Lok Sabha Question No. 145 (STARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: CSR Spending by CPSEs
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sangeeta Azad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 145

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023/ MAGHA 24, 1944 (SAKA)

## CSR SPENDING BY CPSEs QUESTION

*145.  SHRIMATI SANGEETA AZAD:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the total funds allocated towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the top 25 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) during the last five years;
- (b) the details of the expenditure of CSR amount by the said CPSEs during the said period; and
- (c) the total CSR funds allocated and used through the CPSEs in Uttar Pradesh during the said period?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                             (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री सीतारामि )

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

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श्रीमती विमयला

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *145 (5 th  POSITION) FOR 13 TH FEBRUARY, 2023 REGARDING 'CSR SPENDING BY CPSEs '.

(a) & (b):  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. Under the Act, CSR is a Board driven process and the Board of the company is empowered to plan, decide, execute and monitor the CSR activities of the company based on the recommendation of its CSR Committee.

The  CSR  framework  is  disclosure  based  and  CSR  mandated  companies  are required to file details of CSR activities annually in the MCA21 registry. However, the  companies  are  not  required  to  report  the  allocation  of  CSR  funds  in  the Financial Year (FY). All data related to CSR filed by companies in MCA21 registry is available in public domain at www.csr.gov.in. On the basis of the filings made by the companies in the MCA 21 registry, the details of CSR spent by top 25 (CSR expenditure-wise) Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) during the FY 201617, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 are given below:

|                 | FY 2016-17   | FY 2017-18   | FY 2018-19   | FY 2019-20   | FY 2020-21   |
|-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Amount Spent    | 2842.45      | 2933.79      | 3504.98      | 4375.80      | 3573.08      |
| (In Rs. Crores) |              |              |              |              |              |

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

(c):  On the basis of the filings made by the companies in the MCA 21 registry, the details of CSR spent by all CPSEs in the State of Uttar Pradesh during the FY 201617, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 are given below:

|              |   FY 2016-17 |   FY 2017-18 |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |   FY 2020-21 |
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Amount Spent |       106.86 |         99.9 |       151.59 |         74.7 |       117.39 |

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

Development Sector-wise details of CSR spent by all CPSEs in the State of Uttar Pradesh  during  the  FY  2016-17,  2017-18,  2018-19,  2019-20  and  2020-21  are  at Annexure.

Moreover, the companies are required to file the CSR details for the FY 2021-22 on or before 31.03.2023.

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Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 145 FOR 13.02.2023

| Development Sector-wise details of CSR Expenditure by all CPSEs in Uttar Pradesh (in Rs. Crores)   | Development Sector-wise details of CSR Expenditure by all CPSEs in Uttar Pradesh (in Rs. Crores)   | Development Sector-wise details of CSR Expenditure by all CPSEs in Uttar Pradesh (in Rs. Crores)   | Development Sector-wise details of CSR Expenditure by all CPSEs in Uttar Pradesh (in Rs. Crores)   | Development Sector-wise details of CSR Expenditure by all CPSEs in Uttar Pradesh (in Rs. Crores)   | Development Sector-wise details of CSR Expenditure by all CPSEs in Uttar Pradesh (in Rs. Crores)   | Development Sector-wise details of CSR Expenditure by all CPSEs in Uttar Pradesh (in Rs. Crores)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.N.                                                                                               | Development Sector                                                                                 | FY 2016-17                                                                                         | FY 2017-18                                                                                         | FY 2018-19                                                                                         | FY 2019-20                                                                                         | FY 2020-21                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                  | Animal Welfare                                                                                     | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  | 0.63                                                                                               | 0.15                                                                                               | -                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                  | Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependants                                                     | 0.20                                                                                               | -                                                                                                  | 0.05                                                                                               | 4.33                                                                                               | -                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                  | Art and culture                                                                                    | 0.06                                                                                               | 0.13                                                                                               | 0.09                                                                                               | 0.02                                                                                               | 0.04                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                  | Conservation of natural resources                                                                  | 2.72                                                                                               | 0.04                                                                                               | 0.20                                                                                               | -                                                                                                  | 0.81                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                  | Education                                                                                          | 19.56                                                                                              | 17.64                                                                                              | 16.59                                                                                              | 17.09                                                                                              | 36.31                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                  | Environmental sustainability                                                                       | 10.86                                                                                              | 16.15                                                                                              | 17.37                                                                                              | 1.99                                                                                               | 3.20                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                  | Gender Equality                                                                                    | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  | 0.56                                                                                               | -                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                  | Health Care                                                                                        | 8.49                                                                                               | 14.29                                                                                              | 17.71                                                                                              | 14.35                                                                                              | 21.54                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                  | Livelihood Enhancement Projects                                                                    | -                                                                                                  | 1.42                                                                                               | 3.22                                                                                               | 0.19                                                                                               | 0.15                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                 | Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition                                                          | 0.93                                                                                               | 5.31                                                                                               | 0.97                                                                                               | 1.19                                                                                               | 9.58                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                 | Rural Development Projects                                                                         | 19.98                                                                                              | 21.35                                                                                              | 24.09                                                                                              | 4.66                                                                                               | 31.41                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                                 | Safe drinking water                                                                                | 4.48                                                                                               | 4.31                                                                                               | 9.06                                                                                               | 1.06                                                                                               | 3.59                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                 | Sanitation                                                                                         | 13.75                                                                                              | 16.66                                                                                              | 40.70                                                                                              | 25.50                                                                                              | 4.12                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                 | Senior Citizens Welfare                                                                            | 0.03                                                                                               | 0.09                                                                                               | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  | 0.18                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                 | Setting Up Orphanage                                                                               | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  | 0.18                                                                                               | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                 | Slum Area Development                                                                              | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  | 1.11                                                                                               | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                 | Socio-Economic Inequalities                                                                        | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  | 0.89                                                                                               | 0.09                                                                                               | -                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                 | Special Education                                                                                  | 0.85                                                                                               | -                                                                                                  | 0.98                                                                                               | 2.52                                                                                               | 1.47                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                 | Technology Incubators                                                                              | 0.41                                                                                               | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                 | Training to promote sports                                                                         | 0.06                                                                                               | 0.17                                                                                               | 0.69                                                                                               | 0.08                                                                                               | 1.17                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                 | Vocational Skills                                                                                  | 0.78                                                                                               | 2.15                                                                                               | 16.91                                                                                              | 0.78                                                                                               | 3.14                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                 | Women empowerment                                                                                  | 0.17                                                                                               | 0.20                                                                                               | 0.13                                                                                               | 0.14                                                                                               | 0.67                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                 | NEC/ Not Mentioned *                                                                               | 23.53                                                                                              | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                  |
| Grand Total (in Rs. Cr.)                                                                           |                                                                                                    | 106.86                                                                                             | 99.90                                                                                              | 151.59                                                                                             | 74.70                                                                                              | 117.39                                                                                             |

(Data upto 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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