Lok Sabha Question No. 2338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: Regional Disparity in CSR Spending
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adv Priya Saroj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2338

ANSWERED ON Monday, December 15, 2025/Agrahayana 24, 1947 (Saka)

## REGIONAL DISPARITY IN CSR SPENDING

## QUESTION

2338.  Adv Priya Saroj:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that despite Uttar Pradesh having the highest population,  it  receives  disproportionately  lower  Corporate  Social  Responsibility (CSR) funds compared to industrialised States like Maharashtra and Gujarat;

(b) if so, the specific reasons for this regional skew and the steps taken by the Government to encourage corporate sector to invest CSR funds in "Aspirational Districts" and rural constituencies; and

(c) the data of total CSR expenditure incurred in Uttar Pradesh, during the financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25, district-wise/sector-wise (Health, Education and Rural Development)?

## 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) to (c): As per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, 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  specific  direction  to  the companies  to  spend  in  any  particular  area/activity.    The  CSR  framework  is disclosure based and CSR mandated 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 at www.csr.gov.in.  On the basis of annual  filings  made  by  companies  in  the  MCA21  registry,  state-wise  CSR expenditure  in  India  and  district-wise  &  sector-wise  CSR  expenditure  in  Uttar Pradesh for the financial year 2023-24 is attached at Annexure-I, Annexure-II and Annexure III respectively.  The disclosures related to CSR expenditure are reported in the CSR Annual Report to be filed with their annual filing of returns. Vide General Circular No. 06/2025 dated 17.10.2025, Ministry of Corporate Affairs has allowed all companies  to  complete  their  annual  filings  pertaining  to  FY  2024-25  till  31st December, 2025. Therefore, companies have time to file the details related to their CSR expenditure pertaining to financial year 2024-25 upto 31 st  December, 2025.

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## Refer to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2338 for 15.12.2025

## State-wise CSR expenditure in India for FY 2023-24 (Amount in Rupees Crore)

| S. No.   | States/ UTs                            | FY 2023-24   |
|----------|----------------------------------------|--------------|
| 1.       | Andaman And Nicobar Island             | 3.03         |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                         | 1,129.75     |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 39.57        |
| 4.       | Assam                                  | 488.62       |
| 5.       | Bihar                                  | 260.53       |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                             | 113.31       |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                           | 422.73       |
| 8.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | 30.17        |
| 9.       | Delhi                                  | 1,949.95     |
| 10.      | Goa                                    | 85.79        |
| 11.      | Gujarat                                | 2,707.54     |
| 12.      | Haryana                                | 816.95       |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh                       | 148.59       |
| 14.      | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 98.54        |
| 15.      | Jharkhand                              | 414.63       |
| 16.      | Karnataka                              | 2,254.88     |
| 17.      | Kerala                                 | 387.91       |
| 18.      | Lakshadweep                            | 0.36         |
| 19.      | Leh & Ladakh                           | 30.41        |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh                         | 600.47       |
| 21.      | Maharashtra                            | 6,065.95     |
| 22.      | Manipur                                | 83.19        |
| 23.      | Meghalaya                              | 30.94        |
| 24.      | Mizoram                                | 4.48         |
| 25.      | Nagaland                               | 15.41        |
| 26.      | Odisha                                 | 1,389.39     |
| 27.      | Puducherry                             | 32.68        |
| 28.      | Punjab                                 | 351.89       |
| 29.      | Rajasthan                              | 1,145.67     |
| 30.      | Sikkim                                 | 41.87        |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu                             | 1,968.76     |
| 32.      | Telangana                              | 1,054.92     |
| 33.      | Tripura                                | 9.45         |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh                          | 1,545.01     |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand                            | 360.76       |
| 36.      | West Bengal                            | 862.57       |
| 37.      | PAN India*                             | 6,960.21     |
| 38.      | Other Centralized Funds                | 1,000.83     |
| 39.      | NEC/Not Mentioned*                     | 1.06         |
| Total    | Total                                  | 34,908.75    |

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## Annexure-II

## Refer to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2338 for 15.12.2025

## District-wise CSR expenditure in Uttar Pradesh for FY 2023-24 (Amount in Rupees Crore)

| Sr. No.    | Districts      | FY 2023-24   |
|------------|----------------|--------------|
| 1.         | Agra           | 23.16        |
| 2.         | Aligarh        | 10.12        |
| 3.         | Ambedkar Nagar | 5.68         |
| 4.         | Amethi         | 0.04         |
| 5.         | Amroha         | 1.57         |
| 6.         | Auraiya        | 4.03         |
| 7.         | Ayodhya        | 37.98        |
| 8.         | Azamgarh       | 3.40         |
| 9.         | Baghpat        | 10.37        |
| 10.        | Bahraich       | 17.29        |
| 11.        | Ballia         | 8.23         |
| 12.        | Balrampur      | 3.89         |
| 13.        | Banda          | 2.07         |
| 14.        | Bara Banki     | 5.90         |
| 15.        | Bareilly       | 12.35        |
| 16.        | Basti          | 2.09         |
| 17.        | Bhadohi        | 3.09         |
| 18.        | Bijnor         | 5.07         |
| 19.        | Budaun         | 3.43         |
| 20.        | Bulandshahr    | 19.92        |
| 21.        | Chandauli      | 4.55         |
| 22.        | Chitrakoot     | 8.88         |
| 23.        | Deoria         | 2.05         |
| 24.        | Etah           | -            |
| 25.        | Etawah         | 0.72         |
| 26.        | Farrukhabad    | 0.51         |
| 27.        | Fatehpur       | 6.72         |
| 28.        | Firozabad      | 6.21         |
| 29. Gautam | Buddha Nagar   | 217.07       |
| 30.        | Ghaziabad      | 73.91        |
| 31.        | Ghazipur       | 2.36         |
| 32.        | Gonda          | 15.00        |
| 33.        | Gorakhpur      | 11.51        |
| 34.        | Hamirpur       | 36.72        |
| 35.        | Hapur          | 0.04         |
| 36.        | Hardoi         | 58.71        |
| 37.        | Hathras        | 3.36         |
| 38.        | Jalaun         | -            |
| 39.        | Jaunpur        | 7.18         |
| 40.        | Jhansi         | 7.62         |

| 41.                         | Kannauj            | 0.29     |
|-----------------------------|--------------------|----------|
| 42.                         | Kanpur Dehat       | 3.62     |
| 43. Kanpur Nagar            | -                  |          |
| 44.                         | Kasganj            | -        |
| 45.                         | Kaushambi          | 4.14     |
| 46.                         | Kheri              | 2.52     |
| 47.                         | Kushinagar         | 0.54     |
| 48.                         | Lalitpur           | 5.25     |
| 49.                         | Lucknow            | 90.04    |
| 50.                         | Mahoba             | 1.66     |
| Mahrajganj                  |                    | 1.83     |
| 52.                         | 51. Mainpuri       | 1.63     |
| 53.                         | Mathura            | 130.43   |
| 54. Mau                     |                    | 0.67     |
| 55.                         | Meerut             | 17.13    |
| 56.                         |                    | 6.66     |
| 57.                         | Mirzapur Moradabad | 5.41     |
| 58.                         | Muzaffarnagar      | 21.17    |
| 59.                         | Pilibhit           | 2.23     |
| 60.                         | Pratapgarh         | 5.27     |
| 61.                         | Prayagraj          | 13.59    |
| 62.                         | Rae Bareli         | 14.47    |
| 63.                         | Rampur             | 2.59     |
| 64.                         | Saharanpur         | 25.46    |
| 65.                         | Sambhal            | -        |
| 66. Sant Kabir              | Nagar              | 0.11     |
| 67.                         | Shahjahanpur       | 12.23    |
| 68.                         | Shamli             | 0.08     |
| 69.                         | Shrawasti          | 4.44     |
| 70.                         | Siddharthnagar     | 6.97     |
| 71.                         | Sitapur            | 8.16     |
| 72.                         | Sonbhadra          | 52.81    |
| 73.                         | Sultanpur          | 14.72    |
| 74.                         | Unnao              | 3.47     |
| 75.                         | Varanasi           | 221.95   |
| 76. District not classified | elsewhere          | 220.66   |
| Total                       | Total              | 1,545.01 |

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

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Annexure-III Refer to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2338 for 15.12.2025 Development sector-wise CSR expenditure in Uttar Pradesh for FY 2023-24

## (Amount in Rupees Crore)

| Sr. No.   | CSR Development Sector                         | FY 2023-24   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| 1.        | Agro forestry                                  | 2.57         |
| 2.        | Animal welfare                                 | 51.42        |
| 3.        | Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependants | 0.14         |
| 4.        | Art and culture                                | 20.59        |
| 5.        | Conservation of natural resources              | 10.78        |
| 6.        | Education                                      | 492.36       |
| 7.        | Environmental sustainability                   | 140.67       |
| 8.        | Gender equality                                | 24.77        |
| 9.        | Health care                                    | 322.76       |
| 10.       | Livelihood enhancement projects                | 44.17        |
| 11.       | Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition      | 72.97        |
| 12.       | Rural development projects                     | 146.44       |
| 13.       | Safe drinking water                            | 54.04        |
| 14.       | Sanitation                                     | 31.06        |
| 15.       | Senior Citizens Welfare                        | 8.56         |
| 16.       | Setting up homes and hostels for women         | 3.04         |
| 17.       | Setting up orphanage                           | 0.57         |
| 18.       | Slum area development                          | 4.58         |
| 19.       | Socio-economic equalities                      | 3.45         |
| 20.       | Special education                              | 13.84        |
| 21.       | Technology incubators                          | 0.08         |
| 22.       | Training to promote sports                     | 9.29         |
| 23.       | Vocational skills                              | 52.26        |
| 24.       | Women empowerment                              | 31.71        |
| 25.       | NEC/Not mentioned*                             | 2.90         |
|           | Total                                          | 1,545.01     |

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

*Companies did not specify the names of Sector where projects were undertaken.

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