Lok Sabha Question No. 2726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: CSR fund
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria, Hemant Tukaram Godse

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2726 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2021

## CSR fund

## 2726. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA: SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to utilize Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)fund of coal companies for the development of coalfields;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the details of the development works being carried out thereon;
- (c) the quantum of funds accrued and utilized by coal PSUs for the purpose during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) the status of physical progress of such development works/activities;
- (e)  whether  any  of  the  coal  PSUs  has  defaulted  in  spending  CSR  funds  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the corrective action taken by the Government thereon; and
- (f) whether any relief is being provided to the families of the miners who suffered accidents and if so, the details thereof?

## Answer

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

- (a): Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries undertake Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as per Scheduled VII of Companies Act 2013.
- (b) to (d) : As per CSR policy of CIL, subsidiaries of CIL have to spend 80% of their CSR fund within  a  radius  of  25  kms.  of  their  project  sites/mines/area  Head  Quarter  (HQ)/company  HQ. Major development works/activities undertaken from CSR funds by coal PSUs are infrastructure development,  skill  development,  social  empowerment,  water  supply,  health  and  sanitation, promotion of sports and providing education facilities etc.  The details of CSR funds allocated and spent during the last three years and current year by CIL and its subsidiaries are furnished in the table below:

Fig in Rs. crores

| Financial Year             |   CSR Fund as per Companies Act, 2013 | Actual CSR Expenditure   |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2017-18                    |                                383.05 | 483.78                   |
| 2018-19                    |                                353.98 | 416.47                   |
| 2019-20                    |                                396.2  | 587.84                   |
| 2020-21 (Subject to audit) |                                440.13 | 283.85 (Apr. - Dec.)     |

The physical progress of major development works/activities undertaken as part of CSR by CIL and its subsidiaries is at Annexure A .

- (e): The coal PSUs are not in default of spending CSR funds as per Companies Act 2013.

(f): In CIL and its subsidiaries, miners are provided the following relief in case of accident:

A-        Relief/compensation  to  the  families  of  mine  workers  of  CIL  and  its  subsidiaries  who suffered accidents or die due to mine accident: -

1.         Compensation under the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923.
2.         An amount of  ₹ 15 lakh is paid as Ex-gratia
3.         An amount upto ₹ 1,25,000/- is paid under the Life Cover Scheme
4.       In  addition to compensation under the Employee's Compensation Act,1923 an additional amount of 90,000 is paid in case of death or permanent total disablement
5.         Upto ₹ 20 Lakhs as per the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018
6.          All employees are covered under the Coal Mines Provident Fund (CMPF) scheme with equal shares of the employee and the company. The accumulated amount is paid.
7.         Payment of leave encashment and any other dues.
8.         Pension as per Coal Mines Pension Scheme, 1998.
9.         Compassionate Employment to the dependent of the deceased employee.
10.       Monthly Monetary Compensation in lieu of employment to female dependent. The above is revised with every Wage Revision. Presently, the Monthly Monetary Compensation is paid at 26,292.97 per month.
11. B-         Relief/compensation  to  the  families  of  Contractors'  workers  who  suffered  accidents  or die due to mine accident: -
1.         Compensation under the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923.
2.         An amount of  ₹ 15 lakh is paid to the next of kin of the contractors' worker in case of fatal mine accident
3.          Nominee  of  deceased  contractors'  workers  are  eligible  for  payment  of  accumulated amount under EPF/CMPF.

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## Annexure A -Unstarred Que no. 2726 for 10.03.2021

| Major CSR activities of CIL and subsidiaries during last three years and current year   | Major CSR activities of CIL and subsidiaries during last three years and current year   | Major CSR activities of CIL and subsidiaries during last three years and current year                                                                         | Major CSR activities of CIL and subsidiaries during last three years and current year   | Major CSR activities of CIL and subsidiaries during last three years and current year   | Major CSR activities of CIL and subsidiaries during last three years and current year   | Major CSR activities of CIL and subsidiaries during last three years and current year   | Major CSR activities of CIL and subsidiaries during last three years and current year   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                  | Company                                                                                 | Project Name                                                                                                                                                  | Project Outlay (Rs. Cr.)                                                                | Expenditure till date (Rs. Cr.)                                                         | Start Year                                                                              | Completion Year / Ongoing                                                               | Physical Progress                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                       | CIL                                                                                     | First phase of ThalassemicBalSewaYojana                                                                                                                       | 20.00                                                                                   | 19.81                                                                                   | 2017- 18                                                                                | Ongoing                                                                                 | Ongoing                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                       | CIL                                                                                     | Rehabilitation and livelihood development of flood affected people in Majuli, Assam                                                                           | 15.60                                                                                   | 6.24                                                                                    | 2020- 21                                                                                | Ongoing                                                                                 | Ongoing                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                       | CIL                                                                                     | Contribution to West Bengal State Disaster Management Authority for COVID-19 and Amphan Cyclone Relief                                                        | 20.00                                                                                   | 20.00                                                                                   | 2020- 21                                                                                | 2020-21                                                                                 | Completed                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                       | CIL                                                                                     | Contribution to Maharashtra State Disaster Management Authority for COVID-19 relief                                                                           | 20.00                                                                                   | 20.00                                                                                   | 2020- 21                                                                                | 2020-21                                                                                 | Completed                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                       | CIL                                                                                     | Imparting skill development training to 2000 youths through different centers of Cental Institute of Plastic Engineering &Technology (CIPET)                  | 12.90                                                                                   | 12.28                                                                                   | 2018- 19                                                                                | Ongoing                                                                                 | Ongoing                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                       | CIL                                                                                     | Financial assistance to Odisha Power Transmission Company Ltd. (OPTCL) for restoration of damaged electricity lines in Odisha due to cyclone Fani in May 2019 | 50.32                                                                                   | 50.32                                                                                   | 2019- 20                                                                                | 2019-20                                                                                 | Completed                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                       | CIL                                                                                     | Contribution to PM-CARES Fund for COVID-19                                                                                                                    | 100.00                                                                                  | 100.00                                                                                  | 2019- 20                                                                                | 2019-20                                                                                 | Completed                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                       | CIL                                                                                     | Reconstruction of school buildings damaged floods in Dharwad and Bagalkot districts                                                                           | 25.00                                                                                   | 6.25                                                                                    | 2019- 20                                                                                | Ongoing                                                                                 | Ongoing                                                                                 |

|    |      | of Karnataka                                                                                                                                           |        |       |          |         |           |
|----|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------|----------|---------|-----------|
|  9 | ECL  | Operation, maintenance and management of Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Sikitia, Godda, Jharkhand for 10 years                                   |  15.3  |  0.66 | 2019- 20 | Ongoing | Ongoing   |
| 10 | NCL  | Contribution to Madhya Pradesh CMRelief Fund for COVID-19 relief                                                                                       |  20    | 20    | 2020- 21 | 2020-21 | Completed |
| 11 | CCL  | Making 3 districts - Bokaro, Ranchi, Hazaribagh Open Defecation Free (Depository nature work)                                                          |  21.45 | 21.45 | 2017- 18 | 2017-18 | Completed |
| 12 | CCL  | Contribution to Jharkhand State Disaster Management Authority                                                                                          |  20    | 20    | 2020- 21 | 2020-21 | Completed |
| 13 | SECL | Providing contribution of Rs. 10.00 crore to Clean Ganga Fund set up by the Central government for rejuvenation of National River Ganga under CSR head |  10    | 10    | 2017- 18 | 2017-18 | Completed |
| 14 | SECL | Financial Assistance to Chhattisgarh State Forest Department under Hariyar Chhattisgarh Programme                                                      |  72    | 67.56 | 2017- 18 | Ongoing | Ongoing   |
| 15 | SECL | Healthcare project in aspirational districts of Chattisgarh                                                                                            |  79.83 | 47.89 | 2018- 19 | Ongoing | Ongoing   |
| 16 | SECL | Prefabricated toilets in circulating areas of railway stations                                                                                         | 128.59 | 52.02 | 2019- 20 | Ongoing | Ongoing   |
| 17 | SECL | Providing one 128 slice CT Scan machine and one 3M Tesla MRI machine to CIMS Hospital, Bilaspur, Chattisgarh                                           |  21    | 16.76 | 2019- 20 | Ongoing | Ongoing   |

|   18 | SECL   | Contribution to Chattisgarh State Disaster Management Authority                                                                    |   10.00 |   7.00 | 2020- 21   | Ongoing   | Ongoing   |
|------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|------------|-----------|-----------|
|   19 | MCL    | Construction of District Stadium at Jharsuguda                                                                                     |   15.65 |  15.49 | 2016- 17   | Ongoing   | Ongoing   |
|   20 | MCL    | Construction of Medical College at Talcher under CSR of MCL                                                                        |  492.62 | 465.15 | 2016- 17   | Ongoing   | Ongoing   |
|   21 | MCL    | Providing sustainable livelihood to the targeted landless family sukhbasi residing on MCL aquired area as a CSR initiatives of MCL |   14.22 |   2.76 | 2018- 19   | Ongoing   | Ongoing   |
|   22 | MCL    | Construction of Multipurpose Indoor stadium at Jajpur                                                                              |   10.22 |   4.82 | 2017- 18   | Ongoing   | Ongoing   |
|   23 | MCL    | MCL- BAIF comprehensive community development programme for sustainable livelihood enhancement                                     |   20.29 |   3.58 | 2017- 18   | Ongoing   | Ongoing   |
|   24 | MCL    | Construction of Road Over Bridge (ROB) in Talcher                                                                                  |   37.22 |  11.39 | 2016- 17   | Ongoing   | Ongoing   |
|   25 | MCL    | Urban afforestation project                                                                                                        |   21.76 |  19.23 | 2017- 18   | Ongoing   | Ongoing   |