Lok Sabha Question No. 1368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Welfare Activities by Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1368 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 09th FEBRUARY, 2018/ MAGHA 20, 1939 (SAKA)

## WELFARE ACTIVITIES BY COMPANIES QUESTION

1368. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a)  whether the Government is encouraging the companies to participate more actively in livelihood enhancement and rural development projects, protection of national heritage, art and culture, reducing inequalities faced by socially and economically backward groups and setting up of homes and hostels for women and orphans among others and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)  whether  a  certain  targets  may  be  given  and  achieved  through  the corporates and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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विधि और न्र्ार् एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

श्री पी॰ पी॰ चौिरी )

- (a)  &  (b):    The  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  does  not  allocate  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds. Section 135 (3) & (4) of the Companies Act,  2013  (the  'Act'),  empowers  the  Board  of  the  company  and  its  CSR Committee to take decisions regarding allocation of CSR funds for items enlisted  in  Schedule  VII  of  the  Act.  The  sector-wise  details  of  CSR expenditure for the years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARED QUESTION NO. 1368 Dated 09.02.2018

## SECTOR-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE FOR FY 2014-15, FY 2015-16 AND FY 201617

| 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.                                                                           | 9,564.77                            | 13,827.86                           | 4,719.00                            |

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