Lok Sabha Question No. 213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-17
Subject: CSR Schemes by Oil Companies
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, SATYA PAL SINGH, HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE, ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 213 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  JULY, 2017

## CSR SCHEMES BY OIL COMPANIES

## 213. SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:

SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)/ Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)/GAIL donate/allocate funds under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for the  Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections/Minority Communities across the country;
- (b)  if so, the region/head-wise scheme/ projects being implemented by the said companies and funds allocated/spent for the purpose during the last three years and the current year along  with  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  against  such  companies  which  have  not utilized CSR funds as per the laid down norms/criteria, Public Sector company / State/ UTwise including GAIL;
- (c) the details of social welfare work done in the country for Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes  and  other  weaker  sections  by  various  OMCs  along  with  the  mechanism  if  any, devised to periodically review the funds spent by said companies under CSR and corrective measures taken in this regard, Public Sector company/State/ UT-wise;
- (d) the number of cases of irregularities and other clandestine activities to avoid their CSR under  the  said  schemes  reported/come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government  during  the  said period  along  with  action  taken/inquiry  conducted  by  the  Government  thereon,  companywise; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  made/  proposes  to  make  it  mandatory  for  private  oil companies to create the CSR fund for the purpose and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to ensure optimum spending of the funds earmarked for the purpose?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( स्विंत्र प्रभार ) ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)  to  (c)  -  CSR  activities  are  undertaken  by  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)/  Oil  and Natural  Gas  Corporation  Limited  (ONGC)/GAIL  as  per  the  provisions  of  Section  135  of Company Act 2013 for improving quality of life of the community, primarily in the vicinity of its  installation  across  the  country,  which  invariably  include  marginalized  groups  viz. Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) etc., in high priority thrust areas viz. Drinking Water, Healthcare, Sanitation and Education etc.

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The details of schemes / projects and expenditure implemented during last three year by  IOCL,  BPCL,  HPCL,  ONGC  &  GAIL  are  available  on  the  websites  of  respective companies.

(d) -Oil Companies have stated that they have mechanisms framed for implementation, monitoring and review of CSR activities as per their CSR policy and taking corrective actions on irregularities.

(e)  -  Section  135  of  the  Companies  Act  2013,  mandates  every  company  above  the specified thresholds of turnover, or net worth, or net profit to spend at least two percent of the average net profits earned during three immediately preceding financial years on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities specified in Schedule VII of the Act.

In  addition  sensitisation  workshops  have  been  organized  by  the  Offices  of  Regional Directorate under Ministry of Corporate Affiars to ensure effective compliance of CSR provisions by companies.

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