Lok Sabha Question No. 4332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: CSR Spending in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4332

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2023/CHAITRA 6, 1945 (SAKA)

## CSR SPENDING IN UTTAR PRADESH

## QUESTION

4332. SHRI GHANSHYAM SINGH LODHI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the work undertaken by utilizing the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund in the country, company-wise;
- (b) the details of the CSR fund spent in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh during the last five years, company-wise and sector-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  reasons  for  not  spending  the  CSR  fund  in  Rampur  by  any company; and
- (d) whether the CSR fund has been spent even on the unrecognized institutions and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF  PLANNING  AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

(a):   The broad framework for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been provided under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act'), Schedule VII of the Act and Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014. On the basis of annual filings made by Companies in  the  MCA21  registry,  details  of  CSR  funds  spent  by  all  companies,  in  different States/Union Territories (UTs) for the Financial Year (FY) 2016-17 to 2020-21 is given below:

| Particulars              | FY2016-17   | FY 2017-18   | FY 2018-19   | FY 2019-20   | FY 2020-21   |
|--------------------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| No. of Companies         | 19555       | 21521        | 25179        | 22953        | 18012        |
| CSR Expenditure (In Cr.) | 14,394.55   | 17,098.20    | 20,196.95    | 24,954.78    | 25,714.65    |

(Data upto 30.09.2022 ) [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

State/UT-wise and Development sector-wise details of CSR spent by all the companies during  last  five  Financial  Years  (FY)  2016-17  to  2020-21  are  at  Annexure  -  I  &  II respectively.

(b)  &  (c):  All  data  related  to  CSR  filed  by  companies  in  MCA21  registry,  including Development  Sector-wise  and  Company-wise,  is  available in public domain  at www.csr.gov.in.  The details of CSR spent by companies in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh State during last five Financial Years (FY) 2016-17 to 2020-21 is given below:

| District   | FY 2016-17   | FY 2017-18   | FY 2018-19   | FY 2019-20   | FY 2020-21   |
|------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Rampur     |              |              |              |              |              |
| (INR Cr.)  | 0.88         | 2.13         | 1.60         | 2.84         | 1.78         |

(Data upto 30.09.2022)      [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

Further, the companies are required to file the CSR data for the financial year 2021-22 on or before 31.03.2023.

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  based  on  the recommendations of its CSR Committee. The Government does not issue any specific direction to the companies to spend in any particular geographical area or activity.

(d): Schedule VII of the Act indicates the eligible list of activities that can be undertaken by  the  companies  as  CSR  activities.  The  CSR  framework  is  disclosure  based  and companies are required to file details of CSR activities annually in the MCA21 registry. Whenever  any  violation  of  CSR  provisions  is  reported,  action  against  such  noncompliant companies is initiated as per provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 after due examination of records and following due process of law. Now, the non-compliance of CSR provisions has been converted as a civil wrong w. e. f. 22nd January, 2021.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4332 FOR 27.03.2023

| States/UTs-wise CSR Expenditure (Rs. in crores)   | States/UTs-wise CSR Expenditure (Rs. in crores)   | States/UTs-wise CSR Expenditure (Rs. in crores)   | States/UTs-wise CSR Expenditure (Rs. in crores)   | States/UTs-wise CSR Expenditure (Rs. in crores)   | States/UTs-wise CSR Expenditure (Rs. in crores)   | States/UTs-wise CSR Expenditure (Rs. in crores)   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                            | States/UT                                         | FY 2016-17                                        | FY 2017-18                                        | FY 2018-19                                        | FY 2019-20                                        | FY 2020-21                                        |
| 1                                                 | Andaman and Nicobar                               | 0.63                                              | 0.73                                              | 0.82                                              | 1.29                                              | 2.86                                              |
| 2                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                    | 743.68                                            | 575.07                                            | 665.97                                            | 710.12                                            | 715.81                                            |
| 3                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                 | 24.05                                             | 11.91                                             | 24.56                                             | 18.02                                             | 10.58                                             |
| 4                                                 | Assam                                             | 256.92                                            | 211.33                                            | 210.00                                            | 285.00                                            | 167.78                                            |
| 5                                                 | Bihar                                             | 100.62                                            | 106.17                                            | 137.57                                            | 110.48                                            | 79.30                                             |
| 6                                                 | Chandigarh                                        | 21.96                                             | 20.51                                             | 11.46                                             | 15.58                                             | 13.19                                             |
| 7                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                      | 84.66                                             | 176.70                                            | 149.35                                            | 269.68                                            | 307.83                                            |
| 8                                                 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                            | 7.37                                              | 6.98                                              | 13.48                                             | 18.34                                             | 21.98                                             |
| 9                                                 | Daman and Diu                                     | 2.63                                              | 20.23                                             | 6.25                                              | 9.53                                              | 5.25                                              |
| 10                                                | Delhi                                             | 460.25                                            | 579.37                                            | 750.76                                            | 829.50                                            | 713.58                                            |
| 11                                                | Goa                                               | 36.25                                             | 53.77                                             | 46.77                                             | 43.91                                             | 41.78                                             |
| 12                                                | Gujarat                                           | 865.30                                            | 967.97                                            | 1,082.18                                          | 984.15                                            | 1,443.62                                          |
| 13                                                | Haryana                                           | 386.17                                            | 363.43                                            | 378.11                                            | 536.57                                            | 542.45                                            |
| 14                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                  | 22.83                                             | 69.23                                             | 78.79                                             | 78.61                                             | 105.01                                            |
| 15                                                | Jammu And Kashmir                                 | 42.65                                             | 50.77                                             | 36.44                                             | 25.27                                             | 35.47                                             |
| 16                                                | Jharkhand                                         | 95.49                                             | 109.23                                            | 109.80                                            | 155.21                                            | 210.27                                            |
| 17                                                | Karnataka                                         | 875.41                                            | 1,145.42                                          | 1,252.23                                          | 1,448.08                                          | 1,265.05                                          |
| 18                                                | Kerala                                            | 133.82                                            | 219.73                                            | 354.78                                            | 298.56                                            | 286.52                                            |
| 19                                                | Lakshadweep                                       | -                                                 | 2.27                                              | 0.39                                              | -                                                 | 0.01                                              |
| 20                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                    | 161.11                                            | 163.92                                            | 243.55                                            | 215.33                                            | 354.50                                            |
| 21                                                | Maharashtra                                       | 2,414.80                                          | 2,797.53                                          | 3,147.66                                          | 3,348.82                                          | 3,426.31                                          |
| 22                                                | Manipur                                           | 12.35                                             | 4.81                                              | 7.81                                              | 14.21                                             | 10.30                                             |
| 23                                                | Meghalaya                                         | 9.75                                              | 11.18                                             | 16.54                                             | 17.65                                             | 12.46                                             |
| 24                                                | Mizoram                                           | 0.08                                              | 1.28                                              | 0.11                                              | 0.25                                              | 0.97                                              |
| 25                                                | Nagaland                                          | 0.53                                              | 1.81                                              | 2.12                                              | 5.10                                              | 3.57                                              |
| 26                                                | Odisha                                            | 325.89                                            | 504.22                                            | 697.91                                            | 716.81                                            | 567.63                                            |
| 27                                                | Puducherry                                        | 7.43                                              | 6.09                                              | 9.15                                              | 11.32                                             | 11.97                                             |
| 28                                                | Punjab                                            | 75.05                                             | 112.36                                            | 166.85                                            | 188.52                                            | 137.29                                            |
| 29                                                | Rajasthan                                         | 353.22                                            | 443.35                                            | 595.49                                            | 734.12                                            | 657.86                                            |
| 30                                                | Sikkim                                            | 6.71                                              | 7.00                                              | 5.87                                              | 10.99                                             | 15.16                                             |
| 31                                                | Tamil Nadu                                        | 547.94                                            | 669.65                                            | 877.08                                            | 1,072.02                                          | 1,145.67                                          |
| 32                                                | Telangana                                         | 256.15                                            | 380.57                                            | 428.06                                            | 445.80                                            | 624.22                                            |
| 33                                                | Tripura                                           | 1.25                                              | 1.88                                              | 23.06                                             | 9.40                                              | 9.29                                              |
| 34                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                     | 321.23                                            | 435.21                                            | 521.32                                            | 577.91                                            | 870.13                                            |
| 35                                                | Uttarakhand                                       | 102.37                                            | 85.79                                             | 172.31                                            | 124.70                                            | 155.43                                            |
| 36                                                | West Bengal                                       | 275.68                                            | 338.32                                            | 382.23                                            | 422.95                                            | 464.65                                            |
| 37                                                | NEC/ Not mentioned*                               | 7.63                                              | 137.93                                            | 4.44                                              | 26.41                                             | 176.20                                            |
| 38                                                | PAN India**                                       | 4,567.46                                          | 5,505.31                                          | 6,429.81                                          | 9,385.41                                          | 7,684.81                                          |
| 39                                                | Contribution to Funds included in Schedule VII    | 787.22                                            | 799.18                                            | 1,155.86                                          | 1,789.15                                          | 3,417.89                                          |
| Grand Total (in Cr.)                              | Grand Total (in Cr.)                              | 14,394.55                                         | 17,098.20                                         | 20,196.95                                         | 24,954.78                                         | 25,714.65                                         |

(Data up to 30.09.2022)   [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

*Companies did not specify the name of State where projects were undertaken.

**Companies indicated name of more than one State where projects were undertaken.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4332 FOR 27.03.2023

| CSR Data Development Sector Wise (In Cr.)   | CSR Data Development Sector Wise (In Cr.)      | CSR Data Development Sector Wise (In Cr.)   | CSR Data Development Sector Wise (In Cr.)   | CSR Data Development Sector Wise (In Cr.)   | CSR Data Development Sector Wise (In Cr.)   | CSR Data Development Sector Wise (In Cr.)   |
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                       | Development Sector                             | Amount Spent FY 2016-17                     | Amount Spent FY 2017-18                     | Amount Spent FY 2018-19                     | Amount Spent FY 2019-20                     | Amount Spent FY 2020-21                     |
| 1                                           | Agro Forestry                                  | 45.48                                       | 66.79                                       | 64.75                                       | 67.38                                       | 19.24                                       |
| 2                                           | Animal Welfare                                 | 78.71                                       | 63.52                                       | 98.33                                       | 106.12                                      | 192.71                                      |
| 3                                           | Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependants | 37.86                                       | 29.09                                       | 90.18                                       | 62.04                                       | 83.76                                       |
| 4                                           | Art And Culture                                | 305.57                                      | 395.22                                      | 225.94                                      | 933.47                                      | 484.68                                      |
| 5                                           | Clean Ganga Fund                               | 24.37                                       | 33.96                                       | 8.11                                        | 6.63                                        | 13.39                                       |
| 6                                           | Conservation Of Natural Resources              | 119.09                                      | 228.14                                      | 173.55                                      | 160.60                                      | 90.96                                       |
| 7                                           | Education                                      | 4,519.24                                    | 5,763.08                                    | 6,102.18                                    | 7,175.85                                    | 6,607.64                                    |
| 8                                           | Environmental Sustainability                   | 1,076.46                                    | 1,301.96                                    | 1,367.99                                    | 1,470.26                                    | 1,029.12                                    |
| 9                                           | Gender Equality                                | 72.60                                       | 24.01                                       | 51.86                                       | 82.93                                       | 42.54                                       |
| 10                                          | Health Care                                    | 2,499.95                                    | 2,776.95                                    | 3,612.03                                    | 4,902.69                                    | 7,182.67                                    |
| 11                                          | Livelihood Enhancement Projects                | 516.70                                      | 832.40                                      | 907.64                                      | 1,077.59                                    | 821.16                                      |
| 12                                          | Other Central Government Funds                 | 419.99                                      | 292.73                                      | 731.06                                      | 931.97                                      | 1,564.89                                    |
| 13                                          | Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition      | 606.55                                      | 811.20                                      | 1,192.60                                    | 1,159.01                                    | 1,380.27                                    |
| 14                                          | Prime Minister's National Relief Fund          | 158.80                                      | 200.42                                      | 321.19                                      | 797.13                                      | 1,678.76                                    |
| 15                                          | Rural Development Projects                     | 1,561.45                                    | 1,724.07                                    | 2,433.44                                    | 2,299.63                                    | 1,847.15                                    |
| 16                                          | Safe Drinking Water                            | 156.32                                      | 220.87                                      | 228.23                                      | 253.18                                      | 202.32                                      |
| 17                                          | Sanitation                                     | 423.74                                      | 460.68                                      | 506.66                                      | 521.72                                      | 335.45                                      |
| 18                                          | Senior Citizens Welfare                        | 27.75                                       | 40.10                                       | 46.51                                       | 52.18                                       | 55.96                                       |
| 19                                          | Setting Up Homes And Hostels For Women         | 62.22                                       | 70.58                                       | 57.01                                       | 48.50                                       | 43.27                                       |
| 20                                          | Setting Up Orphanage                           | 16.80                                       | 39.87                                       | 12.89                                       | 36.50                                       | 21.76                                       |
| 21                                          | Slum Area Development                          | 51.49                                       | 39.16                                       | 51.06                                       | 42.94                                       | 88.85                                       |
| 22                                          | Socio-Economic Inequalities                    | 148.01                                      | 155.95                                      | 167.92                                      | 214.85                                      | 126.66                                      |
| 23                                          | Special Education                              | 165.33                                      | 140.01                                      | 186.13                                      | 196.88                                      | 207.61                                      |
| 24                                          | Swachh Bharat Kosh                             | 184.06                                      | 272.07                                      | 95.50                                       | 53.42                                       | 160.85                                      |
| 25                                          | Technology Incubators                          | 25.40                                       | 16.94                                       | 32.10                                       | 53.50                                       | 62.62                                       |
| 26                                          | Training To Promote Sports                     | 180.76                                      | 285.41                                      | 309.59                                      | 303.72                                      | 242.49                                      |
| 27                                          | Vocational Skills                              | 378.74                                      | 546.46                                      | 798.36                                      | 1,181.13                                    | 640.43                                      |
| 28                                          | Women Empowerment                              | 142.14                                      | 251.37                                      | 236.54                                      | 259.37                                      | 204.80                                      |
| 29                                          | NEC/ Not Mentioned*                            | 388.96                                      | 15.20                                       | 87.61                                       | 503.59                                      | 282.65                                      |
| Grand Total (in Cr.)                        |                                                | 14,394.55                                   | 17,098.20                                   | 20,196.95                                   | 24,954.78                                   | 25,714.65                                   |

(Data up to 30.09.2022)  [Source: National CSR Data Portal] *Companies either did not specify the names of Sectors or indicated more than one Sector where projects were undertaken.

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