Lok Sabha Question No. 2975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Mines in Jajpur District of Odisha and their CSR activities
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Dr. Rabindra Narayan Behera

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2975

ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025

## MINES IN JAJPUR DISTRICT OF ODISHA AND THEIR CSR ACTIVITIES

2975. DR. RABINDRA NARAYAN BEHERA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the list of mines in the Jajpur district in the State of Odisha;
- (b) the details of the type of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR ) activities done by them;
- (c) the details of expenditure, project wise; and
- (d) the details of the future provision and budget for the same?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COAL AND MINES (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a): There are ten (10) working Mines of major minerals in Jajpur district of Odisha, the details of which are enclosed as Annexure-I.

(b)  &  (c):  As  per  the  information provided by Ministry of  Corporate Affairs, all data related  to  CSR  filed  by  companies  in  MCA21  registry,  including  project-wise,  is available in public domain and can be accessed at www.csr.gov.in. As per the registry, the details of development sector-wise CSR expenditure in Jajpur district of Odisha for the years from FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24 are enclosed as Annexure-II.

(d): As per the information provided by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, 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 Board has to ensure that the approved amount has been spent on the assigned activity(ies). In case any amount remains unspent, such amount shall be transferred in the designated fund(s) in Schedule VII in the prescribed time limit. Under CSR framework,  companies  need  to  balance  local  area  preferences  with  national priorities. The Government does not issue any direction to the companies to spend in a particular area or activity.

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## Annexure-I

|   Sl. No. | District   | Circle   | Mineral   | Name of the Lessees                           | Location of the Lease   |
|-----------|------------|----------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Jajpur     | Jajpur   | Iron      | O.M.C. Ltd.                                   | Daitari                 |
|         2 | Jajpur     | Jajpur   | Chromite  | Balasore Alloys Ltd.                          | Kaliapani               |
|         3 | Jajpur     | Jajpur   | Chromite  | IMFA Ltd                                      | Kaliapani               |
|         4 | Jajpur     | Jajpur   | Chromite  | Jindal Stainless                              | Kaliapani               |
|         5 | Jajpur     | Jajpur   | Chromite  | Tata Steel ltd                                | Kamarda                 |
|         6 | Jajpur     | Jajpur   | Chromite  | FACOR Ltd.                                    | Ostapal                 |
|         7 | Jajpur     | Jajpur   | Chromite  | Tata Steel ltd                                | Saruabil                |
|         8 | Jajpur     | Jajpur   | Chromite  | South Kaliapani Chromite Mines of O.M.C. Ltd. | South Kaliapani         |
|         9 | Jajpur     | Jajpur   | Chromite  | IMFA Ltd                                      | Sukinda (Mahagiri)      |
|        10 | Jajpur     | Jajpur   | Chromite  | O.M.C. Ltd.                                   | Sukrangi                |

Annexure-II Development Sector-wise CSR expenditure in Jajpur district of Odisha from FY

## 2021-22 to 2023-24

(Amount in Rs. crores)

| Sl. No.   | Sector in which project is covered        | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1         | Animal welfare                            | 0.14         | 0.18         | 0.28         |
| 2         | Art and culture                           | 0.16         | 0.48         | 1.52         |
| 3         | Conservation of natural resources         | -            | -            | 0.03         |
| 4         | Education                                 | 0.63         | 2.79         | 1.63         |
| 5         | Environmental sustainability              | 1.52         | 1.43         | 2.21         |
| 6         | Health care                               | 1.00         | 1.95         | 19.18        |
| 7         | Livelihood enhancement projects           | 1.07         | 0.82         | 0.77         |
| 8         | Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition | 0.01         | 8.03         | 0.14         |
| 9         | Rural development projects                | 2.95         | 9.27         | 4.49         |
| 10        | Safe drinking water                       | 0.47         | 0.31         | 0.47         |
| 11        | Sanitation                                | -            | 0.26         | 0.13         |
| 12        | Setting up orphanage                      | -            | 0.11         | -            |
| 13        | Slum area development                     | 0.02         | -            | -            |
| 14        | Socio-economic equalities                 | 2.56         | 0.00         | 0.04         |
| 15        | Training to promote sports                | 0.21         | 2.93         | 6.13         |
| 16        | Vocational skills                         | 0.17         | 1.50         | 0.78         |
| 17        | Women empowerment                         | 0.39         | 0.01         | 0.01         |
| Total     | Total                                     | 11.30        | 30.07        | 37.81        |