Lok Sabha Question No. 100 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-02
Subject: CSR Funds under SAGY
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 100 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 02 nd  FEBRUARY, 2018 / MAGHA 13, (SAKA)

## CSR FUNDS UNDER SAGY

## QUESTION

100.  SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

(a) the details of amount utilised by the public and private sector companies under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the major tasks undertaken during the last three years; and

(b) the details of the number of the panchayats which have been provided with CSR funds under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)? ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                                              (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

विधि और न्र्ार् एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

(

श्री पी॰ पी॰ चौिरी )

(a) :  As per the data obtained from filings made by companies upto 30.11.2017 in the MCA21 registry for the years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17, the expenditure made by such companies on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  is given in the Table below and the sector-wise details of CSR expenditure have been given in Annexure. CSR expenditure for the three Financial Years

| Sl. No.   | Company Type             |   Financial Year 2014-15 (amt. in Rs. crore) |   Financial Year 2015- 16 (amt. in Rs. crore) |   Financial Year 2016-17 (amt. in Rs. crore) |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | PSUs                     |                                      2673.85 |                                       4163.09 |                                      1325.83 |
| 2.        | Private Sector Companies |                                      6890.92 |                                       9664.77 |                                      3393.17 |
|           | Total                    |                                      9564.77 |                                      13827.9  |                                      4719    |

(b)  :    CSR  funds  are  permitted to be leveraged under various government programmes including  for  programmes/projects  under  the  'Saansad  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana'.  The Panchayat-wise data of the CSR expenditure is not captured under MCA21 registry. The contribution  made  towards  'rural  development  projects'  under  Schedule  VII  of  the Companies Act, 2013 by the companies for the years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 was Rs. 1031.02 crore, Rs. 1327.57 crore and Rs. 628.56 crore respectively.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARED QUESTION NO. 100 SECTOR-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE FOR FY 2014-15,  FY 2015-16 AND FY 2016-17

| CSR Expenditure ( In Rs. Crores )   | CSR Expenditure ( In Rs. Crores )                                                                | CSR Expenditure ( In Rs. Crores )   | CSR Expenditure ( In Rs. Crores )   | CSR Expenditure ( In Rs. Crores )   |
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                             | Sectors                                                                                          | 2014-15                             | 2015-16                             | 2016-17                             |
| 1                                   | Health/ Eradicating Hunger/ Poverty and malnutrition/ Safe drinking water / Sanitation           | 2,382.27                            | 4,330.21                            | 1,201.37                            |
| 2                                   | Education/ Differently Abled/ Livelihood                                                         | 3,021.47                            | 4,689.81                            | 1,605.05                            |
| 3                                   | Rural development                                                                                | 1,031.02                            | 1,327.57                            | 628.56                              |
| 4                                   | Environment, Animal Welfare, Conservation Of Resources                                           | 812.31                              | 901.80                              | 306.68                              |
| 5                                   | Swachh Bharat Kosh                                                                               | 94.52                               | 323.24                              | 89.35                               |
| 6                                   | Any Other Funds                                                                                  | 272.58                              | 322.63                              | 137.70                              |
| 7                                   | Gender equality / Women empowerment / Old age homes / Reducing inequalities                      | 172.63                              | 331.50                              | 122.60                              |
| 8                                   | Prime Minister's National Relief Fund                                                            | 211.04                              | 206.08                              | 109.81                              |
| 9                                   | Encouraging Sports                                                                               | 53.36                               | 134.76                              | 51.73                               |
| 10                                  | Heritage Art and Culture                                                                         | 113.62                              | 114.90                              | 49.64                               |
| 11                                  | Slum Area Development                                                                            | 101.07                              | 13.60                               | 1.97                                |
| 12                                  | Clean Ganga Fund                                                                                 | 4.64                                | 32.52                               | 22.97                               |
| 13                                  | Other Sectors ( Technology Incubator And Benefits To Armed Forces, Admin Overheads and others* ) | 1,294.24                            | 1,099.24                            | 391.57                              |
|                                     | Total Amount (in Rs. Crore)                                                                      | 9,564.77                            | 13,827.86                           | 4,719.00                            |

* not specified