Lok Sabha Question No. 519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Corporate Social Responsibility
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Arun Sao, Vijay Baghel, Mohan Mandavi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO -† 519

ANSWERED ON - 06/02/2023

## CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

†519. SHRI ARUN SAO:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:-

- (a) the amount of funds spent by the Government undertakings under the control of Union Government  under  Corporate  Social Responsibility (CSR)  for Skill Development and Certification programme during the financial years 2019-20, 202021, 2021-22;
- (b) the  amount  of  funds  spent  by  these  undertakings  through  Government organizations and Non-Governmental Organisations separately; and
- (c) the  amount-wise  provision  made  for  the  State  of  Chhattisgarh  by  these undertakings themselves and by Union Government under the CSR head of these Government undertakings?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) The broad framework for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has beenprovided under section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act'), formulated and enacted  by  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  (MCA),  Government  of  India.  Theeligible activities that can  be  undertaken  by the companies  including Public Sector Undertakings  (PSUs),as  CSR  also  includes  'livelihood  enhancement  projects'  and 'vocational skills'.

On  the  basis  of  filling  made  by  the  companies  in  MCA  21registryup  to 30.09.2022,  the  CSR  expenditure  made  by  PSUs  on  'Vocational  Skills'  and 'Livelihood  Enhancement Projects'  during financial year 2019-20 and 2020-21 are as follows:

| Development Sector              |   2019-20 |   [Amounts in Cr.] 2020-21 |
|---------------------------------|-----------|----------------------------|
| Vocational Skills               |    325.55 |                     115.66 |
| Livelihood Enhancement Projects |     72.01 |                      42.81 |
| Total                           |    397.56 |                     158.47 |

Source: National CSR Data Portal .

Further, the CSR expenditure data for FY 2021-22 is not available yet as the companies are required to file CSR details for FY 2021-22 on or before 31.03.2023.

- (b) Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs,  Government  of  India  does  not  maintain  such type of data.
- (c) On  the  basis  of  filling  made  by  the  companies  in  MCA  21registry  up  to 30.09.2022,  the  CSR  expenditure  made  by  PSUs  in  the  State  of  Chhattisgarh  on 'Vocational  Skills'  and  'Livelihood  Enhancement  Projects'  during  financial  year 2019-20 and 2020-21 are as follows

[Amount in crore]

| Development Sector              |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Vocational Skills               |      1.48 |      2.01 |
| Livelihood Enhancement Projects |      0.15 |      0.95 |
| Total                           |      1.63 |      2.96 |

Source: National CSR Data Portal.

Further, the CSR expenditure data for FY 2021-22 is not available yet as the companies are required to file CSR details for FY 2021-22 on or before 31.03.2023.

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