Lok Sabha Question No. 2328 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: CSR Funds for Gujarat
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vinod Chavda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2328 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2022/ SRAVANA 10, 1944 (SAKA)

## CSR FUNDS FOR GUJARAT QUESTION

2328.  SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  any  details  of  funds  provided  for  development  of Gujarat under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR);
- (b) if so, the details of funds allocated by the Government agencies and private firms under CSR; and
- (c) the details of activities carried out under the CSR fund in Gujarat?

## 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) & (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. The CSR framework is disclosure based and companies are required to file details of CSR activities annually in the MCA21 registry. 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 annual filings made by the Companies in the MCA21 registry, the CSR spent by  the companies in the State of Gujarat during the Financial Years (FY) 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively are given below:

| Nature of Company                 |   FY 2016-17 |   FY 2017-18 | FY 2018-19   |   FY 2019-20 | FY 2020-21   |
|-----------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) |       173.83 |       209.89 | 116.65       |        99.31 | 100.79       |
| Non-PSUs                          |       691    |       758.09 | 965.43       |       883.22 | 1,296.48     |
| Grand Total (in cr.)              |       864.83 |       967.97 | 1,082.09     |       982.53 | 1,397.26     |

(Data up to 31.03.2022)   [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

(c) : Schedule VII of the Act indicates the eligible list of activities that can be undertaken by the companies under CSR. Development sector-wise details of CSR spent by the companies in the State of Gujarat during last five Financial Years (FY) 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 are at Annexure.

******

Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2328 FOR 01.08.2022

| Development Sector-Wise details of CSR Expenditure in Gujarat (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector-Wise details of CSR Expenditure in Gujarat (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector-Wise details of CSR Expenditure in Gujarat (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector-Wise details of CSR Expenditure in Gujarat (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector-Wise details of CSR Expenditure in Gujarat (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector-Wise details of CSR Expenditure in Gujarat (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector-Wise details of CSR Expenditure in Gujarat (Amount in Crore)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                                                             | Development Sector                                                                | FY 2016-17                                                                        | FY 2017-18                                                                        | FY 2018-19                                                                        | FY 2019-20                                                                        | FY 2020-21                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                 | Agro Forestry                                                                     | 0.52                                                                              | 0.06                                                                              | 0.27                                                                              | 0.37                                                                              | 10.10                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                 | Animal Welfare                                                                    | 7.99                                                                              | 14.83                                                                             | 17.89                                                                             | 20.03                                                                             | 45.34                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                 | Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependants                                    | 0.65                                                                              | 0.05                                                                              | 1.24                                                                              | 4.50                                                                              | 1.89                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                 | Art And Culture                                                                   | 154.33                                                                            | 164.06                                                                            | 22.22                                                                             | 9.43                                                                              | 13.69                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                 | Conservation Of Natural Resources                                                 | 1.12                                                                              | 2.79                                                                              | 4.45                                                                              | 2.99                                                                              | 4.23                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                 | Education                                                                         | 215.22                                                                            | 258.54                                                                            | 409.87                                                                            | 334.63                                                                            | 401.71                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                 | Environmental Sustainability                                                      | 12.61                                                                             | 40.50                                                                             | 37.77                                                                             | 37.55                                                                             | 46.53                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                 | Gender Equality                                                                   | 0.16                                                                              | 0.79                                                                              | 1.22                                                                              | 2.30                                                                              | 1.45                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                 | Health Care                                                                       | 235.70                                                                            | 280.59                                                                            | 248.35                                                                            | 329.62                                                                            | 588.24                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                | Livelihood Enhancement Projects                                                   | 49.59                                                                             | 35.89                                                                             | 37.57                                                                             | 28.89                                                                             | 37.53                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                | Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition                                         | 20.68                                                                             | 57.88                                                                             | 46.55                                                                             | 31.52                                                                             | 62.97                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                | Rural Development Projects                                                        | 77.40                                                                             | 55.56                                                                             | 172.77                                                                            | 88.27                                                                             | 78.78                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                | Safe Drinking Water                                                               | 3.95                                                                              | 5.04                                                                              | 5.03                                                                              | 11.48                                                                             | 9.26                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                | Sanitation                                                                        | 12.09                                                                             | 12.84                                                                             | 16.87                                                                             | 16.67                                                                             | 7.17                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                | Senior Citizens Welfare                                                           | 0.93                                                                              | 1.81                                                                              | 1.48                                                                              | 2.67                                                                              | 1.65                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                | Setting Up Homes And Hostels For Women                                            | 0.45                                                                              | 0.27                                                                              | 0.35                                                                              | 0.38                                                                              | 0.35                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                | Setting Up Orphanage                                                              | 0.03                                                                              | 0.22                                                                              | 0.19                                                                              | 0.15                                                                              | 0.06                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                | Slum Area Development                                                             | 7.19                                                                              | 2.38                                                                              | 0.51                                                                              | 0.70                                                                              | 0.46                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                | Socio-economic inequalities                                                       | 3.10                                                                              | 3.21                                                                              | 9.75                                                                              | 10.53                                                                             | 9.25                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                | Special Education                                                                 | 12.30                                                                             | 7.81                                                                              | 6.11                                                                              | 8.17                                                                              | 6.74                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                | Technology Incubators                                                             | 2.56                                                                              | 0.29                                                                              | 1.21                                                                              | 0.15                                                                              | 1.03                                                                              |
| 22                                                                                | Training To Promote Sports                                                        | 4.47                                                                              | 2.47                                                                              | 2.64                                                                              | 1.87                                                                              | 3.41                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                | Vocational Skills                                                                 | 31.83                                                                             | 11.96                                                                             | 17.82                                                                             | 25.74                                                                             | 43.28                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                | Women Empowerment                                                                 | 9.18                                                                              | 8.12                                                                              | 19.87                                                                             | 13.93                                                                             | 22.12                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                | NEC/ Not Mentioned*                                                               | 0.77                                                                              | -                                                                                 | 0.07                                                                              | -                                                                                 | 0.03                                                                              |
|                                                                                   | Grand Total (in cr.)                                                              | 864.83                                                                            | 967.97                                                                            | 1,082.09                                                                          | 982.53                                                                            | 1,397.26                                                                          |

(Data up to 31.03.2022)   [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

*Companies either did not specify the names of sectors or indicated more than one sector where projects were undertaken.

******