Lok Sabha Question No. 981 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: CSR Spent in Bihar
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 08 th  FEBRUARY, 2021/

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 981 MAGHA 19, 1942 (SAKA)

## CSR SPENT IN BIHAR

## QUESTION

981. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) whether any amount has been spent under the CSR by the corporate companies in Bihar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years, district-wise and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details of the companies which have spent the amount during the said period in Bihar, company-wise and sector-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                           (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य  मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री ( श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र )

(a)  to  (c):    Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a Board driven process and the Board of the company is empowered to plan, decide, execute and monitor the CSR activities of the company based on the recommendation of its CSR Committee. The entire CSR architecture is disclosure based and CSR mandated companies are required to file details of CSR activities annually in MCA21 registry. As per the filings made by the companies in the MCA21 registry, the CSR spent by all the companies in the State of Bihar for the financial years 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively is as follows:

| State           |   FY 2016-17 |   FY 2017-18 |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |
|-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Bihar (INR Cr.) |       100.77 |        46.51 |       136.44 |        10.84 |

(Data upto 30.09.2020) [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

The district-wise CSR spent by all the companies in the State of Bihar for the financial years 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively is at Annexure.

All  data  related  to  CSR  filed  by  companies  in  MCA21  registry  including  state-wise, sector-wise and company-wise is available in public domain and can be accessed at www.csr.gov.in.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 981

| District             |   FY 2016-17 |   FY 2017-18 |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |
|----------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Araria               |         0    |         0    |         4.97 |         0    |
| Aurangabad           |         1.69 |         0    |         0.01 |         0    |
| Banka                |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| Begusarai            |         2.82 |         0    |         3.15 |         0    |
| Bhagalpur            |         0    |         0.03 |         0.1  |         0.65 |
| Bhojpur              |         0    |         0.04 |         0.58 |         0.45 |
| Buxar                |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0.4  |
| Darbhanga            |         0.35 |         0.08 |         0    |         0    |
| East Champaran       |         0    |         0    |         1.27 |         0    |
| Gaya                 |         0.92 |         0    |         0.98 |         0    |
| Jamui                |         0    |         5.34 |         0.01 |         0    |
| Jehanabad            |         0.08 |         0    |         0.31 |         0    |
| Katihar              |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| Khagaria             |         0.8  |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| Kishanganj           |         0.1  |         0    |         0.01 |         0    |
| Lakhisarai           |         0.13 |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| Madhubani            |         0    |         0    |         0.37 |         0    |
| Munger               |         0.09 |         0.1  |         0.05 |         0    |
| Muzaffarpur          |         0.02 |         0.99 |         2.62 |         0    |
| Nalanda              |         1.59 |         0.72 |         1.07 |         0.21 |
| Nawada               |         0    |         0    |         0.1  |         0    |
| Patna                |         1.85 |         1.37 |        12.09 |         1.76 |
| Purnia               |         0.27 |         0.33 |         0    |         0    |
| Rohtas               |         0    |         0    |         0.47 |         0    |
| Saharsa              |         0.33 |         0    |         0.49 |         0    |
| Samastipur           |         1.14 |         0    |         0.94 |         0    |
| Saran                |         0.29 |         0.46 |         0    |         0    |
| Sitamarhi            |        10.44 |         0.19 |         5.51 |         0    |
| Siwan                |         0.08 |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| Vaishali             |        13.08 |         0.03 |         0.37 |         0    |
| West Champaran       |         0    |         0    |         0.08 |         0    |
| NEC/ Not mentioned*  |        64.7  |        36.81 |       100.91 |         7.36 |
| Grand Total (in Cr.) |       100.77 |        46.51 |       136.44 |        10.84 |

(Data upto 30.09.2020) [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

*Companies either did not specify the names of District or indicated more than one District where projects were undertaken.

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