Lok Sabha Question No. 2086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Expenditure on Sports activities from CSR Funds in Chhattisgarh
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Brijmohan Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2086

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2024/ 14 SHRAVANA, 1946 (SAKA)

EXPENDITURE ON SPORTS ACTIVITIES FROM CSR FUNDS IN CHHATTISGARH

## QUESTION

†2086 SHRI BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the companies have included the expenditure on sports activities in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and if so, the details of total expenditure incurred during the last three years;

- (b) the total expenditure incurred on sports related activities under the CSR in Chhattisgarh including Raipur district during the last three years; and
- (c) the details of the contribution made by companies from CSR fund during the last three years, company-wise?

## 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):  Yes Sir, companies have included the expenditure on sports activities in the Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  as  item  no.  (vii)  of  Schedule  VII  of  the Companies  Act,  2013  ('Act')  which covers  'training  to promote  rural  sports, nationally  recognized  sports,  Paralympic  sports  and  Olympic  sports'. Ministry  of Corporate Affairs vide General Circular no. 14/2021 dated 25 th  August, 2021 clarified that  items  mentioned  in  Schedule  VII  are  broad  based  and  can  be  interpreted liberally. On the basis of filings made by the Companies in the MCA21 registry, the CSR spent by all the companies in the areas of training to promote sports in the country during last three financial years 2020-21 to 2022-23 is given below:

## (Amount in Rs. Crore)

| Development Sector         |   FY 2020-21 |   FY 2021-22 |   FY 2022-23 |
|----------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Training to Promote Sports |       243.39 |       291.85 |       526.14 |

(Data upto 31.03.2024) [Source: Corporate Data Management Cell]

- (b):    The  total  expenditure incurred on sports related activities under the CSR in Chhattisgarh including Raipur district during the last three years is at Annexure.
- (c):    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  State-wise,  Development  Sector-wise and Company-wise, is available in public domain at www.csr.gov.in. However, the details  of  CSR  spent  made  by  companies  during  the  last  three  financial  years 2020-21 to 2022-23 are given below:

| Financial Year   | Number of Companies   | Total CSR amount spent (Amount in Rs. Crore)   |
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2020-21          | 20,840                | 26,211                                         |
| 2021-22          | 19,887                | 26,616                                         |
| 2022-23          | 24,392                | 29,988                                         |

(Data upto 31.03.2024) [Source: Corporate Data Management Cell]

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2086 FOR 05.08.2024

| CSR Spent on Sports in Chhattisgarh (district-wise) from FY 2020-21 to 2022-23 (Amount spent in Rs. Crore)   | CSR Spent on Sports in Chhattisgarh (district-wise) from FY 2020-21 to 2022-23 (Amount spent in Rs. Crore)   | CSR Spent on Sports in Chhattisgarh (district-wise) from FY 2020-21 to 2022-23 (Amount spent in Rs. Crore)   | CSR Spent on Sports in Chhattisgarh (district-wise) from FY 2020-21 to 2022-23 (Amount spent in Rs. Crore)   | CSR Spent on Sports in Chhattisgarh (district-wise) from FY 2020-21 to 2022-23 (Amount spent in Rs. Crore)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                        | Name of Districts                                                                                            | FY 2020-21                                                                                                   | FY 2021-22                                                                                                   | FY 2022-23                                                                                                   |
| 1.                                                                                                           | Bastar                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                            | 0.58                                                                                                         |
| 2.                                                                                                           | Bilaspur                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                            | 1.19                                                                                                         | 0.30                                                                                                         |
| 3.                                                                                                           | Dakshin Bastar Dantewada                                                                                     | -                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                            | 0.12                                                                                                         |
| 4.                                                                                                           | Durg                                                                                                         | 0.50                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                            | 0.03                                                                                                         |
| 5.                                                                                                           | Janjgir Champa                                                                                               | -                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                         | 0.24                                                                                                         |
| 6.                                                                                                           | Korba                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                            | 0.39                                                                                                         |
| 7.                                                                                                           | Raigarh                                                                                                      | 0.11                                                                                                         | 0.25                                                                                                         | 0.19                                                                                                         |
| 8.                                                                                                           | Raipur                                                                                                       | 0.07                                                                                                         | 0.25                                                                                                         | 3.87                                                                                                         |
| 9.                                                                                                           | Surguja                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                            | 0.05                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                            |
| 10.                                                                                                          | NEC/Not Mentioned*                                                                                           | 6.14                                                                                                         | 0.03                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                            |
| Total                                                                                                        | Total                                                                                                        | 6.82                                                                                                         | 1.78                                                                                                         | 5.72                                                                                                         |

(Data upto 31.03.2024) [Source: Corporate Data Management Cell] *Companies either did not specify the names of District or indicated more than one District where projects were undertaken. *****