Lok Sabha Question No. 493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: CSR Funds
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Maddila  Gurumoorthy, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Goddeti Madhavi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 493 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 24, 2023 SRAVANA 2, 1945 (SAKA)

CSR FUNDS

QUESTION

493. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  vast  majority  of  Corporate  Social Responsibility (CSR) funds are being spent in just ten States;
- (b) if so, the details of CSR projects, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  any  regulatory  guidelines  to  promote  CSR spending in a much more equitable manner across the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  expenditure  of previous  financial years indicates a variation in the CSR funds spent by the companies in different States. As per the filings made by the companies in the MCA21 registry, the State-wise CSR spent by all the companies during the last five financial years i.e 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 & 2021-22 is at Annexure.
- (c) & (d): The Government provides the broad framework for CSR through Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act'), Schedule VII of the Act and Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014. The first proviso to Section 135 (5) of the Act provides that the company shall give preference to the local area and areas around it where it operates. However, the emphasis on local area is only directory and not mandatory in nature and companies need to balance local area preference with national priorities. Under the Act, 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 recommendation of its CSR Committee. The Government does not issue any specific direction to the companies to spend in any particular activity or geographical area.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 493 FOR 24.07.2023

| State-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | State-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | State-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | State-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | State-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | State-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | State-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                                     | State/UT                                                  | FY 2017-18                                                | FY 2018-19                                                | FY 2019-20                                                | FY 2020-21                                                | FY 2021-22                                                |
| 1                                                         | Andaman and Nicobar                                       | 0.73                                                      | 0.82                                                      | 1.29                                                      | 2.86                                                      | 9.02                                                      |
| 2                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                            | 575.07                                                    | 665.97                                                    | 710.23                                                    | 719.81                                                    | 640.70                                                    |
| 3                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                         | 11.91                                                     | 24.56                                                     | 18.02                                                     | 10.58                                                     | 119.39                                                    |
| 4                                                         | Assam                                                     | 211.33                                                    | 210.00                                                    | 285.00                                                    | 180.23                                                    | 398.70                                                    |
| 5                                                         | Bihar                                                     | 106.17                                                    | 137.95                                                    | 110.48                                                    | 89.89                                                     | 165.66                                                    |
| 6                                                         | Chandigarh                                                | 20.51                                                     | 11.46                                                     | 15.58                                                     | 13.40                                                     | 49.98                                                     |
| 7                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                              | 176.70                                                    | 149.35                                                    | 269.68                                                    | 325.63                                                    | 292.83                                                    |
| 8                                                         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                    | 6.98                                                      | 13.48                                                     | 18.34                                                     | 21.98                                                     | 14.11                                                     |
| 9                                                         | Daman and Diu                                             | 20.23                                                     | 6.25                                                      | 9.53                                                      | 5.25                                                      | 4.13                                                      |
| 10                                                        | Delhi                                                     | 579.37                                                    | 750.85                                                    | 830.00                                                    | 724.59                                                    | 1,158.00                                                  |
| 11                                                        | Goa                                                       | 53.77                                                     | 46.77                                                     | 43.91                                                     | 41.92                                                     | 42.59                                                     |
| 12                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | 967.97                                                    | 1,082.18                                                  | 984.37                                                    | 1,461.60                                                  | 1,554.16                                                  |
| 13                                                        | Haryana                                                   | 363.43                                                    | 378.11                                                    | 537.91                                                    | 550.86                                                    | 654.88                                                    |
| 14                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                          | 69.23                                                     | 78.79                                                     | 78.78                                                     | 106.31                                                    | 138.84                                                    |
| 15                                                        | Jammu and Kashmir                                         | 50.77                                                     | 36.44                                                     | 25.27                                                     | 35.56                                                     | 49.40                                                     |
| 16                                                        | Jharkhand                                                 | 109.23                                                    | 109.80                                                    | 155.21                                                    | 226.54                                                    | 192.41                                                    |
| 17                                                        | Karnataka                                                 | 1,145.79                                                  | 1,257.69                                                  | 1,448.16                                                  | 1,277.81                                                  | 1,761.39                                                  |
| 18                                                        | Kerala                                                    | 219.73                                                    | 354.78                                                    | 298.56                                                    | 290.67                                                    | 234.01                                                    |
| 19                                                        | Lakshadweep                                               | 2.27                                                      | 0.39                                                      | --                                                        | 0.01                                                      | 0.45                                                      |
| 20                                                        | Leh & Ladakh                                              | --                                                        | --                                                        | --                                                        | --                                                        | 14.84                                                     |
| 21                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                            | 163.92                                                    | 243.55                                                    | 220.46                                                    | 375.51                                                    | 420.04                                                    |
| 22                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | 2,797.53                                                  | 3,147.72                                                  | 3,353.24                                                  | 3,464.81                                                  | 5,229.31                                                  |
| 23                                                        | Manipur                                                   | 4.81                                                      | 7.81                                                      | 14.21                                                     | 10.39                                                     | 15.49                                                     |
| 24                                                        | Meghalaya                                                 | 11.18                                                     | 16.54                                                     | 17.65                                                     | 17.63                                                     | 19.30                                                     |
| 25                                                        | Mizoram                                                   | 1.28                                                      | 0.11                                                      | 0.25                                                      | 0.97                                                      | 6.94                                                      |
| 26                                                        | Nagaland                                                  | 1.81                                                      | 2.12                                                      | 5.10                                                      | 3.57                                                      | 12.42                                                     |
| 27                                                        | Odisha                                                    | 504.22                                                    | 697.91                                                    | 717.39                                                    | 578.16                                                    | 652.01                                                    |
| 28                                                        | Puducherry                                                | 6.09                                                      | 9.15                                                      | 11.32                                                     | 12.43                                                     | 9.31                                                      |
| 29                                                        | Punjab                                                    | 112.36                                                    | 166.85                                                    | 189.44                                                    | 158.46                                                    | 177.48                                                    |
| 30                                                        | Rajasthan                                                 | 443.35                                                    | 595.49                                                    | 734.12                                                    | 670.00                                                    | 700.44                                                    |
| 31                                                        | Sikkim                                                    | 7.00                                                      | 5.87                                                      | 10.99                                                     | 17.28                                                     | 28.24                                                     |
| 32                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                | 669.65                                                    | 877.08                                                    | 1,072.26                                                  | 1,174.07                                                  | 1,371.91                                                  |
| 33                                                        | Telangana                                                 | 380.57                                                    | 428.06                                                    | 445.80                                                    | 627.71                                                    | 670.06                                                    |
| 34                                                        | Tripura                                                   | 1.88                                                      | 23.06                                                     | 9.40                                                      | 9.29                                                      | 15.91                                                     |
| 35                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                             | 435.21                                                    | 521.32                                                    | 577.98                                                    | 907.32                                                    | 1,321.36                                                  |
| 36                                                        | Uttarakhand                                               | 85.79                                                     | 172.31                                                    | 124.70                                                    | 160.58                                                    | 224.32                                                    |
| 37                                                        | West Bengal                                               | 338.32                                                    | 382.23                                                    | 423.85                                                    | 471.48                                                    | 541.46                                                    |
| 38                                                        | PAN India*                                                | 5,505.31                                                  | 6,443.53                                                  | 9,385.66                                                  | 7,805.03                                                  | 5,439.79                                                  |
| 39                                                        | Contribution to Funds included in Schedule                | 799.18                                                    | 1,156.86                                                  | 1,790.69                                                  | 3,491.30                                                  | 1,581.43                                                  |
| 40                                                        | VII) NEC/ Not mentioned*                                  | 137.93                                                    | 4.44                                                      | 20.97                                                     | 169.47                                                    | 0.09                                                      |
|                                                           | Grand Total (in Cr.)                                      | 17,098.57                                                 | 20,217.65                                                 | 24,965.82                                                 | 26,210.95                                                 | 25,932.79                                                 |

(Data upto 31.03.2023) [Source: Corporate Data Management Cell]

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

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