Lok Sabha Question No. 2941 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Corporate Social Responsibility
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2941 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 03 rd  AUGUST, 2018 / SHRAVANA 12, 1940 (SAKA)

## CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY QUESTION

2941. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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 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 Corporate Social Responsibility fund under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana?

## ANSWER

THE 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 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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2941 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