Lok Sabha Question No. 2697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: NLCI Ltd.
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2697 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## NLCI Ltd.

## 2697.  SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of item-wise spending of CSR by Nayveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLCI) during 2014-18;
- (b) whether NLCI an important PSU is spending most of the CSR amount in other than service area; and
- (c) if so, whether the Government will instruct the management of NLCI Limited to follow the guidelines and carry out CSR activities and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a):The details of item-wise spending of CSR by Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLCIL) during 2014-18 are as follows :

## NLCIL:

|         |                                                                                  | Expenditure (Rs. Crore)   | Expenditure (Rs. Crore)   | Expenditure (Rs. Crore)   | Expenditure (Rs. Crore)   | Expenditure (Rs. Crore)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No. | CSR Activities                                                                   | 2014-15                   | 2015-16                   | 2016-17                   | 2017-18                   | 2018-19                   |
| 1       | Health Care, Family Welfare and Sanitation                                       | 6.73                      | 43.81                     | 9.25                      | 6.39                      | 9.50                      |
| 2       | Providing Drinking Water Supply Facilities                                       | 0.90                      | 0.13                      | 0.17                      | 2.07                      | 1.51                      |
| 3       | Providing Education including Special Education, Vocational skills, Scholarships | 11.42                     | 23.14                     | 10.97                     | 9.93                      | 13.53                     |
| 4       | Women Empowerment / Gender Equality                                              | 0.09                      | 0.21                      | 0.17                      | 1.32                      | 0.37                      |

| 5     | Environmental Sustainability                                                                                                 |   0.04 | 0.12   | 0.18   | 3.03   | 2.43   |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 6     | Promoting Sports in Rural Areas                                                                                              |   0.03 | -      | 0.13   | 0.55   | 1.20   |
| 7     | Water Resource Augmentation, Irrigation and Flood Control Works for Rural Development                                        |  10.97 | 2.87   | 7.00   | 9.62   | 15.09  |
| 8     | Providing Link Roads/ Access for Rural Development                                                                           |  11.78 | 9.85   | 2.19   | 7.90   | 2.16   |
| 9     | Other Community Assets for Rural Development including Construction of infrastructure like Schools/ Libraries / Laboratories |   0.24 | 0.17   | 7.11   | -      | -      |
| 10    | Heritage, Arts and Culture                                                                                                   |   0.23 | 0.62   | 0.02   | 0.12   | 0.14   |
| 11    | Relief / Rehabilitation of areas Affected by Disasters and Welfare of SC,ST& OBC                                             |   4.05 | 1.01   | -      | 2.66   | 3.53   |
| 12    | Research / technology incubation project                                                                                     |   1.01 | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| Total | Total                                                                                                                        |  47.49 | 81.93  | 37.19  | 43.59  | 49.46  |

(b):As  per  NLCIL's  CSR  Policy,  NLCIL  is  spending  most  of  the  CSR  amount  only  in  the operating regions of NLCIL units.

(c): Not applicable in view of reply to part (b) above.

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