Lok Sabha Question No. 1448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: CSR Projects by Oil Companies in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Raja A

1448. Shri. RAJA A.:

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1448

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 FEBRUARY, 2025

'CSR Projects by Oil Companies in Tamil Nadu'

## पेट Ō ोिलयम एवं Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: -

- (a) the details regarding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fundspent by all Oil Companies in Tamil Nadu during the last five years and the current year, year-wise;
- (b)  whether there are anydetails of further breakdown of the CSR expenditure incurred by Oil Companies in different districts of Tamil Nadu during the same period and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the types of projects, initiatives or schemes funded through CSR funds from Oil Companies in Tamil Nadu during the last five years and the current year?

## ANSWER पेट Ō ोिलयम एवं Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛ मंũी ( ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a) to (c) :  Oil  & Gas Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) undertake CSR activities under the sectors identified  under  Schedule  VII  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013  with  special  focus  on  Health  Nutrition, Sanitation, and Drinking Water, Education, Skill Development,  Rural  Development,  Women Empowerment,  Environment  Oriented  Initiatives  and  Care  for  the  Elderly  &  Differently-abled Persons. The detail regarding CSR expenditure of all oil companies spent in Tamil Nadu during the last five years and the current year are as follows: -

| Financial Year   | Expenditure (Rs. Cr.)   | Expenditure (Rs. Cr.)   | Expenditure (Rs. Cr.)   | Expenditure (Rs. Cr.)   | Expenditure (Rs. Cr.)   | Expenditure (Rs. Cr.)   | Expenditure (Rs. Cr.)   | Expenditure (Rs. Cr.)   | Expenditure (Rs. Cr.)   |
|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Financial Year   | IOCL                    | HPCL                    | BPCL                    | GAIL                    | ONGC                    | CPCL                    | EIL                     | BL                      | Total                   |
| 2019-2020        | 9                       | 5                       | 19                      | 1                       | 30                      | 16                      | 0                       | 0                       | 80                      |
| 2020-2021        | 4                       | 1                       | 6                       | 1                       | 7                       | 2                       | 1                       | 1                       | 23                      |
| 2021-2022        | 5                       | 1                       | 3                       | 0                       | 14                      | 4                       | 1                       | 0                       | 28                      |
| 2022-2023        | 6                       | 4                       | 2                       | 1                       | 14                      | 5                       | 0                       | 0                       | 32                      |
| 2023-2024        | 37                      | 3                       | 9                       | 0                       | 37                      | 18                      | 0                       | 0                       | 104                     |
| 2024-2025        | 4                       | 2                       | 6                       | 0                       | 17                      | 11                      | 0                       | 0                       | 40                      |
| Total            | 65                      | 16                      | 45                      | 3                       | 119                     | 56                      | 2                       | 1                       | 307                     |

Oil and Gas Sector PSUs have undertaken specific projects in thematic areas under CSR in Tamil Nadu during 2024-25 which are at various stages of execution. These CSR project covered under various  heads  such  as  education  for  underprivileged  children,  providing  better  infrastructure  in Schools, provision of better medical facilities, provision of diagnostics equipment in health facilities, mobile medical van, activities to spread awareness on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, contribution to Skill Development Institute,  construction  of  community  centres,  etc.  The  CSR  expenditure  incurred  by  oil companies in Tamil Nadu, the amounts spent in different districts during the last five years and the current year is placed at Annexure .

Project-wise details of activities taken and amount spent under CSR in the country including Tamil Nadu during the last five years are available on the respective websites of Oil and GasPSUsi.e.www.ongcindia.com, www.iocl.com,www.bharatpetroleum.com,www.hindustanpetroleum.com,www.gailonline.com,www.e ngineersindia.com,www.balmerlawrie.com and www.cpcl.co.in.

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Annexure

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1448 TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  13.2.2025  REGARDING  'CSR  PROJECTS  BY  OIL  COMPANIES  IN TAMIL NADU' ASKED BY SHRI RAJA A, HON'BLE MP

(Rs. Lakh)

|   Sr. No. | District                |   2019- 20 |   2020- 21 |   2021- 22 |   2022- 23 |   2023- 24 |   2024-25 ( Till Dec 2024 ) |
|-----------|-------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | Ariyalur                |          6 |          6 |          0 |         32 |         16 |                          25 |
|         2 | Chennai                 |       1687 |        383 |        743 |        954 |       2616 |                        1876 |
|         3 | Chengalpettu            |          0 |         46 |          1 |         13 |         31 |                           0 |
|         4 | Coimbatore              |        298 |        393 |         24 |         15 |         78 |                          29 |
|         5 | Cuddalore               |         16 |         15 |         26 |         16 |         46 |                          92 |
|         6 | Dharmapuri              |         39 |         85 |          0 |          5 |          0 |                           0 |
|         7 | Dindigul                |         32 |          0 |         30 |          0 |         32 |                           4 |
|         8 | Erode                   |         17 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                           0 |
|         9 | Kallakurichi            |          0 |          0 |          2 |         19 |          0 |                           0 |
|        10 | Kanchipuram             |         67 |          5 |          9 |         65 |         32 |                           2 |
|        11 | Kanyakumari             |          0 |          0 |          0 |         17 |         15 |                          35 |
|        12 | Karur                   |          0 |          0 |          0 |         12 |          4 |                           0 |
|        13 | Krishnagiri             |         18 |          3 |          4 |          7 |         15 |                           5 |
|        14 | Madurai                 |         72 |         68 |         94 |        170 |         41 |                          47 |
|        15 | Mayiladuthurai          |          0 |         11 |          9 |         90 |         80 |                           0 |
|        16 | Nagapattinam            |       3924 |        199 |         76 |        289 |        555 |                         392 |
|        17 | Namakkal                |         88 |          2 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                           0 |
|        18 | Perambalur              |         12 |          2 |          0 |          0 |         23 |                          30 |
|        19 | Pudukottai              |         12 |          0 |          0 |          6 |          0 |                          85 |
|        20 | Ramanathapuram          |        343 |        144 |        222 |         90 |        527 |                         531 |
|        21 | Ranipat                 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |         19 |                          10 |
|        22 | Salem                   |         49 |         47 |         10 |        188 |        439 |                          82 |
|        23 | Sivaganga               |          0 |          3 |          0 |         45 |         10 |                           4 |
|        24 | Thanjavur               |        337 |         24 |         34 |         51 |         54 |                          54 |
|        25 | Tenkasi                 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                           0 |
|        26 | Theni                   |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                           0 |
|        27 | Thiruvallur             |        260 |        120 |        188 |        348 |        798 |                         251 |
|        28 | Thiruvarur              |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                           0 |
|        29 | Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) |        106 |         35 |          4 |          7 |         14 |                          14 |
|        30 | Tiruchirappalli         |         32 |          3 |         22 |         45 |         72 |                          58 |
|        31 | Tirunelveli             |         11 |          0 |          0 |          0 |        104 |                           0 |
|        32 | Tirupathur              |          0 |          0 |          0 |         16 |         10 |                           8 |

| 33   | Tiruppur           |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |    0 |
|------|--------------------|------|------|------|------|-------|------|
| 34   | Truvannamalai      |   71 |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |   23 |
| 35   | The Nilgiris       |   77 |    0 |    0 |    9 |     6 |   24 |
| 36   | Vellore            |   28 |    0 |    0 |   70 |    50 |    9 |
| 37   | Villupuram         |   19 |   45 |  193 |   30 |    54 |  132 |
| 38   | Virudhunagar       |   70 |    1 |   15 |  167 |    28 |   19 |
| 39   | Multiple Districts |  345 |  619 | 1123 |  428 |  4606 |   97 |
|      | Total              | 8036 | 2259 | 2828 | 3203 | 10375 | 3938 |