Lok Sabha Question No. 5247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: CSR in Rajasthan
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5247

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, APRIL 03, 2023/ CHAITRA 13, 1945 (SAKA)

## CSR IN RAJASTHAN

## QUESTION

5247.  SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  criteria  has  been  prescribed  for  spending  funds  under  the  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the various Public Sector Banks and other undertakings are complying with the provisions regarding the CSR expenditure;
- (c) if so, the details of the funds allocated and works done under the CSR in Rajasthan during each of the last four years, district-wise, year-wise and institute-wise;
- (d) whether any steps have been taken by the Government to monitor the amount spent under the CSR in Rajasthan;
- (e) if so, the details of works done with the CSR funds in Ajmer, Jaipur, Bhilwara, Nagaur districts during the said period; and
- (f) whether  the  concerned  Lok  Sabha  and  Rajya  Sabha  MPs  of  Rajasthan  have  been informed about the approved and completed works under the CSR 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. 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 spend at least two per cent of the average net profits of the company made over immediately preceding three financial years towards CSR as per the CSR Policy of the Company. Schedule VII of the Act indicates the eligible list of activities that can be undertaken by the companies as CSR.

(b) & (c) : Public Sector Banks are established under the State Bank of India Act, 1955 and the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970/80 and are not companies incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act) or under any previous company law. As such, the provisions of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) mentioned in Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to Public Sector Banks.

However, on the basis of annual filings made by Companies in the MCA21 registry, the CSR expenditure by Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Non-PSUs during the Financial Year (FY) i.e. 2017-18 to 2020-21 are given below:

| CSR Expenditure by PSUs and Non-PSUs (Amount in Crore)   | CSR Expenditure by PSUs and Non-PSUs (Amount in Crore)   | CSR Expenditure by PSUs and Non-PSUs (Amount in Crore)   | CSR Expenditure by PSUs and Non-PSUs (Amount in Crore)   | CSR Expenditure by PSUs and Non-PSUs (Amount in Crore)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| Nature of Company                                        | FY 2017-18                                               | FY 2018-19                                               | FY 2019-20                                               | FY 2020-21                                               |
| PSUs                                                     | 3,651.02                                                 | 4,224.07                                                 | 5,307.64                                                 | 4,480.70                                                 |
| Non-PSUs                                                 | 13,447.19                                                | 15,972.88                                                | 19,647.14                                                | 21,233.95                                                |
| Grand Total                                              | 17,098.20                                                | 20,196.95                                                | 24,954.78                                                | 25,714.65                                                |

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

District-wise  and  Development  Sector-wise  details  of  the  CSR  expenditure  by companies in the State of Rajasthan during the last four FY i.e. 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 are at Annexure - I and II respectively.

- (d):  The  corporate  governance  framework  along  with  the  existing  legal  provisions such as mandatory disclosures, accountability of the CSR Committee and the Board, provisions for statutory audit of accounts of the company etc. provide safeguards in this regard. Whenever any violation of CSR provisions is reported, action against such non-compliant companies is initiated as per provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 after due examination of records and following due process of law. Now, the noncompliance  of  CSR  provisions  has  been  converted  as  a  civil  wrong  w.e.f.  22nd January, 2021.
- (e):  Development  Sector-wise  details  of  CSR  expenditure  by  companies  in  the districts of Ajmer, Jaipur, Bhilwara, Nagaur of Rajasthan during the FY i.e. 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 & 2020-21 are at Annexure - III. Further, the companies are required to file the CSR data for the financial year 2021-22 on or before 31.03.2023.
- (f): No Sir, there is no such provision as per the Act. However, 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. As the CSR framework is disclosure based, the companies are required to file details of CSR activities annually in MCA21 registry. All data related to CSR filed by companies in the MCA21 registry, including company-wise, state-wise and districtwise are available in public domain at www.csr.gov.in.

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Annexure - I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5247 FOR 03.04.2023

| District wise CSR Expenditure in Rajasthan (Amount in Crore)   | District wise CSR Expenditure in Rajasthan (Amount in Crore)   | District wise CSR Expenditure in Rajasthan (Amount in Crore)   | District wise CSR Expenditure in Rajasthan (Amount in Crore)   | District wise CSR Expenditure in Rajasthan (Amount in Crore)   | District wise CSR Expenditure in Rajasthan (Amount in Crore)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                         | District                                                       | FY 2017-18                                                     | FY 2018-19                                                     | FY 2019-20                                                     | FY 2020-21                                                     |
| 1                                                              | Ajmer                                                          | 6.35                                                           | 12.82                                                          | 14.36                                                          | 4.45                                                           |
| 2                                                              | Alwar                                                          | 25.71                                                          | 18.32                                                          | 25.58                                                          | 35.69                                                          |
| 3                                                              | Banswara                                                       | 4.33                                                           | 3.98                                                           | 2.82                                                           | 2.30                                                           |
| 4                                                              | Baran                                                          | 1.74                                                           | 1.83                                                           | 5.68                                                           | 5.94                                                           |
| 5                                                              | Barmer                                                         | 8.42                                                           | 25.70                                                          | 17.55                                                          | 24.55                                                          |
| 6                                                              | Bharatpur                                                      | 0.29                                                           | 6.01                                                           | 3.03                                                           | 17.17                                                          |
| 7                                                              | Bhilwara                                                       | 10.26                                                          | 12.63                                                          | 16.68                                                          | 7.16                                                           |
| 8                                                              | Bikaner                                                        | 0.57                                                           | 2.99                                                           | 4.15                                                           | 4.89                                                           |
| 9                                                              | Bundi                                                          | -                                                              | 0.15                                                           | 0.09                                                           | 0.06                                                           |
| 10                                                             | Chittorgarh                                                    | 0.18                                                           | 22.83                                                          | 3.04                                                           | 4.97                                                           |
| 11                                                             | Churu                                                          | 1.59                                                           | 3.97                                                           | 9.38                                                           | 2.82                                                           |
| 12                                                             | Dausa                                                          | 0.14                                                           | 0.49                                                           | 2.28                                                           | 1.25                                                           |
| 13                                                             | Dholpur                                                        | 0.03                                                           | 0.29                                                           | 0.52                                                           | 0.34                                                           |
| 14                                                             | Dungarpur                                                      | -                                                              | -                                                              | 2.53                                                           | 2.52                                                           |
| 15                                                             | Hanumangarh                                                    | 0.01                                                           | -                                                              | -                                                              | 0.06                                                           |
| 16                                                             | Jaipur                                                         | 36.50                                                          | 42.57                                                          | 88.15                                                          | 56.60                                                          |
| 17                                                             | Jaisalmer                                                      | 1.55                                                           | 0.04                                                           | 3.55                                                           | 2.52                                                           |
| 18                                                             | Jalore                                                         | 0.67                                                           | 10.01                                                          | 2.90                                                           | 6.29                                                           |
| 19                                                             | Jhalawar                                                       | 0.97                                                           | 2.16                                                           | 1.06                                                           | 2.39                                                           |
| 20                                                             | Jhunjhunu                                                      | 2.65                                                           | 4.65                                                           | 3.96                                                           | 5.52                                                           |
| 21                                                             | Jodhpur                                                        | 2.56                                                           | 6.89                                                           | 6.58                                                           | 11.47                                                          |
| 22                                                             | Karauli                                                        | 0.88                                                           | 0.24                                                           | 3.03                                                           | 9.04                                                           |
| 23                                                             | Kota                                                           | 5.17                                                           | 4.06                                                           | 13.82                                                          | 7.90                                                           |
| 24                                                             | Nagaur                                                         | 1.87                                                           | 0.39                                                           | 2.60                                                           | 8.01                                                           |
| 25                                                             | Pali                                                           | 4.81                                                           | 10.44                                                          | 5.19                                                           | 9.67                                                           |
| 26                                                             | Pratapgarh                                                     | 1.70                                                           | 0.13                                                           | 0.59                                                           | 0.17                                                           |
| 27                                                             | Rajsamand                                                      | 1.00                                                           | 7.90                                                           | 15.80                                                          | 22.30                                                          |
| 28                                                             | Sawai Madhopur                                                 | 0.06                                                           | 1.37                                                           | 0.96                                                           | 2.23                                                           |
| 29                                                             | Sikar                                                          | 1.38                                                           | 14.81                                                          | 6.63                                                           | 4.85                                                           |
| 30                                                             | Sirohi                                                         | 1.89                                                           | 2.15                                                           | 4.70                                                           | 3.12                                                           |
| 31                                                             | Sri Ganganagar                                                 | 0.04                                                           | -                                                              | 0.94                                                           | 2.18                                                           |
| 32                                                             | Tonk                                                           | 0.04                                                           | 0.43                                                           | 0.47                                                           | 0.99                                                           |
| 33                                                             | Udaipur                                                        | 26.19                                                          | 22.55                                                          | 46.24                                                          | 101.18                                                         |
| 34                                                             | NEC/ Not mentioned*                                            | 293.78                                                         | 352.68                                                         | 419.25                                                         | 287.25                                                         |
| Grand Total (in Cr.)                                           | Grand Total (in Cr.)                                           | 443.35                                                         | 595.49                                                         | 734.12                                                         | 657.86                                                         |

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

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

Annexure - II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5247 FOR 03.04.2023

| Development Sector wise CSR Expenditure in Rajasthan (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector wise CSR Expenditure in Rajasthan (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector wise CSR Expenditure in Rajasthan (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector wise CSR Expenditure in Rajasthan (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector wise CSR Expenditure in Rajasthan (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector wise CSR Expenditure in Rajasthan (Amount in Crore)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                   | Development Sector                                                       | FY 2017-18                                                               | FY 2018-19                                                               | FY 2019-20                                                               | FY 2020-21                                                               |
| 1                                                                        | Agro Forestry                                                            | 4.68                                                                     | 2.58                                                                     | 0.39                                                                     | 1.04                                                                     |
| 2                                                                        | Animal Welfare                                                           | 6.25                                                                     | 6.26                                                                     | 8.23                                                                     | 14.91                                                                    |
| 3                                                                        | Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependants                           | 0.18                                                                     | 0.40                                                                     | 0.81                                                                     | 1.92                                                                     |
| 4                                                                        | Art and Culture                                                          | 10.22                                                                    | 31.08                                                                    | 37.87                                                                    | 9.97                                                                     |
| 5                                                                        | Conservation of natural resources                                        | 6.76                                                                     | 2.78                                                                     | 2.28                                                                     | 13.01                                                                    |
| 6                                                                        | Education                                                                | 169.17                                                                   | 188.30                                                                   | 306.74                                                                   | 223.44                                                                   |
| 7                                                                        | Environmental Sustainability                                             | 23.74                                                                    | 31.21                                                                    | 26.60                                                                    | 50.13                                                                    |
| 8                                                                        | Gender Equality                                                          | 0.19                                                                     | 0.18                                                                     | 7.21                                                                     | 0.33                                                                     |
| 9                                                                        | Health Care                                                              | 72.12                                                                    | 89.23                                                                    | 128.63                                                                   | 181.77                                                                   |
| 10                                                                       | Livelihood Enhancement Projects                                          | 28.57                                                                    | 39.45                                                                    | 47.22                                                                    | 17.92                                                                    |
| 11                                                                       | Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition                                | 16.96                                                                    | 15.24                                                                    | 19.75                                                                    | 42.65                                                                    |
| 12                                                                       | Rural Development Projects                                               | 40.03                                                                    | 97.24                                                                    | 45.98                                                                    | 33.48                                                                    |
| 13                                                                       | Safe Drinking Water                                                      | 8.98                                                                     | 10.14                                                                    | 10.09                                                                    | 11.91                                                                    |
| 14                                                                       | Sanitation                                                               | 14.76                                                                    | 18.43                                                                    | 26.57                                                                    | 12.25                                                                    |
| 15                                                                       | Senior Citizens Welfare                                                  | 1.07                                                                     | 0.56                                                                     | 0.39                                                                     | 0.56                                                                     |
| 16                                                                       | Setting Up Homes And Hostels For Women                                   | 0.33                                                                     | 0.37                                                                     | 2.18                                                                     | 0.62                                                                     |
| 17                                                                       | Setting Up Orphanage                                                     | 1.05                                                                     | -                                                                        | 1.25                                                                     | 0.96                                                                     |
| 18                                                                       | Slum Area Development                                                    | 1.48                                                                     | 0.50                                                                     | 0.52                                                                     | 3.45                                                                     |
| 19                                                                       | Socio-Economic Inequalities                                              | 4.89                                                                     | 8.83                                                                     | 8.20                                                                     | 1.90                                                                     |
| 20                                                                       | Special Education                                                        | 0.30                                                                     | 0.87                                                                     | 0.53                                                                     | 1.13                                                                     |
| 21                                                                       | Technology Incubators                                                    | 0.25                                                                     | 0.03                                                                     | 0.20                                                                     | 2.95                                                                     |
| 22                                                                       | Training To Promote Sports                                               | 19.23                                                                    | 24.45                                                                    | 24.44                                                                    | 8.76                                                                     |
| 23                                                                       | Vocational Skills                                                        | 3.52                                                                     | 16.35                                                                    | 16.09                                                                    | 4.40                                                                     |
| 24                                                                       | Women Empowerment                                                        | 8.49                                                                     | 10.88                                                                    | 11.95                                                                    | 17.42                                                                    |
| 25                                                                       | NEC/ Not Mentioned*                                                      | 0.12                                                                     | 0.09                                                                     | -                                                                        | 0.99                                                                     |
| Grand Total (in Cr.)                                                     | Grand Total (in Cr.)                                                     | 443.35                                                                   | 595.49                                                                   | 734.12                                                                   | 657.86                                                                   |

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

*Companies did not specify the names of Sectors where projects were undertaken

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| Development sector wise CSR Expenditure in selected districts i.e., Ajmer, Jaipur, Bhilwara, Nagaur of Rajasthan. (Amount in Crore)   | Development sector wise CSR Expenditure in selected districts i.e., Ajmer, Jaipur, Bhilwara, Nagaur of Rajasthan. (Amount in Crore)   | Development sector wise CSR Expenditure in selected districts i.e., Ajmer, Jaipur, Bhilwara, Nagaur of Rajasthan. (Amount in Crore)   | Development sector wise CSR Expenditure in selected districts i.e., Ajmer, Jaipur, Bhilwara, Nagaur of Rajasthan. (Amount in Crore)   | Development sector wise CSR Expenditure in selected districts i.e., Ajmer, Jaipur, Bhilwara, Nagaur of Rajasthan. (Amount in Crore)   | Development sector wise CSR Expenditure in selected districts i.e., Ajmer, Jaipur, Bhilwara, Nagaur of Rajasthan. (Amount in Crore)   |
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| S. No.                                                                                                                                | Development Sector                                                                                                                    | FY 2017-18                                                                                                                            | FY 2018-19                                                                                                                            | FY 2019-20                                                                                                                            | FY 2020-21                                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                                     | Agro Forestry                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                     | Animal Welfare                                                                                                                        | 1.02                                                                                                                                  | 1.02                                                                                                                                  | 0.74                                                                                                                                  | 2.02                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                     | Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependants                                                                                        | 0.02                                                                                                                                  | 0.17                                                                                                                                  | 0.10                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                     | Art and Culture                                                                                                                       | 1.53                                                                                                                                  | 14.86                                                                                                                                 | 13.83                                                                                                                                 | 0.72                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                     | Conservation of natural resources                                                                                                     | 1.00                                                                                                                                  | 0.03                                                                                                                                  | 0.41                                                                                                                                  | 0.11                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                     | Education                                                                                                                             | 14.90                                                                                                                                 | 17.01                                                                                                                                 | 62.15                                                                                                                                 | 27.87                                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                                     | Environmental Sustainability                                                                                                          | 2.33                                                                                                                                  | 1.60                                                                                                                                  | 3.18                                                                                                                                  | 6.00                                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                                     | Gender Equality                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                     | 0.06                                                                                                                                  | 0.24                                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                                     | Health Care                                                                                                                           | 6.31                                                                                                                                  | 9.34                                                                                                                                  | 18.84                                                                                                                                 | 25.17                                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                                    | Livelihood Enhancement Projects                                                                                                       | 6.45                                                                                                                                  | 8.26                                                                                                                                  | 8.50                                                                                                                                  | 1.08                                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                                    | Poverty, Eradicating Hunger,                                                                                                          | 3.93                                                                                                                                  | 3.60                                                                                                                                  | 2.68                                                                                                                                  | 5.06                                                                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                                                                    | Malnutrition Rural Development Projects                                                                                               | 1.81                                                                                                                                  | 1.00                                                                                                                                  | 2.86                                                                                                                                  | 0.68                                                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                                                    | Safe Drinking Water                                                                                                                   | 5.58                                                                                                                                  | 0.97                                                                                                                                  | 0.25                                                                                                                                  | 0.30                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                    | Sanitation                                                                                                                            | 1.23                                                                                                                                  | 0.41                                                                                                                                  | 0.61                                                                                                                                  | 1.37                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                                    | Senior Citizens Welfare                                                                                                               | 0.39                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                     | 0.29                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                                                    | Setting Up Homes And Hostels For Women                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                     | 1.99                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                                                    | Setting Up Orphanage                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                     | 0.15                                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                                    | Slum Area Development                                                                                                                 | 1.41                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                     | 0.22                                                                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                                                    | Socio-Economic Inequalities                                                                                                           | 0.13                                                                                                                                  | 0.35                                                                                                                                  | 1.37                                                                                                                                  | 0.80                                                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                                                    | Special Education                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                                                  | 0.14                                                                                                                                  | 1.08                                                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                                                    | Technology Incubators                                                                                                                 | 0.03                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                     | 0.03                                                                                                                                  | 0.02                                                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                                                                    | Training to Promote Sports                                                                                                            | 4.31                                                                                                                                  | 5.67                                                                                                                                  | 1.97                                                                                                                                  | 0.41                                                                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                                                                    | Vocational Skills                                                                                                                     | 1.27                                                                                                                                  | 2.66                                                                                                                                  | 0.55                                                                                                                                  | 0.23                                                                                                                                  |
| 24                                                                                                                                    | Women Empowerment                                                                                                                     | 1.32                                                                                                                                  | 1.42                                                                                                                                  | 0.99                                                                                                                                  | 1.92                                                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                                                    | NEC/ Not Mentioned*                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                     | 0.99                                                                                                                                  |
| Grand Total (in Cr.)                                                                                                                  | Grand Total (in Cr.)                                                                                                                  | 54.98                                                                                                                                 | 68.41                                                                                                                                 | 121.79                                                                                                                                | 76.22                                                                                                                                 |

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

*Companies did not specify the names of Sectors where projects were undertaken

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