Lok Sabha Question No. 4023 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: CSR Spending by Companies in Telangana
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4023

ANSWERED ON Monday, August 18, 2025/Sravana 27, 1947 (Saka)

## CSR SPENDING BY COMPANIES IN TELANGANA

## QUESTION

4023. SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total amount spent in various sectors such as education, health, environment, etc.  under  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  by  companies  registered  in Telangana during the last five years, year-wise and sector-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  monitors  the  impact  of  CSR  activities  carried  out  in Telangana; and
- (c) if so, the findings of such monitoring and the steps taken to improve transparency and effectiveness of CSR initiatives?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS   AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## [SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA]

(a): The CSR framework is disclosure based and 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 are available in public domain and can be accessed at www.csr.gov.in.  On the basis of annual filings made by companies in the MCA21 registry,  Development  Sector-wise  data  including  those  pertaining  to  education, health, environment, etc. CSR expenditure for the last five Financial Years from FY 2019-20 to FY 2023-24 of Telangana is attached at Annexure.

(b): The Board of the company is required to disclose the CSR Policy implemented by the company in its Board report.  Rule 8 of the Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014 contains  provisions  related  to  impact  assessment  of  CSR  projects  that  every company having average CSR obligation of 10 crore rupees or more in pursuance of sub-section (5) of section 135 of the Act, in the three immediately preceding financial years, shall undertake impact assessment, through an independent agency, of their CSR  projects  having  outlays  of  one  crore  rupees  or  more,  and  which  have  been completed not less than one year before undertaking the impact study.  The details of  CSR  activities,  Impact  Assessment  etc.  are  required  to  be  reported  by  the companies in the 'Annual Report on CSR' in cluding an annual action plan on CSR which is part of the Company's Board Report.

(c):  The  Government  has  laid  down  the  legal  framework  for  Corporate  Social Responsibility which provides for transparency and effectiveness of CSR initiatives. The  existing  legal  framework  provides  for  formation  of  CSR  committee,  CSR committee reporting to Board, formulation of CSR policy, Annual Action Plan on CSR, identification  of  the  project  and  area  in  which  project  will  be  implemented, certification of CSR expenditure by Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and audit of CSR expenditure by statutory auditors.

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Annexure Refer to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 4023 for 18.08.2025 Development Sector-wise CSR Expenditure in Telangana from FY 2019-20 to FY 2023-24 (Amount in Rupees Crore)

| S.No               | Development Sector                             | FY 2019-20   | FY 2020-21   | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1.                 | Agro forestry                                  | 0.36         | 0.62         | 1.44         | 1.29         | 1.42         |
| 2.                 | Animal welfare                                 | 1.53         | 3.66         | 4.34         | 4.10         | 4.08         |
| 3.                 | Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependants | 0.31         | 0.02         | 1.47         | 0.06         | 0.68         |
| 4.                 | Art and culture                                | 3.03         | 2.34         | 5.19         | 11.59        | 39.04        |
| 5.                 | Conservation of natural resources              | 1.91         | 1.77         | 10.85        | 27.47        | 15.08        |
| 6.                 | Education                                      | 167.16       | 205.59       | 224.86       | 348.58       | 391.43       |
| 7.                 | Environmental sustainability                   | 11.33        | 16.66        | 38.99        | 52.51        | 46.60        |
| 8.                 | Gender equality                                | 0.29         | 0.84         | 4.68         | 2.30         | 7.33         |
| 9.                 | Health care                                    | 93.79        | 163.36       | 196.80       | 210.43       | 207.57       |
| 10.                | Livelihood enhancement projects                | 12.34        | 22.51        | 13.54        | 16.23        | 22.33        |
| 11.                | Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition      | 22.78        | 52.24        | 28.60        | 80.45        | 63.69        |
| 12.                | Rural development projects                     | 43.60        | 51.54        | 59.10        | 81.30        | 109.27       |
| 13.                | Safe drinking water                            | 5.33         | 3.94         | 9.95         | 14.81        | 8.12         |
| 14.                | Sanitation                                     | 9.73         | 6.79         | 3.53         | 13.71        | 7.72         |
| 15.                | Senior Citizens Welfare                        | 1.97         | 5.20         | 3.68         | 5.87         | 7.02         |
| 16.                | Setting up homes and hostels for women         | 0.48         | 1.57         | 0.42         | 1.26         | 2.28         |
| 17.                | Setting up orphanage                           | 1.75         | 1.60         | 1.82         | 5.51         | 2.86         |
| 18.                | Slum area development                          | 23.11        | 51.50        | 35.46        | 58.07        | 0.44         |
| 19. Socio-economic | equalities                                     | 0.10         | 1.13         | 1.27         | 1.94         | 5.36         |
| 20.                | Special education                              | 4.02         | 3.35         | 6.67         | 11.15        | 13.08        |
| 21.                | Technology incubators                          | 0.77         | 3.19         | 1.18         | 0.03         | -            |
| 22.                | Training to promote sports                     | 4.22         | 3.76         | 6.70         | 12.71        | 19.11        |
| 23.                | Vocational skills                              | 25.16        | 16.68        | 20.91        | 52.23        | 40.03        |
| 24.                | Women empowerment                              | 10.74        | 7.84         | 7.10         | 27.01        | 38.75        |
| 25.                | NEC/Not mentioned*                             | -            | -            | -            | -            | 1.62         |
| Total              | Total                                          | 445.80       | 627.71       | 688.58       | 1,040.61     | 1,054.92     |

(Data upto 31.03.2025) (Source: Corporate Data Management Cell) * Companies either did not specify the names of sectors or indicated more than one sector where projects were undertaken

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