Lok Sabha Question No. 4213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Village adopted  by Corporate Entities
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4213 ANSWERED ON 19.08.2025

## VILLAGEADOPTEDBYCORPORATEENTITIES

## †4213. SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM: SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) the number of villages adopted by corporate entities under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative along with the status of implementation of the same in Maharashtra during the last three years, State-wise;

(b) the funds allocated and utilized under village adoption programmes by these corporate entities and the significant outcome thereof;

(c) whether a monitoring framework has been placed by the Government to evaluate effectiveness of such initiatives in Aspiring Districts and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to formulate a standardized policy framework to ensure equitable development through village adoption programmes by corporate entities in all sectors?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (d) : The philosophy of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is to engage corporates as partners in the socio-economic development of the country by leveraging their managerial efficiency, best practices, technology and innovation in the delivery of public good and services. The legal framework for Corporate Social Responsibility has been provided under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act'), Schedule VII of the Act and Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014.

CSR is a Board driven process and the Board of the company is empowered to plan, decide, execute and monitor CSR activities of the company based on the recommendation of its CSR Committee. The Board has to ensure that the approved amount has been spent on the assigned activity(ies). In case any amount remains unspent then such amount shall be transferred in the designated fund(s) in Schedule VII in the prescribed time limit. Under CSR framework, companies need to balance local area preferences with national priorities. The Government does not issue any directions to the companies to spend in a particular area or activity.

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, including Company-wise, State-wise, District-wise, Development Sectorwise and projects implemented by company, is available in public domain at www.csr.gov.in.

There is no provision of sanction/allocation of CSR fund under CSR legal framework. However, on the basis of the filings made by the companies in the MCA21 registry, the statewise details of CSR expenditure in India and the district-wise details of CSR expenditure in Maharashtra for last three financial years (FYs) i.e. 2021-22 to 2023-24 are at Annexure I & II respectively.

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(Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 4213 answered on 19.08.2025)

State-wise CSR expenditure in India from FY 2021-22 till FY 2023-24

(Amount in Rupees Crore)

| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs                          | FY2021-22   | FY2022-23   | FY2023- 24   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 1         | Andaman AndNicobar                   | 9.71        | 2.53        | 3.03         |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                       | 663.50      | 986.77      | 1,129.75     |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 119.42      | 13.36       | 39.57        |
| 4         | Assam                                | 406.42      | 474.96      | 488.62       |
| 5         | Bihar                                | 178.97      | 241.41      | 260.53       |
| 6         | Chandigarh                           | 51.19       | 18.44       | 113.31       |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                         | 317.70      | 609.08      | 422.73       |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Damanand Diu | 18.27       | 23.22       | 30.17        |
| 9         | Delhi                                | 1,198.50    | 1,517.07    | 1,949.95     |
| 10        | Goa                                  | 45.43       | 60.91       | 85.79        |
| 11        | Gujarat                              | 1,613.18    | 2,060.02    | 2,707.54     |
| 12        | Haryana                              | 687.13      | 720.38      | 816.95       |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                     | 140.27      | 141.40      | 148.59       |
| 14        | Jammu and Kashmir                    | 50.68       | 72.19       | 98.54        |
| 15        | Jharkhand                            | 243.95      | 389.65      | 414.63       |
| 16        | Karnataka                            | 1,849.82    | 2,058.73    | 2,254.88     |
| 17        | Kerala                               | 241.58      | 362.85      | 387.91       |
| 18        | Lakshadweep                          | 0.97        | 0.02        | 0.36         |
| 19        | Leh &Ladakh                          | 14.84       | 11.72       | 30.41        |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                       | 427.48      | 668.32      | 600.47       |
| 21        | Maharashtra                          | 5,407.40    | 5,705.54    | 6,065.95     |
| 22        | Manipur                              | 15.62       | 53.60       | 83.19        |
| 23        | Meghalaya                            | 19.63       | 22.94       | 30.94        |
| 24        | Mizoram                              | 6.94        | 11.01       | 4.48         |
| 25        | Nagaland                             | 12.46       | 13.57       | 15.41        |
| 26        | Odisha                               | 752.37      | 994.82      | 1,389.39     |
| 27        | Puducherry                           | 9.31        | 14.29       | 32.68        |
| 28        | Punjab                               | 185.41      | 263.51      | 351.89       |
| 29        | Rajasthan                            | 713.85      | 1,122.65    | 1,145.67     |
| 30        | Sikkim                               | 28.24       | 36.18       | 41.87        |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                           | 1,441.03    | 1,637.12    | 1,968.76     |
| 32        | Telangana                            | 688.58      | 1,040.61    | 1,054.92     |
| 33        | Tripura                              | 15.91       | 19.26       | 9.45         |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                        | 1,345.02    | 1,213.12    | 1,545.01     |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                          | 228.09      | 307.60      | 360.76       |
| 36        | West Bengal                          | 571.89      | 782.74      | 862.57       |
| 37        | PANIndia*                            | 5,789.58    | 6,104.58    | 6,960.21     |
| 38        | Other Centralized Funds              | 1,631.01    | 1,145.78    | 1,000.83     |
| 39        | NEC/Not Mentioned                    | 0.09        | 10.12       | 1.06         |
|           | Total                                | 27,141.45   | 30,932.08   | 34,908.75    |

(Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 4213 answered on 19.08.2025)

## District-wise CSR expenditure in Maharashtra from FY 2021-22 till FY 2023-24

## (Amount in Rupees Crore)

| Sl.No   | District                                | FY 2021-22   | FY2022-23   | FY 2023- 24   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
| 1       | Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar)                | 31.83        | 51.04       | 66.47         |
| 2       | Akola                                   | 2.43         | 2.59        | 2.32          |
| 3       | Amravati                                | 8.93         | 20.83       | 15.51         |
| 4       | Beed                                    | 11.34        | 16.21       | 13.96         |
| 5       | Bhandara                                | 2.25         | 5.05        | 5.09          |
| 6       | Buldhana                                | 23.71        | 3.37        | 9.34          |
| 7       | Chandrapur                              | 22.36        | 34.85       | 27.94         |
| 8       | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad ) | 96.05        | 129.14      | 123.87        |
| 9       | Dharashiv                               | 12.88        | 26.19       | 33.05         |
| 10      | Dhule                                   | 5.03         | 10.64       | 14.91         |
| 11      | Gadchiroli                              | 18.32        | 14.55       | 70.15         |
| 12      | Gondia                                  | 1.13         | 0.41        | 8.60          |
| 13      | Hingoli                                 | 2.63         | 2.31        | 5.34          |
| 14      | Jalgaon                                 | 16.36        | 27.59       | 28.03         |
| 15      | Jalna                                   | 14.14        | 21.43       | 19.99         |
| 16      | Kolhapur                                | 16.48        | 17.56       | 32.36         |
| 17      | Latur                                   | 8.10         | 18.69       | 15.21         |
| 18      | Mumbai                                  | 2,980.22     | 2,861.07    | 2,814.46      |
| 19      | Mumbai Suburban                         | 3.05         | 5.73        | 1.99          |
| 20      | Nagpur                                  | 189.80       | 172.86      | 160.63        |
| 21      | Nanded                                  | 6.76         | 8.15        | 9.92          |
| 22      | Nandurbar                               | 24.92        | 30.37       | 35.66         |
| 23      | Nashik                                  | 76.75        | 130.58      | 126.87        |
| 24      | Palghar                                 | 6.20         | 5.10        | 5.86          |
| 25      | Parbhani                                | 1.38         | 3.64        | 3.40          |
| 26      | Pune                                    | 694.62       | 1,096.34    | 1,135.14      |
| 27      | Raigad                                  | 272.04       | 326.29      | 243.61        |
| 28      | Ratnagiri                               | 15.69        | 44.66       | 70.21         |
| 29      | Sangli                                  | 11.47        | 18.06       | 13.57         |
| 30      | Satara                                  | 40.12        | 67.71       | 69.64         |
| 31      | Sindhudurg                              | 2.34         | 6.37        | 5.40          |
| 32      | Solapur                                 | 12.04        | 26.83       | 57.60         |
| 33      | Thane                                   | 176.76       | 214.01      | 302.68        |
| 34      | Wardha                                  | 27.70        | 24.03       | 23.34         |
| 35      | Washim                                  | 7.02         | 5.00        | 1.84          |
| 36      | Yavatmal                                | 7.75         | 9.59        | 12.86         |
| 37      | District Not classified                 | 556.80       | 246.71      | 479.15        |
|         | Total                                   | 5,407.40     | 5,705.54    | 6,065.95      |

(Data upto 31.03.2025) (Source: Corporate Data Management Cell)

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