Lok Sabha Question No. 3807 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Development of Rural Areas under CSR
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3807

ANSWERED ON 21/12/2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS UNDER CSR

## 3807.   MS. DIYA KUMARI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any new initiatives have been taken for equitable development of rural areas under  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  during  the  last  three  years,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  expenditure  incurred  on  rural  development  under  Corporate  Social Responsibility during each of the last three years; and
- (c) the specific areas under which these CSR activities have been carried out?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)  &  (b)     As  per the information shared by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MoCA), a broad  framework  for  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  has  been  provided  through Section  135  of  the  Companies  Act  2013  ('Act'),  Schedule  VII  of  the  Act  and  Companies (CSR  Policy)  Rules,  2014.  Schedule  VII  of  the  Act  indicates  the  activities  that  can  be undertaken by the company as eligible CSR activities. Further, MoCA has clarified that items mentioned in Schedule VII are broad based and must be interpreted liberally to capture the essence  of  the  subject  enumerated.  Item  number  (x)  of  Schedule  VII  mentions  "Rural Development Projects" as eligible CSR activities. On the basis of filing made by companies in  the  MoCA  registry,  CSR  funds  spent  by  various  companies  for  "Rural  Development Projects"  under  the  Act  for  the  financial  years  2017-18,  2018-19  and  2019-20  are  given below:

|   S.No. | Financial Year   | Expenditure incurred for the Rural Development projects (In Crores)   |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2017-18          | 1,724.07                                                              |
|       2 | 2018-19          | 2,428.45                                                              |
|       3 | 2019-20          | 2,279.20                                                              |

Further,  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  has  leveraged  the  funds  under  CSR  for  the convergence-based  schemes  such  as  Saansad  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana  (SAGY)  and  Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) for converging private / corporate investments with the government initiatives for the development of Gram Panchayats/clusters identified under these schemes. The details of expenditure incurred in the clusters of Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) are placed at Annexure-I .  However,  the  expenditure incurred under CSR in SAGY is not maintained centrally by this Ministry.

(c)    As per the information shared by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the CSR activities are  carried  out  in  line  with  the  activities  indicated  in  the  Schedule  VII  of  the  Act  and Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014. The same is placed at Annexure-II .

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Annexure-I referred in point (a) and (b) of reply to Lok Sabha unstarred question No.3807 for answer on 21st December 2021.

List of the works wherein CSR funds are involved in the Clusters identified under Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM)

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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                                                                | State                                                                                | District                                                                             | Cluster                                                                                    | Work Name                                                                            | Component Name                                                                       | Work Work Type                                                                       | type both CGF Allocation                                                             | means that the funds Convergence Allocation Total Allocation                         | from CGF have CGF Expenditure                                                        | also been Convergence Expenditure                                                    | utilised partly Total Expenditure                                                    |
| 1                                                                                    | ChhattisgarhBastar                                                                   | Madpal                                                                               | Primary Shala Madpal Middle Shala Gidodwar Anganwadi Gidodwar Furniture Jhula Water Cooler | Education                                                                            | Convergence                                                                          | 0                                                                                    | 1977000                                                                              | 1977000                                                                              | 0                                                                                    | 1500000                                                                              | 1500000                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                    | Bastar                                                                               | Madpal                                                                               | Super Speciality Hospital                                                                  | Health                                                                               | Convergence                                                                          | 0                                                                                    | 52800000                                                                             | 52800000                                                                             | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                    | Bastar                                                                               | Madpal                                                                               | Police Station Nagarnar                                                                    | Social Infrastructure                                                                | Convergence                                                                          | 0                                                                                    | 29117000                                                                             | 29117000                                                                             | 0                                                                                    | 29117000                                                                             | 29117000                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                    | Bastar                                                                               | Madpal                                                                               | Village Street                                                                             | Access to Village Streets with Drains                                                | Convergence                                                                          | 0                                                                                    | 99800000                                                                             | 99800000                                                                             | 0                                                                                    | 99800000                                                                             | 99800000                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                    | Bastar                                                                               | Madpal                                                                               | Solar Power Plant Construction                                                             | Village Street Lights and Electrification                                            | Both                                                                                 | 700000                                                                               | 500000                                                                               | 1200000                                                                              | 420000                                                                               | 0                                                                                    | 420000                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                    | Bastar                                                                               | Madpal                                                                               | Solar Power Plant Construction                                                             | Village Street Lights and Electrification                                            | Both                                                                                 | 700000                                                                               | 500000                                                                               | 1200000                                                                              | 420000                                                                               | 0                                                                                    | 420000                                                                               |

## Annexure-I

|         | Bastar          | Madpal         | Solar Power Plant Construction                            | Village Street Lights and Electrification   | Both        |   700000 |   500000 |   1200000 |   420000 |        0 |   420000 |
|---------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|
|         | Bastar          | Madpal         | Solar Power Plant Construction                            | Village Street Lights and Electrification   | Both        |   700000 |   500000 |   1200000 |   420000 |        0 |   420000 |
|         | Bastar          | Madpal         | Solar Power Plant Construction                            | Village Street Lights and Electrification   | Both        |   700000 |   500000 |   1200000 |   420000 |        0 |   420000 |
|         | Bastar          | Madpal         | Solar Power Plant Construction                            | Village Street Lights and Electrification   | Both        |   700000 |   500000 |   1200000 |   280000 |        0 |   280000 |
|         | Bastar          | Madpal         | Solar Power Plant Construction                            | Village Street Lights and Electrification   | CGF         |  1200000 |        0 |   1200000 |   720000 |        0 |   720000 |
| Gujarat | Bhavnagar       | Mota Khutavada | SHG Formation                                             | Employment Generation and SHG Formation     | Convergence |        0 |   700000 |    700000 |        0 |   700000 |   700000 |
|         | Kachchh         | Mundra         | Provision of Pipeline Network for Sewage Treatment Plant  | Solid and Liquid Waste Management           | Convergence |        0 | 30000000 |  30000000 |        0 | 20100000 | 20100000 |
|         | Devbhumi Dwarka | Vadinar        | Education Equipment                                       | Education                                   | Convergence |        0 |   900000 |    900000 |        0 |   900000 |   900000 |
|         | Devbhumi Dwarka | Vadinar        | Health Camps and Mobile Van Service and Ambulance Service | Health                                      | Convergence |        0 | 21570054 |  21570054 |        0 | 21570054 | 21570054 |
|         | Devbhumi Dwarka | Vadinar        | Infrastructure Work                                       | Social Infrastructure                       | Convergence |        0 | 67997792 |  67997792 |        0 | 67997792 | 67997792 |
|         | Devbhumi Dwarka | Vadinar        | Solid Waste Management and IEC                            | Solid and Liquid Waste Management           | Convergence |        0 |  8012434 |   8012434 |        0 |  8012434 |  8012434 |

|    | Bhavnagar Mota             | Khutavada Developed 1 acre Orchard Plot with Low Cost Net House on Farmers Field            | Agri-services Processing and allied activities   | Convergence   |        0 |   120000 |   120000 |   0 |   120000 |   120000 |
|----|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|-----|----------|----------|
|    | Bhavnagar Mota             | Khutavada Plantation of Trees with Different Segments                                       | Agri-services Processing and allied activities   | Convergence   |        0 |   175000 |   175000 |   0 |   175000 |   175000 |
|    | Bhavnagar Mota             | Khutavada Drip,Sprinkler                                                                    | Agri-services Processing and allied activities   | Convergence   |        0 |  1796900 |  1796900 |   0 |  1796900 |  1796900 |
|    | Bhavnagar Mota             | Khutavada Providing Drip and Sprinkler Facilities                                           | Agri-services Processing and allied activities   | Convergence   |        0 |  1796900 |  1796900 |   0 |  1796900 |  1796900 |
|    | Bhavnagar Mota             | Khutavada Providing Accessories and Furniture for School Development                        | Education                                        | Convergence   |        0 |   657600 |   657600 |   0 |   657600 |   657600 |
| 3  | West Singhbhu Dudhbila     | Construction of Cold Room at Dudhbilla                                                      | Agri-services Processing and allied activities   | Both          |  1919160 |   100000 |  2019160 |   0 |        0 |        0 |
|    | m West Singhbhu m Dudhbila | Construction of Cold Room at Kotgadh                                                        | Agri-services Processing and allied activities   | Both          |  1919160 |   100000 |  2019160 |   0 |        0 |        0 |
|    | West Singhbhu m Dudhbila   | Agro Products and NTFP Collection Aggregation Processing Unit for Lac, Tamarind, Herbal Oil | Agri-services Processing and allied activities   | CGF           | 11072927 |        0 | 11072927 |   0 |        0 |        0 |
|    | West Singhbhu m Dudhbila   | Construction of Residential Bridge Course                                                   | Education                                        | Both          |  9989893 |  6000000 | 15989893 |   0 |        0 |        0 |

| West Singhbhu m   | Dudhbila   | Development of Katikora Primary School For Digital   | Literacy Center                                          | Digital Literacy   |    Both |   1148080 |    700000 |   1848080 |    404358 |   0 404358 |
|-------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| West Singhbhu m   | Dudhbila   | Sports Training Center at Kotgadh Panchayat          | Sports Infrastructure                                    | Both               | 2741725 |    740000 |   3481725 |   1138395 |         0 |    1138395 |
| West Singhbhu m   | Dudhbila   | Community Centre for Classes at Kotgarh              | Social Infrastructure                                    | Both               |  403700 |    120000 |    523700 |    227108 |         0 |     227108 |
| West Singhbhu m   | Dudhbila   | Community Centre For Classes at Dudhbila             | Social Infrastructure                                    | Both               |  524990 |    120000 |    644990 |    291222 |         0 |     291222 |
| West Singhbhu m   | Dudhbila   | Awareness Programmes and IEC Activities in 3 Year    | Social Welfare                                           | Convergence        |       0 |    200000 |    200000 |         0 |    200000 |     200000 |
| West Singhbhu m   | Dudhbila   | High Mast Light                                      | Village Street Lights and Electrification                | Convergence        |       0 |    724000 |    724000 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| West Singhbhu m   | Dudhbila   | Skill Development Programme                          | Skill Development training Linked to Economic Activities | Convergence        |       0 |    498000 |    498000 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| Chatra            | Saradhu    | Large Water Distribution System                      | Piped Water Supply                                       | Convergence        |       0 | 379393000 | 379393000 |         0 | 379393000 |  379393000 |
| Chatra            | Saradhu    | Water Supply Connections to Households               | Piped Water Supply                                       | Convergence        |       0 |  10000000 |  10000000 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| Chatra            | Saradhu    | Mini Jal Minar and Piped Water Supply Supply         | Piped Water                                              | Convergence        |       0 |   7500000 |   7500000 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| Chatra            | Saradhu    | Handwashing Station                                  | Sanitation                                               | Convergence        |       0 |   1000000 |   1000000 |         0 |     98400 |      98400 |

|           | Chatra          | Saradhu Training for Vehicle Repairing                                               | Skill Development training Linked to Economic Activities   | Convergence   |        0 |   450000 |   450000 |   0 |        0 |        0 |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|-----|----------|----------|
|           | Bokaro          | Siyaljori Nandghar Anganwadi Flagship Programme of Vedanta Group                     | Social Welfare                                             | Convergence   |        0 |  4830000 |  4830000 |   0 |  3800000 |  3800000 |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru Urban | HaragaddeConstruction of 3 Rooms in Koppagate Govt School                            | Education                                                  | Convergence   |        0 |  3000000 |  3000000 |   0 |  2999000 |  2999000 |
|           | Bengaluru Urban | HaragaddeConstruction of School Building In Nanjapura Village                        | Education                                                  | Convergence   |        0 |  4000000 |  4000000 |   0 |  3999000 |  3999000 |
|           | Bengaluru Urban | HaragaddeConstruction of Anganwadi Kendra at Kavalhosahalli Village Anekal Taluk     | Education                                                  | Convergence   |        0 |  2013153 |  2013153 |   0 |  2013153 |  2013153 |
|           | Bengaluru Urban | HaragaddeDeveloping the Lake in Nanjapura Village Hulimangala                        | Tourism Promotion                                          | Convergence   |        0 | 14400000 | 14400000 |   0 | 14400000 | 14400000 |
|           | Bengaluru Urban | HaragaddeDeveloping Lake in Vabasandra Village Hulimangala                           | Tourism Promotion                                          | Convergence   |        0 | 12000000 | 12000000 |   0 | 11900000 | 11900000 |
|           | Bengaluru Urban | HaragaddeDeveloping and Lake Rejuvenation of Dyavasandar Kadapa Lake in Haragadde Gp | Tourism Promotion                                          | Convergence   | 10000000 |        0 | 10000000 |   0 |        0 |        0 |

| Maharashtra Jalgaon   |           | Hartala     | Solarization of all govt institutions like GP, Schools, PHC                     | Citizens Service Centres                       | Both        |   400000 |   1200000 |   1600000 |   395942 |        0 |   395942 |
|-----------------------|-----------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|
|                       | Jalgaon   | Hartala     | Solarization of all Govt institutions like GP, School ,Sub Centre               | Citizens Service Centres                       | Both        |   400000 |   1200000 |   1600000 |   395942 |        0 |   395942 |
|                       | Jalgaon   | Hartala     | Solarization of All Govt institutions like GP, School, PHC Sub Centre           | Citizens Service Centres                       | Both        |   200000 |    500000 |    700000 |   197992 |        0 |   197992 |
|                       | Jalgaon   | Hartala     | solarization of all govt institutions like GP, School, PHC Sub Centre           | Citizens Service Centres                       | Both        |   400000 |    800000 |   1200000 |   395942 |        0 |   395942 |
|                       | Jalgaon   | Hartala     | Solarization of all Govt institutions like GP,,Schools, PHC Sub Centre          | Citizens Service Centres                       | Both        |   400000 |    600000 |   1000000 |   395942 |        0 |   395942 |
| d                     | Aurangaba | Jogeshwar i | Water Conservation Works Nala trenching deepening at GP Ghanegaon Narayanpur kh | Agri-services Processing and allied activities | Convergence |        0 |  17100000 |  17100000 |        0 | 17100000 | 17100000 |
| d                     | Aurangaba | Jogeshwar i | Water Conservation Works Nala trenching deepening at GP Kasoda                  | Agri-services Processing and allied activities | Convergence |        0 |   5000000 |   5000000 |        0 |  5000000 |  5000000 |

|           | Aurangaba d i               | Jogeshwar Water Conservation Agri-services                             | Jogeshwar Water Conservation Agri-services   | Convergence   | 0      | 7000000   | 7000000   | 0   | 7000000   | 7000000   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------|--------|-----------|-----------|-----|-----------|-----------|
|           | d                           | Works Nala trenching deepening at GP Eklahera                          | Processing and allied activities             |               |        |           |           |     |           |           |
|           | Aurangaba Jogeshwar i       | Construction of individual Toilet at GP Ghanegaon Itawa Construction   | Solid and Liquid Waste Management            | Convergence   | 0      | 8000000   | 8000000   | 0   | 8000000   | 8000000   |
| Rajasthan | PratapgarhArnod             | of CC road Upto Swasthya Kendra Veerawli Access to Village with Drains | Streets                                      | Convergence   | 0      | 100000    | 100000    | 0   | 0         | 0         |
|           | PratapgarhArnod             | Construction of CC road Main Road to UpSawastya Kendra Mandawara       | Access to Village Streets with Drains        | Convergence   | 0      | 100000    | 100000    | 0   | 0         | 0         |
| Telangana | Karimnaga r Bijigirisha rif | Solar Power system in PHCs                                             | Village Street Lights and Electrification    | Both          | 600000 | 600000    | 1200000   | 0   | 0         | 0         |

## Annexure-II referred in point (c) of reply to Lok Sabha unstarred question No.3807 for answer on 21st December 2021

Activities that may be included by companies in their CSR policies. Activities relating to:

- 1) eradicating hunger, poverty and malnutrition; promoting health care including preventive health care  and  sanitation  including  contribution  to  the  'Swachh  Bharat  Kosh'  set-up  by  the  Central Government for the promotion of sanitation and making available safe drinking water;
- 2) promoting  education,  including  special  education  and  employment  enhancing  vocation  skills especially among children, women, elderly, and the differently abled and livelihood enhancement projects;
- 3) promoting gender equality and empowering women, setting up homes and hostels for women and orphans; setting up old age homes, day care centres and such other facilities for senior citizens and measures for reducing inequalities faced by socially and economically backward groups;
- 4) ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna, animal welfare, agro forestry, conservation of natural resources and maintaining quality of soil, air and water  including  contribution  to  the  'Clean  Ganga  Fund'  set-up  by  the  Central  Government  for rejuvenation of river Ganga;
- 5) protection  of  national  heritage,  art  and  culture  including  restoration  of  buildings  and  sites  of historical importance and works of art; setting up public libraries; promotion and development of traditional arts and handicrafts;
- 6) measures  for  the  benefit  of  armed  forces  veterans,  war  widows  and  their  dependents,  Central Armed  Police  Forces  (CAPF)  and  Central  Para  Military  Forces  (CPMF)  veterans,  and  their dependents including widows;
- 7) training  to  promote  rural  sports,  nationally  recognized  sports,  paralympic  sports  and  Olympic sports;
- 8) contribution to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund or Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and  Relief  in  Emergency  Situations  Fund  (PM  CARES  Fund)    any  other  fund  set  up  by  the Central  Government  for  socio-economic  development  and  relief  and  welfare  of  the  Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, minorities and women;
- 9) (a)  Contribution  to  incubators  or  research  and  development  projects  in  the  field  of  science, technology, engineering and medicine, funded by the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or any agency of the Central Government or State Government; and
10. (b)  Contributions to public funded Universities; Indian Institute of Technology (IITs); National Laboratories  and  autonomous  bodies  established  under  Department  of  Atomic  Energy  (DAE); Department of Biotechnology (DBT); Department of Science and Technology (DST); Department of Pharmaceuticals; Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH); Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and other bodies, namely Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO); Indian Council of Agricultural  Research  (ICAR);  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR)  and  Council  of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), engaged in conducting research in science, technology, engineering and medicine aimed at promoting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- 10) Rural development projects.
- 11) Slum area development.

Explanation- For the purpose of this item, the term 'slum area' shall mean any area declared as such by the Central Government or any State Government or any other competent authority under any law for the time being in force.

- 12) Disaster management, including relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities.

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