Lok Sabha Question No. 1749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Violation of CSR Rules
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., B. SREERAMULU, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1749 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 10 th  MARCH, 2017 PHALGUNA 19, 1938 (SAKA)

## VIOLATION OF CSR RULES

## QUESTION

1749. SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a) the guideline fixed by the Government under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending and whether many companies are violating the said guidelines;
- (b) if so, whether the Registrars of Company (ROC) have submitted any report to the Ministry regarding such violations by companies;
- (c) if so, the details of the companies and the action taken/being taken by the Government on those companies;
- (d) the total funds collected and spent under CSR since its inception to till now, year-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to strictly enforce the CSR spending guidelines by companies?

## 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): to (c): Show cause notices have been issued to 1018 companies for 201415 for violation of Section 135 read with Section 134(3) (o) of the Companies Act, 2013.

Contd…2/-

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

(d): The year 2014-15 was the first year of Implementation of CSR by companies under the companies Act, 2013. Assessment of CSR expenditure of 7334 companies for  the  year  2014-15  and  5097  companies  for  the  year  2015-16  summarises  the following:-

## 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.        | Private Sector Companies | 7108                                              | 6306                                  | 4925                                              | 6462                                   |
|           | Total                    | 7334                                              | 8803                                  | 5097                                              | 9822                                   |

(e):  Various workshops / seminars / conferences are organised by Government for facilitating effective implementation of CSR provision of the Act by companies and professionals.

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