Lok Sabha Question No. 2304 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: CSR in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Shri Sudhakar Singh, Smt. Lovely Anand, Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2304

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

CSR ACTIVITIES IN UTTAR PRADESH AND BIHAR QUESTION

2304. Shri Arun Kumar Sagar:

Shri Sudhakar Singh: Smt. Lovely Anand: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy:

## Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds allocated by various undertakings of the Government under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) during the last three years till date, Statewise particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar;
- (b) the CSR funds spent in the country particularly in the backward and Scheduled Caste  dominated  regions  of  UP  and  Bihar  during  the  said  period  along  with  the number of beneficiaries, undertaking/area/head/location-wise;
- (c) whether any steps have been taken by the Government to spend CSR funds in the aspirational, backward and SC dominated regions of the country and if so, whether the SC dominated areas particularly Shahjahanpur Parliamentary Constituency in Uttar Pradesh and aspirational districts like Sheohar in Bihar have been included;
- (d) a list of major CSR projects undertaken in the Saran district of Bihar in the last three years, specifying the nature of the works carried out and the implementing corporate entities;
- (e) the details of the per- capita footprint of CSR across the country, State/UT-wise, particularly in Bihar; and
- (f) whether any irregularities were detected with regard to the CSR spending in Bihar in the last five years and if so, the details of the corrective actions taken by the Government or relevant authorities in this regard?

## 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): There is no provision of allocation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds under the Companies Act, 2013. However, on the basis of annual filings made by companies in the MCA21 registry, the  State-wise CSR expenditure by PSUs in the last three Financial Years i.e. FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24 is attached at Annexure-I.
- (b):  Data  is  not  maintained  centrally  for  CSR  expenditure  on  any  particular community or areas dominated by any particular community.

(c): As per 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 directions to Corporates to spend in any particular area or activity or for any particular community. (d)  On the basis of annual filings made by companies in the MCA21 registry, the development sector-wise CSR expenditure in the Saran district of Bihar during the last three  Financial Years i.e. FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24 is attached at Annexure-II. (e) The data with regard to per- capita footprint of CSR expenditure is not maintained centrally. (f) No such irregularity or violation has come to the notice of the concerned office

i.e. ROC Bihar.

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## Annexure-I

## Refer to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2304 for 15.12.2025 State-wise CSR expenditure by PSUs 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                      | 0.64                             | 1.04                             | 1.18                             |
| 2.                               | Andhra Pradesh                           | 52.34                            | 52.32                            | 62.41                            |
| 3.                               | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 11.25                            | 7.93                             | 15.51                            |
| 4.                               | Assam                                    | 231.81                           | 298.05                           | 316.07                           |
| 5.                               | Bihar                                    | 56.48                            | 110.29                           | 91.13                            |
| 6.                               | Chandigarh                               | 0.29                             | 0.59                             | 0.16                             |
| 7.                               | Chhattisgarh                             | 166.01                           | 161.24                           | 109.91                           |
| 8.                               | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 1.63                             | 1.42                             | 6.10                             |
| 9.                               | Delhi                                    | 353.33                           | 448.95                           | 683.27                           |
| 10.                              | Goa                                      | 4.22                             | 4.75                             | 19.83                            |
| 11.                              | Gujarat                                  | 131.40                           | 121.88                           | 78.26                            |
| 12.                              | Haryana                                  | 58.08                            | 38.61                            | 55.22                            |
| 13. Himachal                     | Pradesh                                  | 60.71                            | 55.99                            | 55.68                            |
| 14.                              | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 24.69                            | 25.87                            | 45.11                            |
| 15.                              | Jharkhand                                | 67.45                            | 114.81                           | 142.32                           |
| 16.                              | Karnataka                                | 193.36                           | 167.02                           | 167.81                           |
| 17.                              | Kerala                                   | 38.51                            | 54.47                            | 48.57                            |
| 18.                              | Lakshadweep                              | 0.53                             | -                                | -                                |
| 19. Leh & Ladakh                 |                                          | 9.54                             | 5.09                             | 11.58                            |
| 20.                              | Madhya Pradesh                           | 148.22                           | 206.98                           | 240.08                           |
| 21.                              | Maharashtra                              | 324.86                           | 308.71                           | 401.57                           |
| 22.                              | Manipur                                  | 8.97                             | 12.93                            | 9.44                             |
| 23.                              | Meghalaya                                | 1.68                             | 1.78                             | 1.36                             |
| 24.                              | Mizoram                                  | 5.09                             | 9.03                             | 2.92                             |
| 25.                              | Nagaland                                 | 4.25                             | 6.33                             | 6.55                             |
| 26.                              | Odisha                                   | 397.61                           | 396.65                           | 486.38                           |
| 27.                              | Puducherry                               | 0.86                             | 2.26                             | 8.32                             |
| 28.                              | Punjab                                   | 7.08                             | 12.59                            | 12.88                            |
| 29.                              | Rajasthan                                | 52.25                            | 58.14                            | 49.56                            |
| 30.                              | Sikkim                                   | 18.77                            | 23.70                            | 24.72                            |
| 31. Tamil                        | Nadu                                     | 74.65                            | 102.65                           | 173.74                           |
| 32.                              | Telangana                                | 94.90                            | 81.78                            | 85.71                            |
| 33.                              | Tripura                                  | 10.95                            | 14.44                            | 3.21                             |
| 34. Uttar                        | Pradesh                                  | 213.91                           | 229.93                           | 349.34                           |
| 35.                              | Uttarakhand                              | 84.49                            | 116.03                           | 144.15                           |
| 36.                              | West Bengal                              | 100.45                           | 138.44                           | 118.11                           |
| 37. Other Centralized Funds      |                                          | 869.43                           | 403.58                           | 319.98                           |
| 38.                              | PAN India*                               | 526.47                           | 315.80                           | 425.03                           |
| Total 4,407.17 4,112.08 4,773.17 | Total 4,407.17 4,112.08 4,773.17         | Total 4,407.17 4,112.08 4,773.17 | Total 4,407.17 4,112.08 4,773.17 | Total 4,407.17 4,112.08 4,773.17 |

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

* Companies indicated more than one State/UT where projects were undertaken.

## Refer to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2304 for 15.12.2025 Development sector-wise CSR expenditure in Saran district in Bihar from FY 202122 to FY 2023-24

(Amount in Rupees Crore)

| Sl.No   | CSR Development Sector          | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   |
|---------|---------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1       | Education                       | 0.09         | 0.31         | 0.46         |
| 2       | Health care                     | 3.65         | 8.51         | 2.56         |
| 3       | Livelihood enhancement projects | -            | 0.02         | 0.15         |
| 4       | Rural development projects      | -            | 0.12         | 0.20         |
| 5       | Sanitation                      | -            | 1.89         | 0.19         |
| 6       | Socio-economic equalities       | -            | 0.07         | -            |
| 7       | Technology incubators           | -            | -            | -            |
| 8       | Vocational skills               | -            | -            | -            |
| 9       | NEC/Not mentioned*              | -            | -            | -            |
| Total   | Total                           | 3.75         | 10.92        | 3.57         |

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

*Companies did not specify the name of the sectors where projects were undertaken.

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