Lok Sabha Question No. 2473 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: CSR Spent in Chhattisgarh
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Soni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2473 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 22, 1943 (SAKA)

## CSR SPENT IN CHHATTISGARH

## QUESTION

## 2473. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a) the existing guidelines of the use of funds earmarked for fulfilling the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR);
- (b) the details of the items of work on which the CSR fund is and can be spent;
- (c) the  details  of  CSR  fund  received  during  the  last  three  years  under  Raipur parliamentary constituency of Chhattisgarh, Corporate House-wise and amountwise; and
- (d) the details of the CSR fund utilized for Raipur parliamentary constituency during the said period work and year-wise?

## 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)  & (b): 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.  Section  135  of  the  Act  mandates  every company having net worth of Rs. 500 crore or more, or turnover of Rs. 1000 crore or more, or net profit of Rs. 5 crore or more during the immediately preceding financial year, to spend at least two per cent of the average net profits of the company made over immediately preceding three financial years towards CSR as per the CSR Policy of  the  Company.  Schedule  VII  of  the  Act  indicates  the  activities  that  can  be undertaken by the companies as CSR. A copy of Schedule VII of the Act is given at Annexure -I. The CSR Policy Rules prescribed the detailed procedures to be followed by  the  companies  while  implementing  their  CSR  activities.  CSR  is  a  Board  driven process and the Board of the company is empowered to plan, decide, execute and monitor CSR activities based on the recommendations of its CSR Committee.

(c) & (d): The CSR framework is disclosure based and CSR mandated companies are required to file details of CSR activities annually in the MCA21 registry.  All data related to  CSR  filed  by  companies  in  MCA21  registry,  including  company-wise  as  well  as activity-wise,  is  available  in  public  domain  at  www.csr.gov.in.  The  parliamentary constituency-wise data is not maintained by the Ministry. However, on the basis of the filings made by the companies in the MCA 21 registry,  sector-wise CSR spent by all the companies in Raipur District of Chhattisgarh during the last three financial years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively is given at Annexure-II. Regarding CSR data for financial year 2020-21, it is informed that the companies are required  to  hold  Annual  General  Meeting  (AGM)  within  six  months  from  the  end  of financial year. Thereafter, financial statements and board reports containing disclosures about CSR, are to be filed in MCA21 within 30 days of the AGM. In view of the disruption caused by COVID-19 pandemic, Registrars of Companies have accorded extension of  time  till  30 th   November,  2021  for  conduct  of  AGMs  by  companies.  The Ministry vide General Circular No. 17/2021 dated 29.10.2021 has relaxed the levy of additional fees till 31.12.2021 for filing of financial statement in respect of the financial year 2020-21.

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Annexure -I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2473 FOR 13.12.2021

- Activities which may be included by companies in their Corporate Social Responsibility Policies Activities relating to: [ (i) 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; (ii) promoting  education,  including  special  education  and  employment  enhancing  vocation skills  especially  among  children,  women,  elderly,  and  the  differently  abled  and  livelihood enhancement projects; (iii) 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; (iv) 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; (v) 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; (vi) 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; (vii) training  to  promote  rural  sports,  nationally  recognized  sports,  paralympic  sports  and Olympic sports; (viii) 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; (ix) (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 (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). (x) rural development projects. (xi) 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. (xii)     disaster management, including relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities.

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## Annexure -II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2473 FOR 13.12.2021

| Development Sector Wise CSR in Raipur District of Chhattisgarh (INR Crore)   | Development Sector Wise CSR in Raipur District of Chhattisgarh (INR Crore)   | Development Sector Wise CSR in Raipur District of Chhattisgarh (INR Crore)   | Development Sector Wise CSR in Raipur District of Chhattisgarh (INR Crore)   | Development Sector Wise CSR in Raipur District of Chhattisgarh (INR Crore)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                       | Development Sector                                                           | FY 2018-19                                                                   | FY 2019-20                                                                   | FY 2020-21                                                                   |
| No. 1.                                                                       | Animal Welfare                                                               | -                                                                            | 0.00                                                                         | -                                                                            |
| 2.                                                                           | Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependants                               | 0.03                                                                         | 0.01                                                                         | -                                                                            |
| 3.                                                                           | Art And Culture                                                              | 0.12                                                                         | 1.70                                                                         | -                                                                            |
| 4.                                                                           | Conservation Of Natural Resources                                            | -                                                                            | 0.29                                                                         | -                                                                            |
| 5.                                                                           | Education                                                                    | 14.54                                                                        | 12.57                                                                        | 2.03                                                                         |
| 6.                                                                           | Environmental Sustainability                                                 | 1.69                                                                         | 1.19                                                                         | 1.17                                                                         |
| 7.                                                                           | Gender Equality                                                              | 0.04                                                                         | 0.00                                                                         | -                                                                            |
| 8.                                                                           | Health Care                                                                  | 2.14                                                                         | 4.80                                                                         | 1.39                                                                         |
| 9.                                                                           | Livelihood Enhancement Projects                                              | 0.13                                                                         | 0.82                                                                         | 0.01                                                                         |
| 10.                                                                          | Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition                                    | 0.25                                                                         | 0.96                                                                         | -                                                                            |
| 11.                                                                          | Rural Development Projects                                                   | 0.48                                                                         | 0.91                                                                         | 2.25                                                                         |
| 12.                                                                          | Safe Drinking Water                                                          | 0.19                                                                         | 0.70                                                                         | 0.19                                                                         |
| 13.                                                                          | Sanitation                                                                   | 0.02                                                                         | 0.02                                                                         | 0.08                                                                         |
| 14.                                                                          | Senior Citizens Welfare                                                      | 0.27                                                                         | 0.78                                                                         | -                                                                            |
| 15.                                                                          | Socio-Economic Inequalities                                                  | 0.12                                                                         | 0.71                                                                         | -                                                                            |
| 16.                                                                          | Special Education                                                            | 0.00                                                                         | 0.02                                                                         | -                                                                            |
| 17.                                                                          | Training To Promote Sports                                                   | 0.02                                                                         | 0.12                                                                         | -                                                                            |
| 18.                                                                          | Vocational Skills                                                            | 0.17                                                                         | 0.14                                                                         | -                                                                            |
| 19.                                                                          | Women Empowerment                                                            | 0.17                                                                         | 0.44                                                                         | 0.02                                                                         |
| Grand Total (INR Cr.)                                                        | Grand Total (INR Cr.)                                                        | 20.38                                                                        | 26.18                                                                        | 7.13                                                                         |

(Data up to 30.09.2021) [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

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