Lok Sabha Question No. 343 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: CSR Funds
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 343

ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 10TH AUGUST, 2018/ SHRAVANA 19, 1940 (SAKA)

CSR FUNDS

QUESTION

*343.  SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the funds utilised and unutilised along with the major activities/ programmes undertaken by various public sector and private sector companies under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) during the last three years in the country, State/UT-wise including Telangana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand;
- (b)  whether  some  companies  utilize  CSR  funds  for  their  employees,  transport facilities,  beautification  of  the  area,  providing  better  facilities  in  schools  and hospitals and maintaining public relations;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure proper utilisation of CSR funds as per rules?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN ANSWER TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  343*  FOR  10TH  AUGUST,  2018  REGARDING CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FUNDS. (a)  to  (d):  Every  company  including  public  and  private  sectors  companies having net worth of Rs. 500 crore or more or turnover of Rs. 1000 crore or more or net profit of Rs. 5 crore or more during the immediately preceding financial year is liable to spend at least 2% of the average net profits of the company made during the three immediately preceding financial years on CSR activities in areas or subjects specified in Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act). Moreover, according to Rule 4(5) of the Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014, the CSR projects or programmes or activities that benefit only the employees of the company and their families shall not be considered as CSR activities in accordance with section 135 of the Act. Whenever, violation of CSR provision is  reported,  the  Registrar  of  Companies  initiates  action  against  such  noncompliant companies after due examination of records. For the FY 2014-15, prosecution  against  254  companies  were  sanctioned  out  of  which  33 companies have filed applications for compounding. In addition to this, the Ministry has established Centralized Scrutiny and Prosecution Mechanism in April,  2018  for  the  financial  year  2015-16  onwards  on  pilot  basis  for enforcement of CSR provisions. Based on inquiry, preliminary notices have been issued to 272 companies. The details of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure Public sector and Private sector companies-wise, Sectorwise and State/UT-wise including Telangana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand for the years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 are at Annexure A & B.

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## ANNEXURE-A

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 343* Details of CSR Expenditure PSUs and Non-PSUs

| Financial Years   | Financial Years   | 2014-15                           | 2014-15                         | 2015-16                           | 2015-16                         | 2016-17*                           | 2016-17*                        |
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Sl. No.           | Compa ny Type     | No. of companies reported for CSR | CSR Expenditur e (in Rs. Crore) | No. of companies reported for CSR | CSR Expenditur e (in Rs. Crore) | No. of compani es reported for CSR | CSR Expendit ure (in Rs. Crore) |
| 1                 | PSUs              | 315                               | 2673.85                         | 397                               | 4163.09                         | 132                                | 1325.83                         |
| 2                 | Other Compa nies  | 14629                             | 6890.92                         | 18787                             | 9664.77                         | 6154                               | 3393.17                         |
|                   | Total             | 14944                             | 9564.77                         | 19184                             | 13827.86                        | 6286                               | 4719.00                         |

## 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                            |

## ANNEXURE B

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 343* STATE/UT-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE DURING FY 2014-15, FY 2015-16 AND 2016-17

|                                                                                       |                                                                                       | CSR Expenditure (In Rs. Crores)                                                       | CSR Expenditure (In Rs. Crores)                                                       | CSR Expenditure (In Rs. Crores)                                                       |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                               | State/ UT                                                                             | 2014-15                                                                               | 2015-16                                                                               | 2016-17*                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                             | 0.29                                                                                  | 0.54                                                                                  | 0.07                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 403.91                                                                                | 1,220.54                                                                              | 101.69                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                     | 11.03                                                                                 | 1.49                                                                                  | 7.98                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                 | 133.07                                                                                | 166.81                                                                                | 38.28                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                 | 36.20                                                                                 | 108.15                                                                                | 36.90                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                                            | 1.73                                                                                  | 5.08                                                                                  | 4.17                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 158.89                                                                                | 236.22                                                                                | 14.85                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                     | Dadar & Nagar Haveli                                                                  | 2.54                                                                                  | 12.03                                                                                 | 1.65                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                     | Daman & Diu                                                                           | 20.05                                                                                 | 2.13                                                                                  | 0.83                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                 | 214.24                                                                                | 468.18                                                                                | 229.87                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                   | 26.60                                                                                 | 30.25                                                                                 | 10.54                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                               | 296.53                                                                                | 550.98                                                                                | 152.04                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                               | 176.29                                                                                | 364.22                                                                                | 107.87                                                                                |
| 14 Himachal                                                                           | Pradesh                                                                               | 9.30                                                                                  | 51.71                                                                                 | 10.57                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                       | 40.57                                                                                 | 103.02                                                                                | 27.83                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                             | 75.86                                                                                 | 115.70                                                                                | 24.24                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                             | 382.79                                                                                | 730.64                                                                                | 202.71                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                | 64.30                                                                                 | 129.24                                                                                | 50.94                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.30                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  |
| 20 Madhya                                                                             | Pradesh                                                                               | 137.15                                                                                | 178.94                                                                                | 213.48                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                           | 1,372.34                                                                              | 1,810.45                                                                              | 702.37                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                               | 1.57                                                                                  | 5.93                                                                                  | 6.03                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                             | 3.52                                                                                  | 3.86                                                                                  | 2.99                                                                                  |
| 24                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                               | 1.03                                                                                  | 1.08                                                                                  | 0.08                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                              | 1.11                                                                                  | 0.95                                                                                  | 0.45                                                                                  |
| 26                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                | 249.50                                                                                | 604.26                                                                                | 191.43                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                    | Pondicherry                                                                           | 1.81                                                                                  | 6.31                                                                                  | 3.71                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                | 53.86                                                                                 | 68.17                                                                                 | 20.17                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                             | 271.36                                                                                | 472.46                                                                                | 84.99                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                | 1.03                                                                                  | 1.90                                                                                  | 2.12                                                                                  |
| 31                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                            | 498.89                                                                                | 597.60                                                                                | 202.53                                                                                |
| 32                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                             | 94.89                                                                                 | 248.57                                                                                | 64.56                                                                                 |
| 33                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                               | 1.16                                                                                  | 1.47                                                                                  | 0.60                                                                                  |
| 34                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 138.64                                                                                | 406.93                                                                                | 120.34                                                                                |
| 35                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                           | 69.99                                                                                 | 71.50                                                                                 | 30.74                                                                                 |
| 36                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                           | 178.61                                                                                | 399.89                                                                                | 121.12                                                                                |
| 37                                                                                    | Pan India**                                                                           | 4,434.12                                                                              | 4,650.39                                                                              | 1,928.26                                                                              |
| Grand Total 9,564.77 13,827.86 4,719.00 *Filings up to 30.11.2017 have been factored. | Grand Total 9,564.77 13,827.86 4,719.00 *Filings up to 30.11.2017 have been factored. | Grand Total 9,564.77 13,827.86 4,719.00 *Filings up to 30.11.2017 have been factored. | Grand Total 9,564.77 13,827.86 4,719.00 *Filings up to 30.11.2017 have been factored. | Grand Total 9,564.77 13,827.86 4,719.00 *Filings up to 30.11.2017 have been factored. |

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