Lok Sabha Question No. 314 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-15
Subject: CSR programmes
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 314 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 15TH JULY, 2019 ASHADHA 24, 1941 (SAKA)

## CSR PROGRAMMES

## QUESTION

*314.  SHRI UNMESH BHAYYASAHEB PATIL:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) the details of the funds utilised and unutilised along with the major activities/ programmes  undertaken  by  various  public  sector  and  private  sector  companies under  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  during  the  last  three  years  in  the country, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra;
- (b)  whether  some  companies  utilise  CSR  funds  for  their  employees,  transport facilities,  beautification  of  the  area,  providing  better  facilities  in  schools  and hospitals and maintaining public relations;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  proper utilisation of CSR funds as per rules?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                          (Smt. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री                                                                                         (श्रीमती विमयला सीतारामि)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  ANSWER  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 314* (14th POSITION) FOR 15th JULY, 2019 REGARDING CSR PROGRAMMES.

(a): As per filings made by companies in the MCA21 registry, details of amount spent on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities by Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and private companies for the financial years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 are as under:

|                | FY 2015-16       | FY 2015-16                      | FY 2016-17       | FY 2016-17                      | FY 2017-18*      | FY 2017-18*                     |
|----------------|------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
| Year of Filing | No. of Companies | Total Amount Spent (in Rs. Cr.) | No. of Companies | Total Amount Spent (in Rs. Cr.) | No. of Companies | Total Amount Spent (in Rs. Cr.) |
| PSU            | 461              | 4202.14                         | 407              | 3285.52                         | 76               | 1479.33                         |
| Non PSU        | 21603            | 10325.45                        | 21063            | 10956.89                        | 3041             | 6886.02                         |
| Grand Total    | 22064            | 14527.59                        | 21470            | 14242.41                        | 3117             | 8365.35                         |

All data reported by companies on CSR is available on National CSR Data Portal (www.csr.gov.in). The State/UT-wise details of CSR expenditure, including Maharashtra, of the companies for the financial years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 201718 are at Annexure- I.

- (b) & (c): Schedule VII of Companies Act, 2013 (Act) enlists areas or activities that may be undertaken by a company as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Rule 4(5) of the Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014 prescribes that CSR projects/programmes/activities that benefit only the employees of a company and their  families  shall  not  be  considered  as  CSR  activities.  As  per  filings  made  by companies in the MCA 21 registry, details of Sector-wise spending of Corporate Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  funds  by  companies  for  the  financial  years  2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 are at Annexure - II.
- (d): The entire CSR architecture is disclosure based and CSR mandated companies are  required  to  file  details  of  CSR  initiatives  annually  filing  in  MCA21  registry. Government  has  recently established Centralized Scrutiny and Prosecution Mechanism to monitor CSR compliance by companies. Whenever any violation of CSR  provisions  is  found,  letters  calling  for  information  are  sent.  Where  noncompliance  is  established,  sanction  for  prosecution  is  accorded  following  due process of law. So far, sanction for prosecution has been accorded in 366 cases for the F.Y. 2014-15 and 5,382 call for information letters have been sent for F.Y. 201516.  All  CSR  related  offences  are  compoundable.  So  far  60  applications  for compounding have been made.

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## ANNEXURE - I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 314

| STATE/UT-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE   | STATE/UT-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE   | STATE/UT-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE   | STATE/UT-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| State/UT(s)                     | FY 2015-16                      | FY 2016-17                      | FY 2017-18*                     |
| Andaman And Nicobar             | 0.55                            | 0.83                            | 0.00                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                  | 1256.42                         | 753.3                           | 118.52                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh               | 1.48                            | 23.65                           | 1.2                             |
| Assam                           | 167.66                          | 270.14                          | 38.17                           |
| Bihar                           | 110.21                          | 100.77                          | 23.85                           |
| Chandigarh                      | 5.33                            | 21.89                           | 16.3                            |
| Chhattisgarh                    | 240.45                          | 84.65                           | 6.52                            |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli          | 12.03                           | 7.57                            | 2.28                            |
| Daman And Diu                   | 2.43                            | 2.63                            | 5.18                            |
| Delhi                           | 488.39                          | 517.37                          | 222.32                          |
| Goa                             | 30.54                           | 35.86                           | 29.2                            |
| Gujarat                         | 564.45                          | 859.77                          | 376.75                          |
| Haryana                         | 374.25                          | 376.43                          | 108.49                          |
| Himachal Pradesh                | 52.39                           | 23.83                           | 8.04                            |
| Jammu And Kashmir               | 107.81                          | 42.69                           | 5.45                            |
| Jharkhand                       | 118.67                          | 95.28                           | 26.99                           |
| Karnataka                       | 790.92                          | 883.53                          | 596.37                          |
| Kerala                          | 147.37                          | 133.03                          | 45.19                           |
| Lakshadweep                     | 0.30                            | 0.00                            | 1.87                            |
| Madhya Pradesh                  | 186.04                          | 284.65                          | 67.66                           |
| Maharashtra                     | 2043.75                         | 2465.51                         | 1430.39                         |
| Manipur                         | 6.28                            | 11.92                           | 0.00                            |
| Meghalaya                       | 6.52                            | 10.97                           | 0.76                            |
| Mizoram                         | 1.07                            | 0.08                            | 0.16                            |
| Nagaland                        | 0.96                            | 0.92                            | 0.36                            |
| NEC/ Not mentioned              | 0.00                            | 6.81                            | 0.00                            |
| Odisha                          | 623.91                          | 317.01                          | 308.92                          |
| Puducherry                      | 6.44                            | 7.51                            | 1.65                            |
| Punjab                          | 69.8                            | 75.6                            | 26.62                           |
| Rajasthan                       | 503.45                          | 324.81                          | 136.33                          |
| Sikkim                          | 1.98                            | 6.83                            | 4.5                             |
| Tamil Nadu                      | 631.49                          | 544.58                          | 352.11                          |
| Telangana                       | 258.37                          | 245.73                          | 119.98                          |
| Tripura                         | 1.47                            | 1.25                            | 1.16                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                   | 422.76                          | 321.97                          | 122.6                           |
| Uttarakhand                     | 73.15                           | 101.53                          | 37.7                            |
| West Bengal                     | 415.88                          | 286.62                          | 157.14                          |
| PAN India**                     | 4802.62                         | 4994.89                         | 3964.62                         |
| Grand Total                     | 14527.59                        | 14242.41                        | 8365.35                         |

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## ANNEXURE - II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 314

| SECTOR-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE (IN RS. CRORES)    | SECTOR-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE (IN RS. CRORES)   | SECTOR-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE (IN RS. CRORES)   | SECTOR-WISE CSR EXPENDITURE (IN RS. CRORES)   |
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Development Sector                             | FY 2015-16                                    | FY 2016-17                                    | FY 2017-18                                    |
| Agro Forestry                                  | 57.64                                         | 43.45                                         | 7.5                                           |
| Animal Welfare                                 | 66.66                                         | 78.3                                          | 16.54                                         |
| Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependents | 11.14                                         | 37.08                                         | 16.24                                         |
| Art And Culture                                | 119.08                                        | 304.43                                        | 212.43                                        |
| Clean Ganga Fund                               | 32.82                                         | 24.37                                         | 2.11                                          |
| Conservation Of Natural Resources              | 38.19                                         | 117.07                                        | 144.84                                        |
| Education                                      | 4081.73                                       | 4459.68                                       | 2705.3                                        |
| Environmental Sustainability                   | 809.86                                        | 1072.34                                       | 837.49                                        |
| Gender Equality                                | 73.24                                         | 72.69                                         | 11.04                                         |
| Health Care                                    | 2574.2                                        | 2468.75                                       | 1144.83                                       |
| Livelihood Enhancement Projects                | 400.82                                        | 514.17                                        | 473.11                                        |
| NEC/ Not Mentioned                             | 1065.23                                       | 388.96                                        | 0.00                                          |
| Other Central Government Funds                 | 332.92                                        | 417.99                                        | 215.66                                        |
| Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition      | 1238.87                                       | 604.9                                         | 421.21                                        |
| Prime Minister's National Relief Fund          | 217.23                                        | 157.58                                        | 60.4                                          |
| Rural Development Projects                     | 1379.09                                       | 1548.95                                       | 1066.52                                       |
| Safe Drinking Water                            | 173.84                                        | 145.9                                         | 107.86                                        |
| Sanitation                                     | 620.6                                         | 420.64                                        | 99.64                                         |
| Senior Citizens Welfare                        | 21.9                                          | 26.81                                         | 9.47                                          |
| Setting Up Homes And Hostels For Women         | 29.11                                         | 62.25                                         | 54.93                                         |
| Setting Up Orphanage                           | 17.99                                         | 16.27                                         | 30.42                                         |
| Slum Area Development                          | 14.31                                         | 51.46                                         | 4.7                                           |
| Socio-Economic Inequalities                    | 75.64                                         | 145.83                                        | 74.56                                         |
| Special Education                              | 127.07                                        | 164.8                                         | 56.81                                         |
| Swachh Bharat Kosh                             | 325.2                                         | 183.83                                        | 118.69                                        |
| Technology Incubators                          | 26.77                                         | 23.09                                         | 5.2                                           |
| Training To Promote Sports                     | 138.92                                        | 178.53                                        | 121.94                                        |
| Vocational Skills                              | 332.93                                        | 372.64                                        | 251.54                                        |
| Women Empowerment                              | 124.59                                        | 139.65                                        | 94.37                                         |
| Grand Total                                    | 14527.59                                      | 14242.41                                      | 8365.35                                       |

(On the basis of the filings made by the Companies upto 20.10.2018).

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