Lok Sabha Question No. 1263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Use of CSR Funds
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Francisco Cosme Sardinha, T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1263

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 10 th  FEBRUARY, 2020

MAGHA 21, 1941(SAKA)

## USE OF CSR FUNDS QUESTION

1263. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA:

DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) the details of amount spent on CSR by corporate entities during each of the last three years and current year, State/UT-wise including Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Goa;
- (b) whether there are large variations between amount of CSR funds spent among various States, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has taken/steps or proposes to give priority to less developed States under CSR, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government is providing any incentives to corporate entities to ensure that CSR funding is available to developed States including Goa and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                          (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

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वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाकु र )

- (a):    As  per  filings  made  by  the  Companies  in  the  MCA  21  registry,  details  of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spent by Companies during financial years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 in different States/UTs including Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Goa are at Annexure.
- (b) & (c): Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) mandates every company having net worth of Rs. 500 crore or more, or turnover of Rs. 1000 crore or more, or net profit of Rs. 5 crore or more during the immediately preceding financial year, to spend at least two per cent of the average net profits of the company made during the three immediately preceding financial years, towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in any of the eligible activities enlisted in Schedule VII of the Act. The spread of CSR spend among various States may be seen at Annexure. CSR is a Board driven process and the Board of the company is empowered to plan, decide,  execute  and  monitor  the  CSR  activities  of  the  company  based  on  the recommendation  of  its  CSR  committee.  The  Government  does  not  issue  any directions to Corporates to spend in any particular area or activity.

(d):  Under the CSR provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules thereof, no such incentives is provided by the Government to companies.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1263

| STATE/UT-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE (IN RS. CRORES )   | STATE/UT-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE (IN RS. CRORES )   | STATE/UT-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE (IN RS. CRORES )   | STATE/UT-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE (IN RS. CRORES )   |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| State/UTs                                        | FY 2015-16                                       | FY 2016-17                                       | FY 2017-18                                       |
| Andaman And Nicobar                              | 0.55                                             | 0.83                                             | 0.76                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh                                   | 1,294.28                                         | 753.53                                           | 269.11                                           |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                | 1.48                                             | 24.05                                            | 11.94                                            |
| Assam                                            | 164.60                                           | 269.92                                           | 86.23                                            |
| Bihar                                            | 124.62                                           | 100.77                                           | 42.17                                            |
| Chandigarh                                       | 5.34                                             | 21.99                                            | 20.51                                            |
| Chhattisgarh                                     | 241.16                                           | 84.94                                            | 71.61                                            |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli                           | 12.03                                            | 7.58                                             | 6.93                                             |
| Daman And Diu                                    | 2.43                                             | 2.63                                             | 20.09                                            |
| Delhi                                            | 493.34                                           | 520.66                                           | 540.79                                           |
| Goa                                              | 30.15                                            | 37.89                                            | 53.34                                            |
| Gujarat                                          | 551.43                                           | 870.84                                           | 768.96                                           |
| Haryana                                          | 375.62                                           | 389.60                                           | 262.02                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                 | 52.29                                            | 24.03                                            | 60.53                                            |
| Jammu And Kashmir                                | 107.81                                           | 42.74                                            | 14.75                                            |
| Jharkhand                                        | 117.04                                           | 95.69                                            | 45.88                                            |
| Karnataka                                        | 784.66                                           | 886.36                                           | 950.92                                           |
| Kerala                                           | 148.12                                           | 135.47                                           | 158.06                                           |
| Lakshadweep                                      | 0.30                                             | -                                                | 2.07                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh                                   | 185.51                                           | 286.60                                           | 147.43                                           |
| Maharashtra                                      | 2,052.23                                         | 2,487.94                                         | 2,527.04                                         |
| Manipur                                          | 6.28                                             | 12.35                                            | 4.03                                             |
| Meghalaya                                        | 5.59                                             | 10.97                                            | 5.49                                             |
| Mizoram                                          | 1.07                                             | 0.08                                             | 0.23                                             |
| Nagaland                                         | 0.96                                             | 0.92                                             | 0.36                                             |
| Odisha                                           | 624.05                                           | 316.71                                           | 469.34                                           |
| Puducherry                                       | 6.46                                             | 7.43                                             | 6.51                                             |
| Punjab                                           | 69.93                                            | 75.83                                            | 88.51                                            |
| Rajasthan                                        | 501.45                                           | 327.15                                           | 263.33                                           |
| Sikkim                                           | 1.98                                             | 6.83                                             | 6.84                                             |
| Tamil Nadu                                       | 633.24                                           | 550.94                                           | 619.42                                           |
| Telangana                                        | 265.40                                           | 259.88                                           | 291.14                                           |
| Tripura                                          | 1.47                                             | 1.25                                             | 1.83                                             |
| Uttar Pradesh                                    | 423.79                                           | 327.48                                           | 298.40                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                      | 73.17                                            | 101.52                                           | 82.51                                            |
| West Bengal                                      | 415.42                                           | 290.34                                           | 280.25                                           |
| NEC/ Not mentioned                               | -                                                | 7.63                                             | 132.04                                           |
| PAN India*                                       | 4,741.95                                         | 4,988.17                                         | 5,009.16                                         |
| Grand Total                                      | 14,517.19                                        | 14,329.53                                        | 13,620.51                                        |

(Data upto 30.06.2019) [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

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

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