,
+                ...(isRootApprover
+                  ? {}
+                  : { jurisdiction: jurisdiction }),
+              },
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            onSuccess: (data) => {
+              setTotalStatusCount(data?.StatusCount);
+            },
+            onError: (error) => {
+              setShowToast({ key: "error", label: t(error?.response?.data?.Errors?.[0]?.code) });
+            }
+          }
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        setShowToast({ key: "error", label: t(error?.response?.data?.Errors?.[0]?.code) });
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (selectedFilter === "VALIDATED") {
       setActiveLink({ code: "", name: "" });
@@ -116,6 +157,7 @@ const PlanInbox = () => {
     data: planWithCensus,
     error: planWithCensusError,
     refetch: refetchPlanWithCensus,
+    isFetching,
   } = Digit.Hooks.microplanv1.usePlanSearchWithCensus({
     tenantId: tenantId,
     microplanId: microplanId,
@@ -182,7 +224,7 @@ const PlanInbox = () => {
     },
   });
 
-  const onSearch = (selectedBoundaries) => {
+  const onSearch = (selectedBoundaries, selectedHierarchy) => {
     if (selectedBoundaries.length === 0) {
       setShowToast({ key: "warning", label: t("MICROPLAN_BOUNDARY_IS_EMPTY_WARNING"), transitionTime: 5000 });
     } else {
@@ -191,7 +233,10 @@ const PlanInbox = () => {
         code: "ASSIGNED_TO_ME",
         name: "ASSIGNED_TO_ME"
       });
+      
 
+      setDefaultSelectedHierarchy(selectedHierarchy);
+      setDefaultBoundaries(selectedBoundaries);
       // Extract the list of codes from the selectedBoundaries array
       const boundaryCodes = selectedBoundaries.map((boundary) => boundary.code);
 
@@ -257,6 +302,8 @@ const PlanInbox = () => {
   }, [planEmployee]);
 
   const onClear = () => {
+    setDefaultBoundaries([]);
+    setDefaultSelectedHierarchy(null);
     setCensusJurisdiction(planEmployee?.planData?.[0]?.jurisdiction);
   };
 
@@ -298,11 +345,15 @@ const PlanInbox = () => {
       setCensusData(planWithCensus?.censusData);
       setTotalRows(planWithCensus?.TotalCount);
       const reorderedStatusCount = Object.fromEntries(
-        Object.entries(planWithCensus?.StatusCount || {}).sort(([keyA], [keyB]) => {
-          if (keyA === "PENDING_FOR_VALIDATION") return -1;
-          if (keyB === "PENDING_FOR_VALIDATION") return 1;
-          return 0;
-        })
+        Object.entries(planWithCensus?.StatusCount || {})
+          // Filter out the PENDING_FOR_APPROVAL status /// need to revisit as this is hardcoded to remove from workflow ///
+          .filter(([key]) => key !== "PENDING_FOR_APPROVAL")
+          // Sort the statuses, prioritizing PENDING_FOR_VALIDATION
+          .sort(([keyA], [keyB]) => {
+            if (keyA === "PENDING_FOR_VALIDATION") return -1;
+            if (keyB === "PENDING_FOR_VALIDATION") return 1;
+            return 0;
+          })
       );
       setActiveFilter(reorderedStatusCount);
       const activeFilterKeys = Object.keys(reorderedStatusCount || {});
@@ -630,7 +681,7 @@ const PlanInbox = () => {
     return false;
   };
 
-  if (isLoadingPlanObject || isPlanEmpSearchLoading || isLoadingCampaignObject || isWorkflowLoading || isProcessLoading) {
+  if (isLoadingPlanObject || isPlanEmpSearchLoading || isLoadingCampaignObject || isWorkflowLoading || isProcessLoading || mutation.isLoading || isPlanWithCensusLoading) {
     return <Loader />;
   }
   // campaignObject?.campaignName 
@@ -679,6 +730,8 @@ const PlanInbox = () => {
     </div>
       <SearchJurisdiction
         boundaries={boundaries}
+        defaultHierarchy={defaultHierarchy}
+        defaultBoundaries={defaultBoundaries}
         jurisdiction={{
           boundaryType: hierarchyLevel,
           boundaryCodes: jurisdiction,
@@ -687,16 +740,12 @@ const PlanInbox = () => {
         onClear={onClear}
       />
 
-      <div className="pop-inbox-wrapper-filter-table-wrapper" style={{ marginBottom: (isRootApprover && isStatusConditionMet(activeFilter) && planObject?.status === "RESOURCE_ESTIMATION_IN_PROGRESS") || (!isRootApprover && isStatusConditionMet(activeFilter) && planObject?.status === "RESOURCE_ESTIMATION_IN_PROGRESS") || disabledAction? "2.5rem" : "0rem" }}>
+      <div className="pop-inbox-wrapper-filter-table-wrapper" style={{ marginBottom: (isRootApprover && isStatusConditionMet(totalStatusCount) && planObject?.status === "RESOURCE_ESTIMATION_IN_PROGRESS") || (!isRootApprover && isStatusConditionMet(totalStatusCount)) || disabledAction? "2.5rem" : "0rem" }}>
         <InboxFilterWrapper
           options={activeFilter}
           onApplyFilters={onFilter}
           clearFilters={clearFilters}
-          defaultValue={
-            selectedFilter === Object.entries(activeFilter)?.[0]?.[0]
-              ? { [Object.entries(activeFilter)?.[0]?.[0]]: Object.entries(activeFilter)?.[0]?.[1] }
-              : null
-          }
+          defaultValue={ { [selectedFilter]: activeFilter[selectedFilter]} }
         ></InboxFilterWrapper>
 
         <div className={"pop-inbox-table-wrapper"}>
@@ -790,6 +839,7 @@ const PlanInbox = () => {
                       closePopUp();
                       setShowToast({ key: "success", label: t(`PLAN_INBOX_WORKFLOW_FOR_${workFlowPopUp}_UPDATE_SUCCESS`), transitionTime: 5000 });
                       refetchPlanWithCensus();
+                      fetchStatusCount();
                     }}
                     onError={(data) => {
                       closePopUp();
@@ -799,7 +849,7 @@ const PlanInbox = () => {
                 )}
               </div>
             )}
-            {isPlanWithCensusLoading ? (
+            {isFetching ? (
               <Loader />
             ) : planWithCensus?.tableData?.length===0 ? <NoResultsFound style={{height:selectedFilter === "VALIDATED" ? "472px" : "408px"}} text={t(`HCM_MICROPLAN_NO_DATA_FOUND_FOR_PLAN_INBOX_PLAN`)} /> : (
               <DataTable
@@ -829,7 +879,7 @@ const PlanInbox = () => {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {isRootApprover && isStatusConditionMet(activeFilter) && planObject?.status === "RESOURCE_ESTIMATION_IN_PROGRESS" && (
+      {isRootApprover && isStatusConditionMet(totalStatusCount) && (
         <ActionBar
           actionFields={[
             <Button
@@ -848,7 +898,7 @@ const PlanInbox = () => {
         />
       )}
 
-{(!isRootApprover && isStatusConditionMet(activeFilter) && planObject?.status === "RESOURCE_ESTIMATION_IN_PROGRESS") || disabledAction && (
+{(!isRootApprover && isStatusConditionMet(totalStatusCount) && planObject?.status === "RESOURCE_ESTIMATION_IN_PROGRESS") || disabledAction && (
         <ActionBar
           actionFields={[
             <Button label={t(`HCM_MICROPLAN_PLAN_INBOX_BACK_BUTTON`)} onClick={()=> {
diff --git a/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/pages/employee/PopInbox.js b/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/pages/employee/PopInbox.js
index 7b83a47c09c..7b9f9ecb278 100644
--- a/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/pages/employee/PopInbox.js
+++ b/health/micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals/packages/modules/microplan/src/pages/employee/PopInbox.js
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ const PopInbox = () => {
   const [updatedCensus, setUpdatedCensus] = useState(null);
   const [triggerTotalCensus, setTriggerTotalCensus] = useState(false);
   const [totalStatusCount, setTotalStatusCount] = useState({});
+  const [defaultHierarchy, setDefaultSelectedHierarchy] = useState(null);
+  const [defaultBoundaries, setDefaultBoundaries] = useState([]);
   const [limitAndOffset, setLimitAndOffset] = useState({ limit: rowsPerPage, offset: (currentPage - 1) * rowsPerPage });
   const [activeLink, setActiveLink] = useState({
     code: "ASSIGNED_TO_ME",
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ const PopInbox = () => {
       },
     },
     {
-      enabled: isRootApprover ? true : false,
+      enabled: true,
       //   queryKey: currentKey,
     }
   );
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ const PopInbox = () => {
     setactionBarPopUp(true);
   };
 
-  const onSearch = (selectedBoundaries) => {
+  const onSearch = (selectedBoundaries, selectedHierarchy) => {
 
     if (selectedBoundaries.length === 0) {
       setShowToast({ key: "warning", label: t("MICROPLAN_BOUNDARY_IS_EMPTY_WARNING"), transitionTime: 5000 });
@@ -162,6 +164,9 @@ const PopInbox = () => {
         code: "ASSIGNED_TO_ME",
         name: "ASSIGNED_TO_ME"
       });
+
+      setDefaultSelectedHierarchy(selectedHierarchy);
+      setDefaultBoundaries(selectedBoundaries);
       // Extract the list of codes from the selectedBoundaries array
       const boundaryCodes = selectedBoundaries.map((boundary) => boundary.code);
 
@@ -237,6 +242,8 @@ const PopInbox = () => {
   }, [planEmployee]);
 
   const onClear = () => {
+    setDefaultBoundaries([]);
+    setDefaultSelectedHierarchy(null);
     setCensusJurisdiction(planEmployee?.planData?.[0]?.jurisdiction);
   };
 
@@ -518,7 +525,7 @@ const PopInbox = () => {
     },
   ];
 
-  if (isPlanEmpSearchLoading || isLoadingCampaignObject || isLoading || isWorkflowLoading || isEmployeeLoading || mutation.isLoading || isFetching) {
+  if (isPlanEmpSearchLoading || isLoadingCampaignObject || isLoading || isWorkflowLoading || isEmployeeLoading || mutation.isLoading) {
     return <Loader />;
   }
 
@@ -551,10 +558,12 @@ const PopInbox = () => {
       </div>
       <SearchJurisdiction
         boundaries={boundaries}
+        defaultHierarchy={defaultHierarchy}
         jurisdiction={{
           boundaryType: hierarchyLevel,
           boundaryCodes: jurisdiction,
         }}
+        defaultBoundaries={defaultBoundaries}
         onSubmit={onSearch}
         onClear={onClear}
       />