Lok Sabha Question No. 1070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Audit of CSR Spent
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1070 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 8TH FEBRUARY, 2019/ MAGHA 19, 1940 (SAKA)

## AUDIT OF CSR SPENT

## QUESTION

†1070. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds spent by the Government and Private Sector Banks and companies under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) during the years 2014-15, 201516, 2016-17 and 2017-18;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  audited  the  CSR  funds  spent  by  the  said Government  and  Private  Sector  Banks  and  Companies  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (c) the amount spent out of the said CSR funds for constructing toilets etc. for the welfare of local people in Satna region under Swachh Bharat Mission? ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                                (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

विवि और न्र्ार् एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

(

श्री पी॰ पी॰ चौिरी )

(a): On the basis of filings made by the Companies upto 30.06.2018 in the MCA 21 registry,  the  details  of  the  Corporate  Social  responsibility  (CSR)  funds  spent  by the companies including Banks incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 are given below:

|                    | Year of Filing    | Year of Filing                  | Year of Filing    | Year of Filing                  | Year of Filing    | Year of Filing                  |
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|                    | 2014-15           | 2014-15                         | 2015-16           | 2015-16                         | 2016-17           | 2016-17                         |
| Nature of Company  | No. of Compan ies | Total Amount Spent (in Rs. Cr.) | No. of Compan ies | Total Amount Spent (in Rs. Cr.) | No. of Compan ies | Total Amount Spent (in Rs. Cr.) |
| PSUs               | 380               | 2816                            | 438               | 4175                            | 372               | 3242                            |
| Private Compani es | 16405             | 7249                            | 21060             | 10190                           | 19561             | 10222                           |
| Total              | 16785             | 10065                           | 21498             | 14365                           | 19933             | 13464                           |

(Source- National CSR Portal)

Further,  no  compiling  of  data  for  the  financial  year  2017-18  has  been undertaken as on date.

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

(b): No, Madam.

(c): No data for the CSR spent for constructing toilets for the welfare of local people in Satna region under Swachh Bharat Mission is maintained. However, the CSR fund spent in Satna Region Sector wise for the financial years 201415, 2015-16 and 2016-17 are given below:

| SECTOR WISE CSR SPENT IN SATNA REGION (in Rs. Lakh)   | SECTOR WISE CSR SPENT IN SATNA REGION (in Rs. Lakh)                                   | SECTOR WISE CSR SPENT IN SATNA REGION (in Rs. Lakh)   | SECTOR WISE CSR SPENT IN SATNA REGION (in Rs. Lakh)   | SECTOR WISE CSR SPENT IN SATNA REGION (in Rs. Lakh)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                               | Development Sector                                                                    | 2014-15                                               | 2015-16                                               | 2016-17                                               |
| 1.                                                    | Health, Eradicating Hunger, Poverty and Malnutrition, Safe Drinking Water, Sanitation | 56.00                                                 | 120.00                                                | 133.00                                                |
| 2.                                                    | Encouraging Sports                                                                    | -                                                     | 8.00                                                  | -                                                     |
| 3.                                                    | Environment, Animal Welfare, Conservation of Resources                                | -                                                     | 52.00                                                 | 40.00                                                 |
| 4.                                                    | Gender Equality, Women Empowerment, Old Age Homes, Reducing Inequalities              | -                                                     | 2.00                                                  | 13.00                                                 |
| 5.                                                    | Heritage Art and Culture                                                              | -                                                     | 18.00                                                 | -                                                     |
| 6.                                                    | Rural Development                                                                     | -                                                     | 18.00                                                 | -                                                     |
| 7.                                                    | Education, Differently Abled, Livelihood                                              | -                                                     | -                                                     | 25.00                                                 |
| 8.                                                    | NEC/Not Mentioned                                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | 85.00                                                 |
|                                                       | Grand Total                                                                           | 56.00                                                 | 218.00                                                | 296.00                                                |

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