Lok Sabha Question No. 4538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: CSR  Funding by Public Sector Power Companies
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Anand Bhadauria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4538 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2025

## CSR FUNDING BY PUBLIC SECTOR POWER COMPANIES

4538.  SHRI ANAND BHADAURIA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funding by the public sector power companies during the last five years, company and year-wise;
- (b) the details of the recipients of CSR funding by the public sector power companies during the last five years, company and year-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  criteria  adopted  to  select  recipients  for  CSR  funds  from  the public sector power companies, company-wise; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  irregularities  reported  in  selection  of  the  recipients  for  CSR funds from the power companies during the last five years, company and year-wise?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) : The details of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funding by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) under Ministry of Power (MoP) during the last five years are given below:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Central Public Sector Enterprises                |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|--------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| NTPC Limited                                     |    304.9  |    418.8  |    356.7  |    315.3  |    425.7  |
| Power Grid Corporation of India Limited          |    346.21 |    240.48 |    271.14 |    321.66 |    330.48 |
| PFC Limited                                      |    121.3  |    216.34 |    130.88 |    178.58 |    215.39 |
| REC Limited                                      |    258.4  |    144.32 |    167.22 |    204.31 |    242.16 |
| NHPC Limited                                     |    126.43 |     79.63 |    105.29 |    127.31 |     85.73 |
| SJVN Limited                                     |     36.35 |     52.87 |     51.67 |     59.84 |     45.96 |
| THDCIL                                           |     21.62 |     23.11 |     27.21 |     23.61 |     34.47 |
| North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited |     12.37 |      7.28 |      5.46 |      5.19 |      7.63 |
| Grid Controller of India Limited                 |      1.21 |      1.34 |      1.21 |      1.07 |      1.11 |
| Total                                            |   1228.79 |   1184.17 |   1116.78 |   1236.87 |   1388.63 |

(b) : The  details  of  recipients  of  CSR  funding  by  CPSEs  under  MoP  during  last  five years are available on the respective websites of CPSEs  i.e. https://ntpc.co.in, https://www.powergrid.in, https://www.pfcindia.com, https://recindia.nic.in, https://www.nhpcindia.com, https://sjvn.nic.in, https://www.thdc.co.in, https://neepco.co.in & https://posoco.in. (c) : CPSEs undertake CSR activities under the heads 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, Care for the Elderly, Differently-abled Persons,  promoting  sports  activities,  contribution  to  PM  CARES  Fund,  Research  & Development, contribution to education institutions, disaster management etc. CSR  funding  is  a  Board-driven  process  and  the  Board  of  the  company  is empowered  to  plan,  approve,  execute,  and  monitor  the  CSR  activities  based  on  the recommendations of its CSR Committee as per Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, CSR policy of respective CPSE, DPE guidelines & amendments issued from time to time in  this  regard.  The  CSR  activities  are  undertaken  by  CPSEs  by  themselves  or  through agencies/Department of Central/State Governments. (d) : No irregularity is reported in selecting recipients of CSR funding by CPSEs under MoP.    However,  complaints  of  irregularities,  if  any,  received  in  respect  of  CSR implementation  are  processed  in  accordance  with  extant  rules/  policies/guidelines through standard procedures along with reference to terms and conditions of

Memorandum of Understanding/work order etc. for that project.

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