Lok Sabha Question No. 374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-03
Subject: CSR Implementation Strategy
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, RAGHAV LAKHANPAL, PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 3rd FEBRUARY, 2017/

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 374 MAGHA 14, 1938 (SAKA)

## CSR IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

## QUESTION

374.   SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY: SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL: SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has developed any strategy for implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy to make it more effective and result oriented and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the details of expenditure/ contribution by Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and private companies/corporate houses, works/activities undertaken by them, during the last three years including the current year, under  CSR  in  various  States  including  Jharkhand,  Year/  Company/ State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS                    (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

( श्री अर्जयन राम मेघवाल )

(a): Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provision of the Companies Act, 2013, and rules made thereunder, came into effect from 1st April, 2014. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has since taken following measures for effective  implementation  of  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  by companies:

कारपोरेट  कार्य

(i) amended Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 to ensure that a wide range  of activities are permissible as CSR  activities; (ii) issued a clarificatory circular dated 18.06.2014 suggesting, inter-alia, liberal interpretation  of  Schedule  VII;  (iii)  issued  Frequently  Asked  Questions (FAQs)  dated  12.01.2016;  and  (iv)  issued  amendments  to  the  Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, time to time.

- (b): The  CSR  expenditure  of  the  companies  for  the  years  2014-15  and 2015-16 for which data has been compiled is tabled below:-

CSR Expenditure during 2014-15 and 2015-16

| Sl. No.   | Company Type             | Financial Year 2014-15                            | Financial Year 2014-15                | Financial Year 2015-16                            | Financial Year 2015-16                 |
|-----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|           |                          | No. of companies for which data has been compiled | Actual CSR expenditure (in Rs. Crore) | No. of companies for which data has been compiled | Actual CSR expenditure ( in Rs. Crore) |
| 1.        | PSUs                     | 226                                               | 2497                                  | 172                                               | 3360.2                                 |
| 2.        | Private Sector Companies | 7108                                              | 6306                                  | 4925                                              | 6462.1                                 |
|           | Total                    | 7334                                              | 8803                                  | 5097                                              | 9822.3                                 |

The works /activities undertaken by the companies (including Public Sector  Undertakings),  inter-alia,  comprise  programmes  /  projects  on education;  health  care;  sanitation;  environmental  sustainability;  women empowerment; poverty alleviation; skill development; and sports promotion. The State/ UT-wise CSR expenditure for the year 2014-15 is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 374

## STATE/UT-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE DURING FY 2014-15

|   Sl. No. | States         |   Actual CSR expenditure (in Rs. Crore) | Sl. No.   | States                   |   Actual CSR expenditure (in Rs. Crore) |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|         1 | Maharashtra    |                                 1101.71 | 20        | Bihar                    |                                   15.08 |
|         2 | Gujarat        |                                  291.65 | 21        | Kerala                   |                                   57.25 |
|         3 | Tamil Nadu     |                                  446.98 | 22        | Himachal Pradesh         |                                    5.29 |
|         4 | Karnataka      |                                  363.05 | 23        | Goa                      |                                   24.29 |
|         5 | Rajasthan      |                                  251.98 | 24        | Manipur                  |                                    1.35 |
|         6 | Uttar Pradesh  |                                  123.14 | 25        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                   10.45 |
|         7 | Andhra Pradesh |                                  167.85 | 26        | Chandigarh               |                                    0.69 |
|         8 | West Bengal    |                                  243.32 | 27        | Meghalaya                |                                    1.8  |
|         9 | Madhya Pradesh |                                  176.41 | 28        | Sikkim                   |                                    0.41 |
|        10 | Delhi          |                                  139.75 | 29        | Tripura                  |                                    0.34 |
|        11 | Haryana        |                                  107.62 | 30        | Nagaland                 |                                    0.08 |
|        12 | Orissa         |                                  214.31 | 31        | Pondicherry              |                                    1.1  |
|        13 | Jammu &Kashmir |                                   74.6  | 32        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                    0.81 |
|        14 | Chattisgarh    |                                  275.37 | 33        | Dadar &Nagar Haveli      |                                    1.83 |
|        15 | Telangana      |                                   88.53 | 34        | Daman &Diu               |                                   20.04 |
|        16 | Uttarakhand    |                                   24.53 | 35        | Lakshadweep              |                                    0.59 |
|        17 | Punjab         |                                   23.71 | 36        | Mizoram                  |                                    0.16 |
|        18 | Assam          |                                  106.84 | 37        | Others*                  |                                 4353.17 |
|        19 | Jharkhand      |                                   86.87 |           | Total                    |                                 8803    |

## ANNEXURE

*   Companies did not specify the name of State/UTs in particular, wherein the projects were undertaken

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