Lok Sabha Question No. 30 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Procedure for Allocation of Funds Under CSR
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ms Iqra Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 30 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 22,  2024/ 31 ASHADHA, 1946 (SAKA)

## PROCEDURE FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER CSR QUESTION

30. MS IQRA CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  process  of  identification/execution  of  work,  allocation  of  funds,  approval  of works to be undertaken under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) head and the entire process and rule of procedure for receiving funds from the corporates and upto the execution of the work along with the details thereof; (b) the stage at which the proposals/suggestions of local MPs are received in the said process; and (c) the district-wise total amount of funds spent under the above head during the last financial year in the State of Uttar Pradesh?

## 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):  CSR is regulated by p rovisions of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act'), read  with  Schedule  VII  of  the  Act  and  Companies  (CSR  Policy)  Rules,  2014  which provide broad framework within which the eligible companies are required to formulate their  CSR  policies  including  activities  to  be  undertaken  and  implementation  of  the same. Every eligible company has to constitute a CSR Committee comprising three or more directors.  The  Committee  formulates  and  recommends  the  CSR  policy  which indicates the activities to be undertaken by the company in area or subject specified in Schedule VII.  The Board is empowered to plan, decide, execute and monitor the CSR activities of the company based on the recommendation of its CSR Committee. There is no provision for allocation of CSR funds under CSR framework.   Section 135 (3) & (4) of the Companies Act, 2013, empowers the Board of the company to take decisions regarding allocation of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds for items listed in Schedule VII of the Act.

(b):    There  is  no  expressed  provision  in  CSR  legal  framework  for  taking  proposal/ suggestion of local MPSs.  CSR is a board-driven process  and the Government does not issue any specific direction to the companies to spend in any particular activity or geographical area.

(c):  The district-wise total amount of funds spent under the CSR head during the last financial year i.e. 2022-23 in the State of Uttar Pradesh is given at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

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

## 30 FOR 22.07.2024

| District-wise details of total CSR expenditure during the last financial year i.e 2022-2023 in Uttar Pradesh   | District-wise details of total CSR expenditure during the last financial year i.e 2022-2023 in Uttar Pradesh   | District-wise details of total CSR expenditure during the last financial year i.e 2022-2023 in Uttar Pradesh   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                          | Name of Districts                                                                                              | Amount spent (INR Cr.)                                                                                         |
| 1.                                                                                                             | Gautam Buddha Nagar                                                                                            | 226.40                                                                                                         |
| 2.                                                                                                             | Mathura                                                                                                        | 118.21                                                                                                         |
| 3.                                                                                                             | Varanasi                                                                                                       | 100.23                                                                                                         |
| 4.                                                                                                             | Hardoi                                                                                                         | 91.75                                                                                                          |
| 5.                                                                                                             | Lucknow                                                                                                        | 70.96                                                                                                          |
| 6.                                                                                                             | Ghaziabad                                                                                                      | 42.64                                                                                                          |
| 7.                                                                                                             | Sonbhadra                                                                                                      | 41.64                                                                                                          |
| 8.                                                                                                             | Agra                                                                                                           | 30.79                                                                                                          |
| 9.                                                                                                             | Ayodhya                                                                                                        | 19.52                                                                                                          |
| 10.                                                                                                            | Gorakhpur                                                                                                      | 17.75                                                                                                          |
| 11.                                                                                                            | Meerut                                                                                                         | 12.90                                                                                                          |
| 12.                                                                                                            | Sultanpur                                                                                                      | 12.62                                                                                                          |
| 13.                                                                                                            | Bulandshahr                                                                                                    | 10.53                                                                                                          |
| 14.                                                                                                            | Prayagraj                                                                                                      | 9.96                                                                                                           |
| 15.                                                                                                            | Rae Bareli                                                                                                     | 8.46                                                                                                           |
| 16.                                                                                                            | Bahraich                                                                                                       | 7.92                                                                                                           |
| 17.                                                                                                            | Muzaffarnagar                                                                                                  | 7.15                                                                                                           |
| 18.                                                                                                            | Moradabad                                                                                                      | 6.94                                                                                                           |
| 19.                                                                                                            | Bara Banki                                                                                                     | 6.78                                                                                                           |
| 20.                                                                                                            | Mirzapur                                                                                                       | 6.68                                                                                                           |
| 21.                                                                                                            | Chandauli                                                                                                      | 6.38                                                                                                           |
| 22.                                                                                                            | Aligarh                                                                                                        | 6.31                                                                                                           |
| 23.                                                                                                            | Lalitpur                                                                                                       | 6.14                                                                                                           |
| 24.                                                                                                            | Bareilly                                                                                                       | 5.96                                                                                                           |
| 25.                                                                                                            | Baghpat                                                                                                        | 5.85                                                                                                           |
| 26.                                                                                                            | Shahjahanpur                                                                                                   | 5.32                                                                                                           |
| 27.                                                                                                            | Kushinagar                                                                                                     | 4.74                                                                                                           |
| 28.                                                                                                            | Jhansi                                                                                                         | 4.59                                                                                                           |
| 29.                                                                                                            | Auraiya                                                                                                        | 4.57                                                                                                           |
| 30.                                                                                                            | Chitrakoot                                                                                                     | 4.50                                                                                                           |
| 31.                                                                                                            | Saharanpur                                                                                                     | 4.24                                                                                                           |
| 32.                                                                                                            | Kanpur Dehat                                                                                                   | 4.02                                                                                                           |
| 33.                                                                                                            | Ambedkar Nagar                                                                                                 | 4.00                                                                                                           |
| 34.                                                                                                            | Sitapur                                                                                                        | 3.93                                                                                                           |
| 35.                                                                                                            | Shrawasti                                                                                                      | 3.77                                                                                                           |
| 36.                                                                                                            | Rampur                                                                                                         | 2.98                                                                                                           |
| 37.                                                                                                            | Pratapgarh                                                                                                     | 2.73                                                                                                           |

| 38.            | Unnao          | 2.56     |
|----------------|----------------|----------|
| 39.            | Kaushambi      | 2.32     |
| 40.            | Firozabad      | 2.28     |
| 41.            | Fatehpur       | 2.22     |
| 42.            | Basti          | 2.11     |
| 43.            | Hathras        | 2.03     |
| 44.            | Jaunpur        | 1.72     |
| 45.            | Kheri          | 1.61     |
| 46.            | Hamirpur       | 1.50     |
| 47.            | Bijnor         | 1.46     |
| 48.            | Amroha         | 1.41     |
| 49.            | Deoria         | 1.28     |
| 50.            | Ghazipur       | 1.25     |
| 51.            | Balrampur      | 1.20     |
| 52.            | Mainpuri       | 1.06     |
| 53.            | Ballia         | 1.02     |
| 54.            | Bhadohi        | 1.01     |
| 55.            | Pilibhit       | 1.00     |
| 56. Kanpur     | Nagar          | 1.00     |
| 57.            | Banda          | 0.90     |
| 58.            | Etawah         | 0.71     |
| 59.            | Azamgarh       | 0.59     |
| 60.            | Budaun         | 0.57     |
| 61.            | Kannauj        | 0.56     |
| 62.            | Uttar Kashi    | 0.50     |
| 63.            | Siddharthnagar | 0.40     |
| 64. Sant Kabir | Nagar          | 0.32     |
| 65.            | Mau            | 0.25     |
| 66.            | Farrukhabad    | 0.23     |
| 67.            | Mahrajganj     | 0.16     |
| 68.            | Mahoba         | 0.08     |
| 69.            | Etah           | 0.08     |
| 70.            | Jalaun         | 0.03     |
| 71.            | Gonda          | 0.03     |
| 72.            | Shamli         | 0.03     |
| 73. *NEC/Not   | Mentioned      | 187.24   |
| 74.            | Total          | 1,152.57 |

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.

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