Lok Sabha Question No. 1319 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: CSR Awards
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sandhya Ray, Subrata Pathak, Rebati Tripura, Ganesan Selvam, Dhanush M Kumar, Vijay Kumar Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## ANSWERED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1319 AGRAHAYANA 4, 1941(SAKA)

## CSR AWARDS QUESTION

1319.    SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

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 and the current year in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is satisfied with the work undertaken by private sector and private sector companies under CSR;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government has conferred the first Corporate Social Responsibility Awards to selected companies, if so, the details thereof and the purpose for which this award has been conferred; and
- (e) the criteria fixed by the Government for selection of companies for this award along with the categories for which these awards were given?

## 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 ठाकु र )

(a) to (c):  On the basis of filings made by the Companies in the MCA 21 registry, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure by the various public and private sector  companies  under  the  Companies  Act,  2013  for  the  financial  years  2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 are given below:

|                   | Year of Filing   | Year of Filing                  | Year of Filing   | Year of Filing                  | Year of Filing   | Year of Filing                  |
|-------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
|                   | 2015-16          | 2015-16                         | 2016-17          | 2016-17                         | 2017-18          | 2017-18                         |
| Nature of Company | 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.) |
| PSUs              | 532              | 4,214.67                        | 546              | 3,295.98                        | 527              | 2,553.36                        |
| Private Companies | 17758            | 10,302.52                       | 18993            | 11,033.55                       | 20870            | 11,067.15                       |
| Total             | 18290            | 14,517.19                       | 19539            | 14,329.53                       | 21397            | 13,620.51                       |

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

The details of the CSR expenditure by Companies in State/UT-wise during financial years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 is annexed.

CSR is a Board driven process and the Board of the company is empowered to decide the activities to be undertaken as per Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 taking  into  consideration  the  recommendation  of  its  CSR  committee.  The  entire  CSR architecture is disclosure based and CSR mandated companies are required to file details of CSR initiatives annually in MCA21 registry. Whenever any violation of CSR provisions is reported, action against such non-compliant Companies are initiated as per provisions of Companies Act, 2013 after due examination of records and following due process of law.

(d) & (e):  Yes, Sir. The first National CSR Awards were conferred by Hon'ble President of India on 29 th  October 2019. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has instituted National CSR Award (NCSRA) to recognize corporate initiatives and excellence in CSR and to encourage companies to spend their eligible CSR amount.

The nominations for the National CSR Awards from the companies were received through  nominating  agencies,  such  as,  Central  and  State  Governments,  Professional Institutes and Trade association and Industry Chamber. The nominations received were scrutinized as per laid down procedures by the members of expert committee drawn from four institutes, viz., Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal (IIFM), Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA),  Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (TISS), and Delhi School of Social Work,  (DSSW).  On the basis of the expert committee report, the Grand Jury constituted for National CSR Awards, selected winners and honorable mentions across three award categories, viz., Corporate Award for excellence in CSR, CSR in Challenging circumstances and contribution to the National priority areas.

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Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1319

| 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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