Lok Sabha Question No. 2315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Equal Distribution of CSR Funds
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2315

ANSWERED ON Monday, August 4, 2025/Sravana 13, 1947 (Saka)

## EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF CSR FUNDS QUESTION

2315.   MS. S JOTHIMANI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending by companies during the last three years, sector-wise and State-wise; (b) whether the Government has mapped underserved districts receiving low CSR investments and if so, the action taken to encourage equitable  distribution of CSR funds; (c) the key sectors receiving the highest CSR allocations; and (d) whether the Government is promoting CSR investment in areas like education,
- women's empowerment and rural infrastructure and if so, the details thereof?

## 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):  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  is  available  in  public  domain  and  can  be accessed at www.csr.gov.in.  On the basis of annual filings made by companies in the MCA21 registry, State-wise and Development Sector-wise CSR expenditure for the  last  three  Financial  Years  from  FY  2021-22  to  FY  2023-24  are  attached  at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

(b): 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  Government  does  not  issue  any directions to the companies to spend in a particular area or activity.

(c):  Sector-wise CSR expenditure for the last three Financial Years from FY 202122 to FY 2023-24 is provided in Annexure-II.

(d):  The  activities  mentioned  in  Schedule  VII  including education,  women's empowerment  and  rural  infrastructure  are  broad  based.  CSR  is  a  Board  driven process and the Board of the company 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.

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## Refer to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2315  for 04.08.2025 State-wise CSR expenditure from FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24

(Amount in Rupees Crore)

| S.No.              | States/ UTs                            | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1.                 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands            | 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 & Daman and 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.                | PAN India*                             | 5,789.58     | 6,104.58     | 6,960.21     |
| 38.                | Other Centralized Funds                | 1,631.01     | 1,145.78     | 1,000.83     |
| NEC/Not Mentioned* | Total                                  | 27,141.45    | 30,932.08    | 34,908.75    |

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

* Companies either did not specify the names of State/UT or indicated more than one State/UT where projects were undertaken.

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## Refer to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2315  for 04.08.2025

## Development-wise CSR expenditure from FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24

(Amount in Rupees Crore)

| S.No.   | Development Sector                             | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1.      | Agro forestry                                  | 35.52        | 67.28        | 74.47        |
| 2.      | Animal welfare                                 | 174.35       | 325.44       | 531.14       |
| 3.      | Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependants | 47.65        | 63.63        | 68.04        |
| 4.      | Art and culture                                | 260.39       | 449.21       | 704.04       |
| 5.      | Conservation of natural resources              | 274.90       | 584.65       | 423.47       |
| 6.      | Education                                      | 6,719.89     | 10,414.93    | 12,134.57    |
| 7.      | Environmental sustainability                   | 2,441.82     | 2,008.04     | 2,429.97     |
| 8.      | Gender equality                                | 104.97       | 121.15       | 204.17       |
| 9.      | Health care                                    | 8,049.49     | 7,023.60     | 7,150.81     |
| 10.     | Livelihood enhancement projects                | 880.50       | 1,703.64     | 2,360.09     |
| 11.     | Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition      | 1,903.78     | 1,282.73     | 1,233.93     |
| 12.     | Rural development projects                     | 1,847.07     | 2,059.41     | 2,408.09     |
| 13.     | Safe drinking water                            | 192.34       | 252.78       | 327.45       |
| 14.     | Sanitation                                     | 314.53       | 438.81       | 375.23       |
| 15.     | Senior Citizens Welfare                        | 80.34        | 153.91       | 159.82       |
| 16.     | Setting up homes and hostels for women         | 101.00       | 49.50        | 41.80        |
| 17.     | Setting up orphanage                           | 27.54        | 44.99        | 31.57        |
| 18.     | Slum area development                          | 58.38        | 94.22        | 38.82        |
| 19.     | Socio-economic equalities                      | 165.30       | 159.19       | 200.81       |
| 20.     | Special education                              | 191.08       | 319.50       | 396.57       |
| 21.     | Technology incubators                          | 8.57         | 1.48         | 1.91         |
| 22.     | Training to promote sports                     | 311.71       | 542.53       | 692.09       |
| 23.     | Vocational skills                              | 1,053.80     | 1,206.75     | 1,396.55     |
| 24.     | Women empowerment                              | 264.94       | 417.26       | 454.22       |
| 25.     | Other Central Government Funds                 | 1,631.01     | 1,145.78     | 1,000.83     |
| 26.     | NEC/Not mentioned*                             | 0.59         | 1.65         | 68.32        |
| Total   | Total                                          | 27,141.45    | 30,932.08    | 34,908.75    |

(Data upto 31.03.2025) (Source: Corporate Data Management Cell) * Companies either did not specify the names of sectors or indicated more than one sector where projects were undertaken

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