Lok Sabha Question No. 3053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: CSR Spent in Bihar
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait, Pradeep Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021/

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3053 PHALGUNA 24, 1942 (SAKA)

## CSR SPENT IN BIHAR

## QUESTION

3053. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT: SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) the details of the CSR funds spent by the companies in Bihar State particularly in Supaul and Araria districts during the financial years 2017-18, 2018- 19 and 201920 as per filing done by the companies in the MCA 21 registry, district-wise;
- (b) the details of the CSR schemes implemented and the CSR funds spent by the companies in Bihar during the said period, district-wise; and
- (c) the details of the Government and private institutions receiving CSR funds during the said period?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                           (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य  मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री ( श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र )

(a)  &  (b):    Corporate  Social  Responsibility (CSR) is a Board driven process and the Board  of  the  company  is  empowered  to  plan,  decide,  execute  and  monitor  CSR activities of the company based on the recommendations of its CSR Committee. The entire CSR architecture is disclosure based and CSR mandated companies are required to file details of CSR activities annually in MCA21 registry. As per the filings made by the companies in the MCA21 registry, the CSR spent by all the companies in the State of Bihar for the financial years 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively is as follows:

| State           |   FY 2016-17 |   FY 2017-18 |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |
|-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Bihar (INR Cr.) |       100.77 |        46.51 |       136.44 |        10.84 |

(Data upto 30.09.2020) [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

The district-wise CSR spent by all the companies in the State of Bihar for the financial years 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively is at Annexure.

All  data  related  to  CSR  filed  by  companies  in  MCA21  registry  including  state-wise, sector-wise and company-wise is available in public domain and can be accessed at www.csr.gov.in.

(c): Section 135 of the Act read with Rule 4 of the Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014 prescribes  that  the  Board  of  the  company  is  empowered  to  undertake  its  CSR activities either by itself or through implementing agencies, namely:

- i). a company established under section 8 of the Act, or a registered public trust or a registered society, registered under section 12A and 80 G of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), established by the company, either singly or along with any other company, or
- ii). a company established under section 8 of the Act or a registered trust or a registered society, established by the Central  Government  or  State Government; or
- iii). any entity established under an Act of Parliament or a State legislature; or
- iv). a company established under section 8 of the Act, or a registered public trust or a registered society, registered under section 12A and 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and having an established track record of at least three years in undertaking similar activities.

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Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3053 FOR 15.03.2021

| District             |   FY 2016-17 |   FY 2017-18 |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |
|----------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Araria               |         0    |         0    |         4.97 |         0    |
| Aurangabad           |         1.69 |         0    |         0.01 |         0    |
| Banka                |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| Begusarai            |         2.82 |         0    |         3.15 |         0    |
| Bhagalpur            |         0    |         0.03 |         0.1  |         0.65 |
| Bhojpur              |         0    |         0.04 |         0.58 |         0.45 |
| Buxar                |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0.4  |
| Darbhanga            |         0.35 |         0.08 |         0    |         0    |
| East Champaran       |         0    |         0    |         1.27 |         0    |
| Gaya                 |         0.92 |         0    |         0.98 |         0    |
| Jamui                |         0    |         5.34 |         0.01 |         0    |
| Jehanabad            |         0.08 |         0    |         0.31 |         0    |
| Katihar              |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| Khagaria             |         0.8  |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| Kishanganj           |         0.1  |         0    |         0.01 |         0    |
| Lakhisarai           |         0.13 |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| Madhubani            |         0    |         0    |         0.37 |         0    |
| Munger               |         0.09 |         0.1  |         0.05 |         0    |
| Muzaffarpur          |         0.02 |         0.99 |         2.62 |         0    |
| Nalanda              |         1.59 |         0.72 |         1.07 |         0.21 |
| Nawada               |         0    |         0    |         0.1  |         0    |
| Patna                |         1.85 |         1.37 |        12.09 |         1.76 |
| Purnia               |         0.27 |         0.33 |         0    |         0    |
| Rohtas               |         0    |         0    |         0.47 |         0    |
| Saharsa              |         0.33 |         0    |         0.49 |         0    |
| Samastipur           |         1.14 |         0    |         0.94 |         0    |
| Saran                |         0.29 |         0.46 |         0    |         0    |
| Sitamarhi            |        10.44 |         0.19 |         5.51 |         0    |
| Siwan                |         0.08 |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| Vaishali             |        13.08 |         0.03 |         0.37 |         0    |
| West Champaran       |         0    |         0    |         0.08 |         0    |
| NEC/ Not mentioned*  |        64.7  |        36.81 |       100.91 |         7.36 |
| Grand Total (in Cr.) |       100.77 |        46.51 |       136.44 |        10.84 |

(Data upto 30.09.2020) [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

*Companies either did not specify the names of District or indicated more than one District where projects were undertaken.

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