Lok Sabha Question No. 313 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-15
Subject: CSR Spending
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: H. Vasanthakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 313 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 15TH JULY, 2019 ASHADHA 24, 1941 (SAKA)

## CSR SPENDING

## QUESTION

*313. SHRI H. VASANTHAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending by the top 500 companies in the country in tourism, education, healthcare, rural development areas,  etc.  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  along  with  the States/UTs where such spending was made;
- (b)whether the Government has advised the companies to make ground water development and pollution free water bodies as core areas of CSR investment in the coming years and if so, details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  companies  are  allowed/proposed  to  be  allowed  to  carry forward the unspent CSR fund to next years; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                 (Smt. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री                                                                              (श्रीमती विमयला सीतारामि)

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

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## ANSWER

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN ANSWER TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.313*  (13TH POSITION) FOR 15th JULY, 2019 REGARDING CSR SPENDING. (a) :  All data reported by companies on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is  available  on  National  CSR  Data  Portal  at  www.csr.gov.in.  Details of  CSR expenditure by the top 500 companies are at annexure-I and II. (b) : As per Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act), it is prerogative of the  Board of  a  company to undertake any of the CSR activities enlisted in Schedule  VII  of  the  Act.  The  Government  does  not  give  any  directions  to Corporates to spend in any particular area or activity. (c) & (d) : As per Section 135 of the Act, every company during each financial year is required to spend at least two percent of its average net profits made during the three immediately preceding financial years.

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 313

| Development sector-wise CSR spending by the Top 500 companies (in Rs. Cr.)              | Development sector-wise CSR spending by the Top 500 companies (in Rs. Cr.)   | Development sector-wise CSR spending by the Top 500 companies (in Rs. Cr.)   | Development sector-wise CSR spending by the Top 500 companies (in Rs. Cr.)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Development sector                                                                      | FY 2014-15                                                                   | FY 2015-16                                                                   | FY 2016-17                                                                   |
| Clean Ganga Fund                                                                        | 0.11                                                                         | 22.48                                                                        | 20.91                                                                        |
| Education, Differently Abled, Livelihood                                                | 1,521.30                                                                     | 2,776.72                                                                     | 2,919.82                                                                     |
| Encouraging Sports                                                                      | 44.01                                                                        | 105.16                                                                       | 75.51                                                                        |
| Environment, Animal Welfare, Conservation Of Resources                                  | 303.56                                                                       | 547.05                                                                       | 887.64                                                                       |
| Gender Equality , Women Empowerment , Old Age Homes , Reducing Inequalities             | 90.64                                                                        | 161.46                                                                       | 263.31                                                                       |
| Health, Eradicating Hunger, Poverty And Malnutrition, Safe Drinking Water , Sanitation  | 1,611.03                                                                     | 3,157.66                                                                     | 1,923.85                                                                     |
| Heritage Art And Culture                                                                | 59.05                                                                        | 62.87                                                                        | 239.76                                                                       |
| Other Sectors ( Technology Incubator And Benefits To Armed Forces And Admin Overheads ) | 3.07                                                                         | 11.32                                                                        | 37.73                                                                        |
| Prime Ministers National Relief Fund                                                    | 99.3                                                                         | 51.54                                                                        | 8.69                                                                         |
| Rural Development                                                                       | 620.56                                                                       | 811.3                                                                        | 784.52                                                                       |
| Slum Area Development                                                                   | 3.14                                                                         | 2.54                                                                         | 39.59                                                                        |
| Swachh Bharat Kosh                                                                      | 68.6                                                                         | 286.63                                                                       | 107.61                                                                       |
| Any Other Fund                                                                          | 251.25                                                                       | 268.58                                                                       | 240.62                                                                       |
| NEC/ Not Mentioned                                                                      | 733.68                                                                       | 585.75                                                                       | 310.86                                                                       |
| Grand Total                                                                             | 5,409.30                                                                     | 8,851.05                                                                     | 7,860.42                                                                     |

(On the basis of the filings made by the Companies upto 20.10.2018).

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 313

| State/UT wise CSR spending by the Top 500 companies (in Rs. Cr.)   | State/UT wise CSR spending by the Top 500 companies (in Rs. Cr.)   | State/UT wise CSR spending by the Top 500 companies (in Rs. Cr.)   | State/UT wise CSR spending by the Top 500 companies (in Rs. Cr.)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UTs                                                          | FY 2014-15                                                         | FY 2015-16                                                         | FY2016-17                                                          |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                        | #N/A                                                               | #N/A                                                               | 0.2                                                                |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                     | 291.28                                                             | 1,105.87                                                           | 589.92                                                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                  | 7.82                                                               | 0.56                                                               | 22.09                                                              |
| Assam                                                              | 102.6                                                              | 121.72                                                             | 246.89                                                             |
| Bihar                                                              | 28.74                                                              | 94.73                                                              | 59.95                                                              |
| Chandigarh                                                         | 0.95                                                               | 0.00                                                               | 16.55                                                              |
| Chhattisgarh                                                       | 141.13                                                             | 192.07                                                             | 54.65                                                              |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli                                             | 0.63                                                               | 0.54                                                               | 0.6                                                                |
| Daman And Diu                                                      | 20.01                                                              | 0.34                                                               | 0.34                                                               |
| Delhi                                                              | 135.95                                                             | 277.64                                                             | 199.51                                                             |
| Goa                                                                | 2.5                                                                | 2.5                                                                | 2.62                                                               |
| Gujarat                                                            | 88.19                                                              | 198.39                                                             | 454.03                                                             |
| Haryana                                                            | 73.03                                                              | 189.09                                                             | 188.38                                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                   | 2.45                                                               | 8.68                                                               | 4.39                                                               |
| Jammu And Kashmir                                                  | 14.48                                                              | 62.38                                                              | 5.29                                                               |
| Jharkhand                                                          | 65.26                                                              | 75.04                                                              | 42.1                                                               |
| Karnataka                                                          | 136.64                                                             | 430.56                                                             | 444.6                                                              |
| Kerala                                                             | 17.39                                                              | 37.11                                                              | 39.75                                                              |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                     | 99.46                                                              | 102.59                                                             | 103.26                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                                        | 878.15                                                             | 909.93                                                             | 1,013.20                                                           |
| Manipur                                                            | 0.09                                                               | 0.4                                                                | 0.41                                                               |
| Meghalaya                                                          | 1.41                                                               | 0.07                                                               | 3.1                                                                |
| Mizoram                                                            | 0.2                                                                | 0.06                                                               | #N/A                                                               |
| Nagaland                                                           | 0.08                                                               | 0.05                                                               | #N/A                                                               |
| NEC/ Not Mentioned                                                 | #N/A                                                               | 0                                                                  | 0.18                                                               |
| Odisha                                                             | 182.32                                                             | 451.73                                                             | 201.1                                                              |
| PAN India*                                                         | 2,540.00                                                           | 3,491.63                                                           | 3,447.83                                                           |
| Pondicherry                                                        | 0.8                                                                | 0.67                                                               | 2.52                                                               |
| Punjab                                                             | 26.2                                                               | 37.8                                                               | 25.26                                                              |
| Rajasthan                                                          | 192.72                                                             | 286.31                                                             | 163.65                                                             |
| Sikkim                                                             | 0.89                                                               | 0.63                                                               | 3.77                                                               |
| Tamil Nadu                                                         | 112.87                                                             | 200.68                                                             | 169.55                                                             |
| Telangana                                                          | 40.74                                                              | 84.76                                                              | 66.65                                                              |
| Tripura                                                            | 0.26                                                               | 0.1                                                                | 0.42                                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                      | 92.06                                                              | 245.51                                                             | 171.39                                                             |
| Uttarakhand                                                        | 19.58                                                              | 37.75                                                              | 44.56                                                              |
| West Bengal                                                        | 92.42                                                              | 203.16                                                             | 71.72                                                              |
| Grand Total                                                        | 5,409.30                                                           | 8,851.05                                                           | 7,860.42                                                           |

*Companies either did not specify the names of the states or indicated more than one state where projects were undertaken. #N/A- information not available On the basis of the filings made by the Companies upto 20.10.2018.

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