Lok Sabha Question No. 4223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: CSR Spent in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4223 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 22 nd  MARCH, 2021/ CHAITRA 1, 1943 (SAKA)

CSR SPENT IN TAMIL NADU

## QUESTION

4223. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) the salient features of the Corporate Social Responsibility Scheme;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  and  utilized  under  this  scheme  by  the public/private companies within Tamil Nadu, during the last three years and the current year, district wise;
- (c) whether the Government has widened the ambit of CSR and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  and  utilized  on  the  newly  added  categories within Tamil Nadu; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  planned  to  include  the  health  workers  being  the frontline warriors during the COVID-19 pandemic under the ambit of CSR and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefore?

## 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)  to  (e):  The  Government  provides  the  broad  framework  for  Corporate  Social Responsibility (CSR) through Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act'), Schedule VII  of  the  Act  and  Companies  (CSR  Policy)  Rules,  2014.  Section  135  of  the  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 undertake CSR activities. Under the Act, 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 recommendation of its CSR Committee. The CSR architecture is disclosure based and CSR mandated companies are required to file details of CSR activities annually in the MCA21 registry.

All  data  related  to CSR filed  by  companies in MCA21 registry is available in public domain  and  can  be  accessed  at  www.csr.gov.in.  As  per  the  filings  made  by  the companies in the MCA21 registry, the CSR spent by all the companies in the State of Tamil Nadu for the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively is as follows:

| State                |   FY 2017-18 |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |
|----------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Tamil Nadu (INR Cr.) |       627.75 |       823.38 |       240.18 |

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

District-wise  CSR  spent  by  all  the  companies  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  for  the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively is at Annexure.

As per the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act'), companies are required to hold Annual General Meeting (AGM) within six months from the end of financial year. Thereafter, financial statements and board report containing disclosure about CSR, are to be filed in MCA21 within 30 days of the AGM. Thus, for the current financial year no filing has been made by CSR mandated companies.

Schedule  VII  of  the  Act  indicates  the  activities  that  can  be  undertaken  by  the companies as eligible CSR activities.  These activities mentioned in Schedule VII are broadly  aligned  with  national  priorities  and  related  to  inclusive  and  sustainable development such as health, education, poverty eradication, hunger,  women empowerment, welfare of armed forces veterans, environment, sports, rural development, slum area development, welfare of weaker sections; disaster management  etc.  Further,  the  Ministry  vide  general  circular  no.  21/2014  dated 18.06.2014  clarified  that  the  entries  in  Schedule  VII  are  broad  based  and  must  be interpreted liberally. Ministry amends Schedule VII from time to time in order to align it with national priorities. Recently, Ministry has amended the Schedule VII thrice for widening the ambit of CSR to include 'Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund)', 'Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and  Central  Para  Military  Forces  (CPMF)  veterans,  and  their  dependents  including widows;', and amended item (ix) to allow contribution to Research & Development projects in the field of science, technology, engineering and medicine, funded by the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or any agency of the Central Government or State Government;.

Ministry vide General Circular no.10/2020 dated 23.03.2020 clarified that CSR funds may be spent by the companies for various activities related to COVID-19 under item nos. (i) and (xii) of Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act') which relates to promotion of health care, including preventive health care and sanitation, and disaster management.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4223 FOR 22.03.2021

Annexure (In Rs. Crores)

| District-wise CSR Spent in the State of Tamil Nadu   | District-wise CSR Spent in the State of Tamil Nadu   | District-wise CSR Spent in the State of Tamil Nadu   | District-wise CSR Spent in the State of Tamil Nadu   |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| District                                             | FY 2017-18                                           | FY 2018-19                                           | FY 2019-20                                           |
| Ariyalur                                             | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    |
| Chengalpattu                                         | -                                                    | 0.28                                                 | -                                                    |
| Chennai                                              | 115.56                                               | 186.08                                               | 43.21                                                |
| Coimbatore                                           | 34.99                                                | 41.34                                                | 10.58                                                |
| Cuddalore                                            | 2.73                                                 | 3.11                                                 | 1.29                                                 |
| Dharmapuri                                           | 0.47                                                 | 0.20                                                 | 0.40                                                 |
| Dindigul                                             | 2.02                                                 | 2.51                                                 | 0.53                                                 |
| Erode                                                | 0.74                                                 | 1.83                                                 | 0.33                                                 |
| Kanchipuram                                          | 7.44                                                 | 20.99                                                | -                                                    |
| Kanyakumari                                          | -                                                    | 3.92                                                 | -                                                    |
| Karur                                                | 2.72                                                 | 3.11                                                 | 0.44                                                 |
| Krishnagiri                                          | 7.42                                                 | 9.33                                                 | 0.93                                                 |
| Madurai                                              | 1.50                                                 | 4.74                                                 | 0.85                                                 |
| Nagapattinam                                         | 1.64                                                 | 2.90                                                 | 0.17                                                 |
| Namakkal                                             | 1.72                                                 | 2.32                                                 | 4.66                                                 |
| Nilgiris                                             | 0.10                                                 | 2.61                                                 | 0.05                                                 |
| Perambalur                                           | -                                                    | 0.05                                                 | -                                                    |
| Pudukkottai                                          | 0.19                                                 | 1.03                                                 | -                                                    |
| Ramanathapuram                                       | 0.01                                                 | 1.13                                                 | 1.69                                                 |
| Ranipet                                              | -                                                    | 0.40                                                 | -                                                    |
| Salem                                                | 1.74                                                 | 4.06                                                 | -                                                    |
| Sivaganga                                            | 1.71                                                 | 0.27                                                 | -                                                    |
| Thanjavur                                            | 3.54                                                 | 13.67                                                | 0.88                                                 |
| Theni                                                | 0.41                                                 | 0.09                                                 | 0.25                                                 |
| Thoothukudi                                          | 2.34                                                 | 13.21                                                | -                                                    |
| Tiruchirappalli                                      | 3.84                                                 | -                                                    | -                                                    |
| Tirunelveli                                          | 1.00                                                 | 7.94                                                 | 0.58                                                 |
| Tiruppur                                             | 0.46                                                 | -                                                    | 0.03                                                 |
| Tiruvallur                                           | -                                                    | 1.71                                                 | 0.90                                                 |
| Tiruvannamalai                                       | 0.78                                                 | 0.32                                                 | -                                                    |
| Vellore                                              | 1.89                                                 | 6.81                                                 | 6.23                                                 |
| Virudhunagar                                         | 5.54                                                 | 7.03                                                 | -                                                    |
| NEC/ Not mentioned *                                 | 425.27                                               | 480.41                                               | 166.19                                               |
| Grand Total (in Cr.)                                 | 627.75                                               | 823.38                                               | 240.18                                               |

(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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