Lok Sabha Question No. 2824 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Companies Involved in CSR
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2824 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2023 SRAVANA 16, 1945 (SAKA)

## COMPANIES INVOLVED IN CSR QUESTION

## 2824. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of companies involved in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the sectors wherein CSR activities have been done during the last five years, company-wise;
- (b) the States and districts in which CSR activities have been undertaken during the last three years;
- (c) whether many companies spend the CSR funds on their foundations;
- (d) if so, the details of such companies along with the name of such foundations thereof;
- (e) the details of various companies in the North-Eastern region and the CSR activities done by them;
- (f)  the details of various tea companies in the country including Assam; and
- (g) the names of the said companies along with the details of sector of participation wherein CSR activities were done?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF  STATISTICS  AND PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION;  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

(a) & (b):  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 the filings made by the companies in the MCA 21 registry, the details of CSR mandated companies during the financial years (FY) 2017-18, 201819, 2019-20, 2020-21and 2021-22 are given below:

| Particulars      | FY 2017-18   | FY 2018-19   | FY 2019-20   | FY 2020-21   | FY-2021-22   |
|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| No. of Companies | 21,525       | 25,181       | 22,985       | 20,840       | 18,623       |

(Data upto 31.03.2023) [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

State-wise and development sector wise CSR spent by the companies during the financial years (FY) 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 are at Annexure-I & II.

- (c)  &  (d):   Under  the Act, CSR is a Board driven process and the Board of the company is empowered  to  plan,  decide,  execute  and  monitor  the  CSR  activities  based  on  the recommendations of its CSR Committee. Further, section 135 of the Act read with Rule 4 of the  Companies  (CSR  Policy)  Rules,  2014  prescribes  that  the  Board  of  the  company  is empowered to undertake its CSR activities either by itself or through Implementing Agencies as mentioned in the said rule.

(e): On the basis of the filings made by the companies in the MCA 21 registry, the details of companies registered in North-Eastern States undertaking CSR activities and their CSR spent during  the  financial  years  (FY)  2017-18,  2018-19,  2019-20,  2020-21  and  2021-22  are  given below:

| Particulars                |   FY 2017-18 |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |   FY 2020-21 |   FY-2021-22 |
|----------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| No. of Companies           |       107    |       135    |       128    |        97    |        86    |
| CSR Expenditures in crores |       179.43 |       182.27 |       256.91 |       155.25 |       287.51 |

(Data upto 31.03.2023) [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

(f) & (g): Operation-wise details of the companies under CSR disclosure are not available.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2824 FOR 07.08.2023

| State-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | State-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | State-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | State-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | State-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | State-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | State-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                   | State/UT                                                  | FY 2017-18                                                | FY 2018-19                                                | FY 2019-20                                                | FY 2020-21                                                | FY 2021-22                                                |
| 1                                                         | Andaman and Nicobar                                       | 0.73                                                      | 0.82                                                      | 1.29                                                      | 2.86                                                      | 9.02                                                      |
| 2                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                            | 575.07                                                    | 665.97                                                    | 710.23                                                    | 719.81                                                    | 640.70                                                    |
| 3                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                         | 11.91                                                     | 24.56                                                     | 18.02                                                     | 10.58                                                     | 119.39                                                    |
| 4                                                         | Assam                                                     | 211.33                                                    | 210.00                                                    | 285.00                                                    | 180.23                                                    | 398.70                                                    |
| 5                                                         | Bihar                                                     | 106.17                                                    | 137.95                                                    | 110.48                                                    | 89.89                                                     | 165.66                                                    |
| 6                                                         | Chandigarh                                                | 20.51                                                     | 11.46                                                     | 15.58                                                     | 13.40                                                     | 49.98                                                     |
| 7                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                              | 176.70                                                    | 149.35                                                    | 269.68                                                    | 325.63                                                    | 292.83                                                    |
| 8                                                         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                    | 6.98                                                      | 13.48                                                     | 18.34                                                     | 21.98                                                     | 14.11                                                     |
| 9                                                         | Daman and Diu                                             | 20.23                                                     | 6.25                                                      | 9.53                                                      | 5.25                                                      | 4.13                                                      |
| 10                                                        | Delhi                                                     | 579.37                                                    | 750.85                                                    | 830.00                                                    | 724.59                                                    | 1,158.00                                                  |
| 11                                                        | Goa                                                       | 53.77                                                     | 46.77                                                     | 43.91                                                     | 41.92                                                     | 42.59                                                     |
| 12                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | 967.97                                                    | 1,082.18                                                  | 984.37                                                    | 1,461.60                                                  | 1,554.16                                                  |
| 13                                                        | Haryana                                                   | 363.43                                                    | 378.11                                                    | 537.91                                                    | 550.86                                                    | 654.88                                                    |
| 14                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                          | 69.23                                                     | 78.79                                                     | 78.78                                                     | 106.31                                                    | 138.84                                                    |
| 15                                                        | Jammu and Kashmir                                         | 50.77                                                     | 36.44                                                     | 25.27                                                     | 35.56                                                     | 49.40                                                     |
| 16                                                        | Jharkhand                                                 | 109.23                                                    | 109.80                                                    | 155.21                                                    | 226.54                                                    | 192.41                                                    |
| 17                                                        | Karnataka                                                 | 1,145.79                                                  | 1,257.69                                                  | 1,448.16                                                  | 1,277.81                                                  | 1,761.39                                                  |
| 18                                                        | Kerala                                                    | 219.73                                                    | 354.78                                                    | 298.56                                                    | 290.67                                                    | 234.01                                                    |
| 19                                                        | Lakshadweep                                               | 2.27                                                      | 0.39                                                      | -                                                         | 0.01                                                      | 0.45                                                      |
| 20                                                        | Leh & Ladakh                                              | -                                                         | -                                                         | -                                                         | -                                                         | 14.84                                                     |
| 21                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                            | 163.92                                                    | 243.55                                                    | 220.46                                                    | 375.51                                                    | 420.04                                                    |
| 22                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | 2,797.53                                                  | 3,147.72                                                  | 3,353.24                                                  | 3,464.81                                                  | 5,229.31                                                  |
| 23                                                        | Manipur                                                   | 4.81                                                      | 7.81                                                      | 14.21                                                     | 10.39                                                     | 15.49                                                     |
| 24                                                        | Meghalaya                                                 | 11.18                                                     | 16.54                                                     | 17.65                                                     | 17.63                                                     | 19.30                                                     |
| 25                                                        | Mizoram                                                   | 1.28                                                      | 0.11                                                      | 0.25                                                      | 0.97                                                      | 6.94                                                      |
| 26                                                        | Nagaland                                                  | 1.81                                                      | 2.12                                                      | 5.10                                                      | 3.57                                                      | 12.42                                                     |
| 27                                                        | Odisha                                                    | 504.22                                                    | 697.91                                                    | 717.39                                                    | 578.16                                                    | 652.01                                                    |
| 28                                                        | Puducherry                                                | 6.09                                                      | 9.15                                                      | 11.32                                                     | 12.43                                                     | 9.31                                                      |
| 29                                                        | Punjab                                                    | 112.36                                                    | 166.85                                                    | 189.44                                                    | 158.46                                                    | 177.48                                                    |
| 30                                                        | Rajasthan                                                 | 443.35                                                    | 595.49                                                    | 734.12                                                    | 670.00                                                    | 700.44                                                    |
| 31                                                        | Sikkim                                                    | 7.00                                                      | 5.87                                                      | 10.99                                                     | 17.28                                                     | 28.24                                                     |
| 32                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                | 669.65                                                    | 877.08                                                    | 1,072.26                                                  | 1,174.07                                                  | 1,371.91                                                  |
| 33                                                        | Telangana                                                 | 380.57                                                    | 428.06                                                    | 445.80                                                    | 627.71                                                    | 670.06                                                    |
| 34                                                        | Tripura                                                   | 1.88                                                      | 23.06                                                     | 9.40                                                      | 9.29                                                      | 15.91                                                     |
| 35                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                             | 435.21                                                    | 521.32                                                    | 577.98                                                    | 907.32                                                    | 1,321.36                                                  |
| 36                                                        | Uttarakhand                                               | 85.79                                                     | 172.31                                                    | 124.70                                                    | 160.58                                                    | 224.32                                                    |
| 37                                                        | West Bengal                                               | 338.32                                                    | 382.23                                                    | 423.85                                                    | 471.48                                                    | 541.46                                                    |
| 38                                                        | PAN India*                                                | 5,505.31                                                  | 6,443.53                                                  | 9,385.66                                                  | 7,805.03                                                  | 5,439.79                                                  |
| 39                                                        | Contribution to Funds included in Schedule VII            | 799.18                                                    | 1,156.86                                                  | 1,790.69                                                  | 3,491.30                                                  | 1,581.43                                                  |
| 40                                                        | NEC/ Not mentioned*                                       | 137.93                                                    | 4.44                                                      | 20.97                                                     | 169.47                                                    | 0.09                                                      |
|                                                           | Grand Total (in Cr.)                                      | 17,098.57                                                 | 20,217.65                                                 | 24,965.82                                                 | 26,210.95                                                 | 25,932.79                                                 |

(Data up to 31.03.2023)   [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

* Not Elsewhere Covered (NEC)

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

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2824 FOR 07.08.2023

| Development Sector-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   | Development Sector-Wise Summary of CSR Expenditure (Amount in Crore)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                 | Development Sector                                                     | FY 2017-18                                                             | FY 2018-19                                                             | FY 2019-20                                                             | FY 2020-21                                                             | FY 2021-22                                                             |
| 1                                                                      | Agro forestry                                                          | 66.79                                                                  | 64.75                                                                  | 67.38                                                                  | 20.90                                                                  | 33.13                                                                  |
| 2                                                                      | Animal welfare                                                         | 63.52                                                                  | 98.33                                                                  | 106.12                                                                 | 193.55                                                                 | 165.56                                                                 |
| 3                                                                      | Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependants                         | 29.09                                                                  | 90.18                                                                  | 62.06                                                                  | 84.05                                                                  | 42.55                                                                  |
| 4                                                                      | Art And Culture                                                        | 395.22                                                                 | 225.94                                                                 | 933.57                                                                 | 493.13                                                                 | 241.24                                                                 |
| 5                                                                      | Clean Ganga Fund                                                       | 33.96                                                                  | 8.11                                                                   | 6.63                                                                   | 13.39                                                                  | 54.31                                                                  |
| 6                                                                      | Conservation of natural resources                                      | 228.14                                                                 | 173.55                                                                 | 160.60                                                                 | 92.00                                                                  | 271.95                                                                 |
| 7                                                                      | Education                                                              | 5,763.45                                                               | 6,111.66                                                               | 7,179.51                                                               | 6,693.25                                                               | 6,367.33                                                               |
| 8                                                                      | Environmental Sustainability                                           | 1,301.96                                                               | 1,368.27                                                               | 1,470.53                                                               | 1,030.16                                                               | 2,366.15                                                               |
| 9                                                                      | Gender Equality                                                        | 24.01                                                                  | 51.86                                                                  | 82.93                                                                  | 43.83                                                                  | 97.64                                                                  |
| 10                                                                     | Health Care                                                            | 2,776.95                                                               | 3,617.15                                                               | 4,905.72                                                               | 7,325.83                                                               | 7,636.18                                                               |
| 11                                                                     | Livelihood Enhancement Projects                                        | 832.40                                                                 | 907.98                                                                 | 1,077.72                                                               | 938.91                                                                 | 822.01                                                                 |
| 12                                                                     | Other Central Government Funds                                         | 292.73                                                                 | 731.06                                                                 | 932.16                                                                 | 1,618.17                                                               | 303.34                                                                 |
| 13                                                                     | Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition                              | 811.20                                                                 | 1,195.78                                                               | 1,159.71                                                               | 1,407.58                                                               | 1,873.68                                                               |
| 14                                                                     | Prime Minister's National Relief Fund                                  | 200.42                                                                 | 322.19                                                                 | 798.43                                                                 | 1,698.38                                                               | 1,190.86                                                               |
| 15                                                                     | Rural development projects                                             | 1,724.07                                                               | 2,434.17                                                               | 2,301.02                                                               | 1,850.71                                                               | 1,801.43                                                               |
| 16                                                                     | Safe drinking water                                                    | 220.87                                                                 | 228.23                                                                 | 253.40                                                                 | 203.13                                                                 | 176.10                                                                 |
| 17                                                                     | Sanitation                                                             | 460.68                                                                 | 506.66                                                                 | 521.72                                                                 | 338.97                                                                 | 301.48                                                                 |
| 18                                                                     | Senior citizens welfare                                                | 40.10                                                                  | 46.52                                                                  | 52.33                                                                  | 56.47                                                                  | 76.23                                                                  |
| 19                                                                     | Setting up homes and hostels for women                                 | 70.58                                                                  | 57.01                                                                  | 48.50                                                                  | 44.52                                                                  | 100.15                                                                 |
| 20                                                                     | Setting up orphanage                                                   | 39.87                                                                  | 12.89                                                                  | 36.50                                                                  | 21.88                                                                  | 25.79                                                                  |
| 21                                                                     | Slum area development                                                  | 39.16                                                                  | 51.06                                                                  | 42.94                                                                  | 88.95                                                                  | 58.14                                                                  |
| 22                                                                     | Socio-economic inequalities                                            | 155.95                                                                 | 167.92                                                                 | 214.88                                                                 | 149.81                                                                 | 156.06                                                                 |
| 23                                                                     | Special education                                                      | 140.01                                                                 | 186.13                                                                 | 196.88                                                                 | 209.24                                                                 | 181.82                                                                 |
| 24                                                                     | Swachh Bharat Kosh                                                     | 272.07                                                                 | 95.50                                                                  | 53.47                                                                  | 161.35                                                                 | 32.92                                                                  |
| 25                                                                     | Technology incubators                                                  | 16.94                                                                  | 32.10                                                                  | 53.50                                                                  | 62.62                                                                  | 7.33                                                                   |
| 26                                                                     | Training to Promote Sports                                             | 285.41                                                                 | 310.16                                                                 | 304.00                                                                 | 243.39                                                                 | 286.69                                                                 |
| 27                                                                     | Vocational skills                                                      | 546.46                                                                 | 798.36                                                                 | 1,181.23                                                               | 717.65                                                                 | 1,010.83                                                               |
| 28                                                                     | Women Empowerment                                                      | 251.37                                                                 | 236.54                                                                 | 259.57                                                                 | 206.00                                                                 | 251.31                                                                 |
| 29                                                                     | NEC/ Not Mentioned*                                                    | 15.20                                                                  | 87.61                                                                  | 502.79                                                                 | 203.14                                                                 | 0.59                                                                   |
| Grand Total (in Cr.)                                                   | Grand Total (in Cr.)                                                   | 17,098.57                                                              | 20,217.65                                                              | 24,965.82                                                              | 26,210.95                                                              | 25,932.79                                                              |

(Data upto 31.03.2023) [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

*Companies either did not specify the names of sectors or indicated more than one sector where projects were undertaken.

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