Lok Sabha Question No. 1399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Welfare Activities under CSR
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

## WELFARE ACTIVITIES UNDER CSR

1399. SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN : SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  oil  companies  such  as  ONGC,  GAIL,  HPCL,  BPCL  and  IOCL  including  private entities  have  been  directed  to  spend  for  development  of  welfare  activities  under  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and if so, the details thereof, company/project/State-wise;
- (b) the details of the proposals of CSR projects accepted and rejected along with the reasons therefor, project-wise;
- (c) the details of funds spent under CSR by said companies in the country including Andhra Pradesh during the last three years and the current year, company/ project/State-wise;
- (d) whether any guidelines have been issued to spend such CSR  funds for the construction/upgradation of hospitals and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has any role to play in the CSR activities of the Oil Public Sector Undertakings and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) & (b) -   Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) are required to allocate 2% of their profit as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  as per the guidelines issued by Department of  Public  Enterprises.  CSR  activities  are  undertaken  by  CPSEs  under  the  heads  identified under  Schedule  VII  of  the  Companies  Act  2013  with  special  focus  on  Health  (Nutrition, Sanitation,  Drinking  Water),  Education,  Skill  Development,  Rural  Development,  Women Empowerment, Environment Centric Initiatives and Care for the Elderly and Differently-abled persons.

..2..

Oil companies have informed that they receive requests from Government Authorities, Village Panchayats, Zilla  Parishads,  MLAs,  MPs,  School  Authorities,  District  Administration  etc  for assistance in various projects in their respective villages / areas. Such requests / proposals are assessed by the unit level Need  Assessment Committee with respect to the Corporation`s CSR policy/guidelines/CSR Thrust Areas, after which projects are approved by Board of Oil PSUs, subject to availability of CSR funds.

- (c) -   The Oil Company wise total CSR expenditure incurred since August 2014 to January, 2018 is as below :

| (Rs. in   | crore)                |
|-----------|-----------------------|
| Oil Co.   | Total CSR Expenditure |
| ONGC      | 1421.08               |
| GAIL      | 392.79                |
| IOCL      | 509.42                |
| BPCL      | 258.59                |
| HPCL*     | 293.70                |
| TOTAL     | 2875.58               |

The details of amount spent under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) along with projects / programmes undertaken by ONGC, GAIL, BPCL, IOCL and HPCL for the last three years are available in their  Annual  Reports  and  at  their  websites  at  www.ongcindia.com, www.gailonline.com, www.bharatpetroleum.com, www.iocl.com & www.hindustanpetroluem.com.

(d)  &  (e)  -  CSR  activities  are  undertaken  by  CPSEs  under  the  heads  identified  under Schedule  VII  of  the  Companies  Act  2013,  which  includes  construction/upgradation  of hospitals. Under this Act, the CPSEs are required to allocate 2% of the average net profits of three preceding financial years for CSR activities.

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