Lok Sabha Question No. 77 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: CSR Projects by NGOs
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 77 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 8, 1943 (SAKA)

## CSR PROJECTS BY NGOs QUESTION

## 77.  SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Non-Governmental  Organisations  (NGO)  including  the organisation functioning in the social sector in the country, which are engaged in the fields of environment, skill development, and sanitization through projects/activities under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), State/UT-wise; and
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned / allocated/ utilized during the last three year and the current year by the said NGOs Organisations?

## 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):    The  Government  provides  the  broad  framework  for  Corporate  Social Responsibility (CSR) through Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act'), Schedule VII of the Act and Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014. In the CSR Legal  framework, the  word  'Non -governmental  Organisations  (NGO)'  has nowhere been defined, however, Section 135 of the Act read with Rule 4 of the Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014 prescribes that the Board of the company is  empowered  to  undertake  its  CSR  activities  either  by  itself  or  through Implementing Agencies as mentioned in the said rule. The Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014 was amended on 22 nd  January, 2021 and registration of Implementing Agencies with the Central Government is mandatory with effect from 1 st  April, 2021. Till 31.10.2021, total 17,130 Implementing Agencies are registered with MCA21 registry.

(b):    The  CSR  architecture  is  disclosure  based  and  only  CSR  mandated companies are required to file details of CSR spent annually in the MCA21 registry.  On  the  basis  of  filings  made  by  the  companies  in  the  MCA21 registry, companies have spent a cumulative amount of Rs 20,150.27 Crore in FY 2018-19, Rs 24,688.66 Crore in FY 2019-20 and Rs 8828.11 Crore in FY 2020-21 respectively. An analysis of CSR filings made by the companies reveals that of the total annual CSR spent, approximately 60% of the CSR expenditure has been done through implementing agencies.

As per the Act,  companies are required to hold Annual General Meeting (AGM) within six months from the end of financial year. Thereafter, financial statements and board report containing disclosure about CSR, are to be filed in MCA21 within 30 days of the AGM. Ministry vide General Circular No. 17/2021  dated  29.10.2021  relaxed  the  levying  of  additional  fees  till 31.12.2021 for the filing of financial statement in respect of the financial year 2020-21. Further, filings for financial year 2021-22 are required to be made only after the end of current financial year.

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