Lok Sabha Question No. 4421 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Funds Utilized under CSR Project
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Debasree Chaudhuri

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK   SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4421 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## Funds Utilized under CSR Project

## 4421. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:

Will the Minister of Coal  be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether  the  Public  Sector  Undertakings  under  the  Ministry  have  failed  to  utilise hundred  per  cent  funds  allocated  for  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  projects towards the local development during the last five years;
- (b)        if so, the quantum of funds allocated and utilised during the last five years;
- (c)        whether the Government has some special budget for infrastructural development in  local  areas  to  develop  its  property,  schools,  parks,  etc.  through  Public  Private Partnership (PPP) model; and
- (d)         if  so,  the  details  of  such  PPP  models,  area-wise including Maharashtra Raiganj districts  in  West  Bengal  and  details  of  funds  allocated/spent  by  subsidiary  companies from 2017-18 till date?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a): Coal  India  Ltd.(CIL)  as  well  as  NLC  India  Ltd.  (NLCIL)  along  with  its  subsidiaries  have collectively  utilized entire Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds allocated in each of the last  five years i.e. FY 2016-17 to FY 2020-21 as per the norms prescribed in section 135 of Companies Act  2013.
- (b): The details of CSR funds allocated and spent during last five years  are given below:

| CIL and its subsidiaries   | CIL and its subsidiaries                         | CIL and its subsidiaries            |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Financial Year             | CSR Fund as per Companies Act, 2013 (Rs. crores) | Actual CSR Expenditure (Rs. crores) |
| 2016-17                    | 442.75                                           | 489.67                              |
| 2017-18                    | 383.05                                           | 483.78                              |
| 2018-19                    | 353.98                                           | 416.47                              |
| 2019-20                    | 396.20                                           | 587.84                              |
| 2020-21                    | 434.51                                           | 553.85                              |

* Rs. 6.27 Crore carried forward from FY 2016-17 and spent in FY 2017-18.

| NLCIL and its subsidiaries   | NLCIL and its subsidiaries   | NLCIL and its subsidiaries                     | NLCIL and its subsidiaries          |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S.No                         | Financial year               | CSR Fund as per Companies Act, 2013 (Rscrores) | Actual CSR Expenditure (Rs. crores) |
| 1                            | 2016-17                      | 43.46                                          | 37.66 *                             |
| 2                            | 2017-18                      | 43.59                                          | 45.03                               |
| 3.                           | 2018-19                      | 45.73                                          | 51.23                               |
| 4.                           | 2019-20                      | 51.98                                          | 79.81                               |
| 5.                           | 2020-21                      | 52.55                                          | 49.88                               |

(c): CIL and its subsidiaries as well as NLCIL do not have any special budget for infrastructural development  in  local  areas  to  develop  its  property,  schools,  parks  etc.  through  Public  Private Partnership (PPP) mode.

(d): Does not arise in view of reply to part (c) above.

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