Lok Sabha Question No. 356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: CSR Fund
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Shri Harish Chandra Meena, Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 356 FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2025

## CSR FUND

356.   SHRI HARISH CHANDRA MEENA: SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) corpus fund of Steel Authority of India during the last five years;
- (b) the details of total amount received and spent by Steel Authority of India during the last five years, State, district, Sector and Head-wise particularly in Rajasthan;
- (c) whether the Government has utilised all the amount received under CSR fund and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details of total amount received by Government from the State of Maharashtra as against the expenditure made for the State;
- (e) whether the Government is emphasising upon the development of local institutions, rural schools and hospitals also through CSR activities; and
- (f) if so, the details of the domains along with the amount spent on the development work during the said period, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  Details of Steel Authority of India Limited's (SAIL)  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) corpus fund during the last five years are as follows: -

| Year    |   CSR Allocation (In Rs. Lakhs) |
|---------|---------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                            3300 |
| 2020-21 |                            3944 |
| 2021-22 |                            8047 |
| 2022-23 |                           15795 |
| 2023-24 |                           15875 |

Contd…

(b)to(d): Details  of  State-wise  and  Year-wise  Corporate  Social  Responsibility (CSR) Expenditure by SAIL are as under:

(Rs. Lakh)

| No.   | State        |   19-20 |   20-21 |   21-22 | 22-23   | 23-24   |   24-25(H1) |
|-------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
| 1     | Chhattisgarh |     538 |   557   |    1000 | 4339    | 5,179   |         869 |
| 2     | Odisha       |     599 |   719   |    1678 | 3950    | 3,516   |          79 |
| 3     | West Bengal  |     343 |   296   |     647 | 2179    | 2,703   |         159 |
| 4     | Jharkhand    |     588 |   515   |     778 | 3111    | 3,287   |         677 |
| 5     | Tamil Nadu   |      57 |    89   |     195 | 529     | 214     |          40 |
| 6     | Rajasthan    |       0 |     0   |       0 | 0       | 50      |           0 |
| 7     | Others       |     631 |  2541.7 |    5126 | 2138    | 1244    |          13 |
|       | Total        |    2756 |  4718   |    9424 | 16246*  | 16193*  |        1837 |

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

Details of SAIL CSR Expenditure in the state of Rajasthan,  District-wise, head wise  in last 5 years are as follows: -

(Rs. Lakh)

| State: Rajasthan District: Jaipur   |   19-20 |   20-21 |   21-22 |   22-23 |   23-24 | 24-25(H1)   |
|-------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
| Skills Development                  |       0 |       0 |       0 |       0 |      50 | -           |

(e)&(f): Details of the  amount  spent  under CSR,  domain-wise  including development of local institutions, rural schools and hospitals during the last five years are mentioned below: -

(Rs. Lakh)

| No.   | SAIL CSR Thrust Area- wise Expenditure                                         |   19-20 |   20-21 |   21-22 | 22-23   | 23-24   |   24-25 (H1) |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|
| 1     | Healthcare, Drinking Water, Sanitation & Social Security (Sr. Citizens & PwDs) |     918 |    2997 |    6648 | 4676    | 3592    |          357 |
| 2     | Education                                                                      |     883 |     830 |     850 | 3041    | 4398    |         1157 |
| 3     | Livelihood Gen/ Skills Development and Women Empowerment                       |     184 |     271 |     333 | 1574    | 1739    |           92 |
| 4     | Sports, Art & Culture                                                          |     476 |     237 |     213 | 2695    | 3288    |          124 |
| 5     | Rural Development & Environment Sustenance                                     |     261 |     167 |    1211 | 3616    | 2885    |           98 |
| 6     | Administrative Overheads, etc.                                                 |      34 |     216 |     169 | 644     | 291     |            9 |
|       | Total                                                                          |    2756 |    4718 |    9424 | 16246*  | 16193*  |         1837 |

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

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