Lok Sabha Question No. 1287 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: CSR Funds Spending by Private Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022/

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1287 SRAVANA 03, 1944 (SAKA)

## CSR FUNDS SPENDING BY PRIVATE COMPANIES QUESTION

## 1287. PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds spent by private entities since its inception in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the details of criteria for selection of projects for the same;
- (c) whether the Government/local bodies have any role in selection of such projects;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to involve the Government agencies/local bodies in the selection of projects and its monitoring?

## 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) to (e):  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 CSR activities of the company based on the recommendation of its CSR Committee. The Government does not issue any specific direction to the companies to spend in any particular geographical area or activity.

The CSR framework is disclosure based and companies are required to file details of CSR activities annually in the MCA21 registry. The Government monitors the compliance of CSR provisions through the disclosures made by the companies in the MCA 21 registry. All data related to CSR filed by companies in MCA21 registry including details of projects are available in public domain and can be accessed at www.csr.gov.in. On the basis of annual filings made by  the  companies  in  the  MCA21  registry,  State/UT-wise  details  of  CSR  spent  by  private companies during Financial Year (FY) 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 are at Annexure. Further, companies are required to file CSR details for the financial year 2021-22 on or before 31.03.2023.

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Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1287 FOR 25.07.2022

| State/UT-wise CSR Expenditure by private companies (in Rs. Cr.)   | State/UT-wise CSR Expenditure by private companies (in Rs. Cr.)   | State/UT-wise CSR Expenditure by private companies (in Rs. Cr.)   | State/UT-wise CSR Expenditure by private companies (in Rs. Cr.)   | State/UT-wise CSR Expenditure by private companies (in Rs. Cr.)   | State/UT-wise CSR Expenditure by private companies (in Rs. Cr.)   | State/UT-wise CSR Expenditure by private companies (in Rs. Cr.)   | State/UT-wise CSR Expenditure by private companies (in Rs. Cr.)   | State/UT-wise CSR Expenditure by private companies (in Rs. Cr.)   |
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| S. No.                                                            | States                                                            | FY 2014-15                                                        | FY 2015-16                                                        | FY 2016-17                                                        | FY 2017-18                                                        | FY 2018-19                                                        | FY 2019-20                                                        | FY 2020-21                                                        |
| 1                                                                 | Andaman And Nicobar                                               | -                                                                 | 0.03                                                              | 0.09                                                              | -                                                                 | 0.67                                                              | 1.21                                                              | 0.91                                                              |
| 2                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                    | 332.60                                                            | 508.12                                                            | 479.91                                                            | 497.74                                                            | 606.35                                                            | 673.95                                                            | 626.79                                                            |
| 3                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                 | 0.48                                                              | 1.23                                                              | 12.38                                                             | 9.71                                                              | 20.54                                                             | 11.34                                                             | 7.04                                                              |
| 4                                                                 | Assam                                                             | 34.15                                                             | 43.32                                                             | 30.41                                                             | 60.43                                                             | 43.41                                                             | 60.22                                                             | 70.03                                                             |
| 5                                                                 | Bihar                                                             | 24.53                                                             | 82.00                                                             | 79.61                                                             | 83.71                                                             | 105.33                                                            | 101.92                                                            | 70.51                                                             |
| 6                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                        | 1.77                                                              | 5.08                                                              | 21.96                                                             | 20.50                                                             | 11.29                                                             | 15.48                                                             | 13.12                                                             |
| 7                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                      | 116.56                                                            | 75.61                                                             | 79.37                                                             | 78.61                                                             | 54.94                                                             | 159.62                                                            | 119.92                                                            |
| 8                                                                 | Dadra And Nagar Haveli                                            | 2.05                                                              | 7.82                                                              | 7.02                                                              | 5.26                                                              | 13.10                                                             | 18.09                                                             | 17.65                                                             |
| 9                                                                 | Daman And Diu                                                     | 20.05                                                             | 2.39                                                              | 2.63                                                              | 20.09                                                             | 6.16                                                              | 9.52                                                              | 5.25                                                              |
| 10                                                                | Delhi                                                             | 162.11                                                            | 413.30                                                            | 328.21                                                            | 516.19                                                            | 575.60                                                            | 618.69                                                            | 611.99                                                            |
| 11                                                                | Goa                                                               | 26.28                                                             | 24.36                                                             | 29.07                                                             | 50.09                                                             | 40.01                                                             | 38.37                                                             | 35.07                                                             |
| 12                                                                | Gujarat                                                           | 248.60                                                            | 459.32                                                            | 691.00                                                            | 758.09                                                            | 965.43                                                            | 883.22                                                            | 1,296.48                                                          |
| 13                                                                | Haryana                                                           | 151.56                                                            | 360.52                                                            | 364.03                                                            | 339.10                                                            | 352.25                                                            | 505.13                                                            | 521.48                                                            |
| 14                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                  | 10.13                                                             | 49.98                                                             | 20.61                                                             | 29.42                                                             | 31.29                                                             | 39.51                                                             | 55.26                                                             |
| 15                                                                | Jammu And Kashmir                                                 | 20.89                                                             | 15.45                                                             | 17.84                                                             | 15.73                                                             | 16.57                                                             | 14.74                                                             | 13.42                                                             |
| 16                                                                | Jharkhand                                                         | 21.05                                                             | 32.40                                                             | 53.71                                                             | 51.42                                                             | 49.89                                                             | 63.08                                                             | 113.47                                                            |
| 17                                                                | Karnataka                                                         | 372.40                                                            | 665.45                                                            | 805.45                                                            | 962.02                                                            | 1,035.08                                                          | 1,229.53                                                          | 1,068.79                                                          |
| 18                                                                | Kerala                                                            | 54.65                                                             | 129.68                                                            | 113.65                                                            | 183.38                                                            | 311.96                                                            | 242.31                                                            | 256.55                                                            |
| 19                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                       | -                                                                 | -                                                                 | -                                                                 | 2.07                                                              | 0.39                                                              | -                                                                 | 0.01                                                              |
| 20                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                    | 53.76                                                             | 84.43                                                             | 94.94                                                             | 98.43                                                             | 138.13                                                            | 174.55                                                            | 214.89                                                            |
| 21                                                                | Maharashtra                                                       | 1,402.09                                                          | 1,920.94                                                          | 2,306.19                                                          | 2,607.08                                                          | 3,032.50                                                          | 3,082.59                                                          | 3,092.76                                                          |
| 22                                                                | Manipur                                                           | 2.22                                                              | 4.97                                                              | 11.93                                                             | 4.79                                                              | 6.33                                                              | 9.84                                                              | 5.56                                                              |
| 23                                                                | Meghalaya                                                         | 1.83                                                              | 2.00                                                              | 6.41                                                              | 5.66                                                              | 12.59                                                             | 8.56                                                              | 10.46                                                             |
| 24                                                                | Mizoram                                                           | -                                                                 | 0.43                                                              | -                                                                 | 0.83                                                              | -                                                                 | 0.25                                                              | 0.79                                                              |
| 25                                                                | Nagaland                                                          | 0.08                                                              | 0.61                                                              | 0.47                                                              | 1.77                                                              | 2.02                                                              | 4.47                                                              | 3.31                                                              |
| 26                                                                | Odisha                                                            | 107.04                                                            | 181.88                                                            | 123.09                                                            | 161.22                                                            | 147.23                                                            | 193.55                                                            | 245.14                                                            |
| 27                                                                | Puducherry                                                        | 2.02                                                              | 6.37                                                              | 7.43                                                              | 6.09                                                              | 6.78                                                              | 11.32                                                             | 11.77                                                             |
| 28                                                                | Punjab                                                            | 53.70                                                             | 62.55                                                             | 70.91                                                             | 111.04                                                            | 160.23                                                            | 185.75                                                            | 123.66                                                            |
| 29                                                                | Rajasthan                                                         | 270.97                                                            | 414.70                                                            | 301.03                                                            | 417.64                                                            | 551.01                                                            | 710.95                                                            | 627.78                                                            |
| 30                                                                | Sikkim                                                            | 0.73                                                              | 1.39                                                              | 5.20                                                              | 6.70                                                              | 4.58                                                              | 9.94                                                              | 6.38                                                              |
| 31                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                        | 310.29                                                            | 506.24                                                            | 472.73                                                            | 593.55                                                            | 761.59                                                            | 941.32                                                            | 1,005.45                                                          |
| 32                                                                | Telangana                                                         | 79.09                                                             | 229.94                                                            | 233.61                                                            | 337.12                                                            | 381.15                                                            | 393.89                                                            | 495.37                                                            |
| 33                                                                | Tripura                                                           | 0.44                                                              | 0.54                                                              | 0.81                                                              | 1.83                                                              | 2.26                                                              | 1.91                                                              | 3.48                                                              |
| 34                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                     | 86.18                                                             | 250.44                                                            | 213.71                                                            | 333.83                                                            | 364.84                                                            | 502.39                                                            | 709.28                                                            |
| 35                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                       | 41.52                                                             | 36.59                                                             | 75.43                                                             | 64.36                                                             | 72.45                                                             | 67.92                                                             | 102.57                                                            |
| 36 37                                                             | West Bengal NEC/ Not mentioned *                                  | 126.96 -                                                          | 201.40 -                                                          | 247.41                                                            | 293.96                                                            | 331.67                                                            | 382.56                                                            | 364.39 9.26                                                       |
|                                                                   |                                                                   |                                                                   |                                                                   | 7.63                                                              | 127.29                                                            | 4.44                                                              | 20.75                                                             |                                                                   |
| 38                                                                | PAN India **                                                      | 2,659.03                                                          | 2,943.02                                                          | 3,144.77                                                          | 4,102.41                                                          | 5,146.86                                                          | 6,893.95                                                          | 6,074.06                                                          |
|                                                                   | Contribution to Funds included in Schedule VII of the Act         | 451.30                                                            | 578.03                                                            | 587.72                                                            | 488.03                                                            | 582.01                                                            | 1,329.38                                                          | 2,406.53                                                          |
| 39                                                                | Grand Total (in Cr.)                                              | 7,249.11                                                          | 10,302.52                                                         | 11,048.37                                                         | 13,447.18                                                         | 15,948.91                                                         | 19,611.80                                                         | 20,416.62                                                         |