Lok Sabha Question No. 1200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Welfare Work under CSR
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Shri Ajay Kumar Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1200

FOR ANSWER ON 11.02.2025

## WELFARE WORK UNDER CSR

## 1200. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the works undertaken by Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for social welfare related works under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the details of the amount of funds spent on various works during the said period and the place-wise number of people benefited from the same;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any criteria regarding utilization of funds under CSR;
- (d) if so, whether the Government proposes to take effective steps to ensure that the funds under CSR are spent particularly in the aspirational blocks and in Bihar, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has received any Social Audit Report to monitor the CSR activities undertaken by the SAIL and if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE          (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA) MINISTRY OF STEEL

(a)to(c): Steel  Authority  of  India  Limited  (SAIL)  carries  out  Corporate  Social Responsibility (CSR) projects conforming to provisions in Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013 and the CSR Rules and its amendments, mainly in the periphery of steel townships and mines. The thrust areas are promotion of education and health, women empowerment, sustainable income generation through self-help groups, assistance to divyangjan  (people  with  special  abilities),  access  to  water  and  sanitation  facilities, village development, environment sustenance, sports coaching, promotion of traditional art and culture. The details of SAIL's CSR expenditure, thrust area-wise during the last three years is as follows: -

(Rs. Lakh)

| No.   | SAIL CSR Thrust Area-wise Expenditure                                          |   21-22 | 22-23*   | 23-24*   |   24-25 (H1) |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------|----------|--------------|
| 1     | Healthcare, Drinking Water, Sanitation & Social Security (Sr. Citizens & PwDs) |    6648 | 4676     | 3592     |          357 |
| 2     | Education                                                                      |     850 | 3041     | 4398     |         1157 |
| 3     | Livelihood Generation/Skills Development and Women Empowerment                 |     333 | 1574     | 1739     |           92 |
| 4     | Sports, Art & Culture                                                          |     213 | 2695     | 3288     |          124 |
| 5     | Rural Development & Environment Sustenance                                     |    1211 | 3616     | 2885     |           98 |
| 6     | Administrative Overheads, etc.                                                 |     169 | 644      | 291      |            9 |
|       | Total                                                                          |    9424 | 16246*   | 16193*   |         1837 |

*(includes Rs.51.73 cr. in FY 22-23 & Rs.78.26 cr. in FY 23-24 w.r.t. ongoing CSR projects)

(d) SAIL has undertaken CSR projects in the aspirational districts namely Kanker, Narayanpur,  Rajnandgaon  Districts  in  the  state  of  Chhattisgarh;  Bokaro,  West Singhbhum and Ranchi Districts in the state of Jharkhand, and Banka District in the state of Bihar in the year 2023-24. In the state of Bihar, SAIL has taken three projects under CSR in the year 2023-24.

(e) To evaluate the overall impact of the CSR Programmes/Projects carried out by SAIL in terms of its alignment with the needs of society and the CSR policy of SAIL, impact assessment survey is undertaken for select projects.

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