diff --git a/files/build_templates/init_cfg.json.j2 b/files/build_templates/init_cfg.json.j2
index 31be59e35017..9f909ae32871 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/init_cfg.json.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/init_cfg.json.j2
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 {%- set features = [("bgp", "{% if not DEVICE_RUNTIME_METADATA['ETHERNET_PORTS_PRESENT'] or ('CHASSIS_METADATA' in DEVICE_RUNTIME_METADATA and DEVICE_RUNTIME_METADATA['CHASSIS_METADATA']['module_type'] in ['supervisor']) %}disabled{% else %}enabled{% endif %}", false, "enabled"),
                    ("database", "always_enabled", false, "always_enabled"),
                    ("lldp", "enabled", true, "enabled"),
-                   ("pmon", "enabled", true, "enabled"),
+                   ("pmon", "enabled", "{% if 'type' in DEVICE_METADATA['localhost'] and DEVICE_METADATA['localhost']['type'] == 'SpineRouter' %}False{% else %}True{% endif %}", "enabled"),
                    ("snmp", "enabled", true, "enabled"),
                    ("swss", "enabled", false, "enabled"),
                    ("syncd", "enabled", false, "enabled")] %}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 {%- for feature, state, delayed, autorestart in features %}
         "{{feature}}": {
             "state": "{{state}}",
-            "delayed" : {{delayed | lower()}},
+            "delayed" : "{{delayed}}",
 {%- if feature in ["lldp"] %}
             "has_global_scope": {% raw %}"{% if ('CHASSIS_METADATA' in DEVICE_RUNTIME_METADATA and DEVICE_RUNTIME_METADATA['CHASSIS_METADATA']['module_type'] in ['linecard']) %}False{% else %}True{% endif %}"{% endraw %},
             "has_per_asic_scope": {% raw %}"{% if not DEVICE_RUNTIME_METADATA['ETHERNET_PORTS_PRESENT'] or ('CHASSIS_METADATA' in DEVICE_RUNTIME_METADATA and DEVICE_RUNTIME_METADATA['CHASSIS_METADATA']['module_type'] in ['supervisor']) %}False{% else %}True{% endif %}"{% endraw %},
diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-feature.yang b/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-feature.yang
index 3ca32ad6a955..6939f0044920 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-feature.yang
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-feature.yang
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ module sonic-feature{
         type string;
     }
 
+    typedef feature-delay-status {
+        description "configuration to set the feature has delay scope as True/False";
+        type string;
+    }
+
     container sonic-feature {
 
         container FEATURE {
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ module sonic-feature{
                 leaf delayed {
                     description "This configuration identicates if the feature needs to be delayed until
                                  system initialization";
-                    type stypes:boolean_type;
+                    type feature-delay-status;
                     default "false";
                 }