Lok Sabha Question No. 3822 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-11
Subject: CSR Activities
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3822

ANSWERED ON 11.08.2023

## CSR ACTIVITES

3822.  SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state:

## पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a) whether the Government has issued new guidelines for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity, specifying the percentage of net annual profit that ports should allocate to such activities;
- (b) if so, the details and the objectives thereof;
- (c) whether the management of the various ports in the country have taken measures to boost community welfare initiatives especially for the local people  in the vicinityof  the ports on priority basis in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, port-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)&(b)Yes, Sir. The 'Sagar Samajik Sahyog' - Revised Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  Guidelines  2023  were  launched  by  the  Ministry  of  Ports,  Shipping,  and Waterways on 27.06.2023 for Major Port Authorities.  Under these guidelines, the Major Ports have been empowered to sanction and approve CSR projects.

According to the guidelines, Major Ports are required to create a CSR budget for each year as a percentage of their net profit in the following manner:

| Financial Position of the Port Net Profit (Previous Financial year)   | Expenditure range of CSR in a Financial year (%) of profit   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Less than Rs. 100 crore                                               | 3% - 5%                                                      |
| Rs. 100 crore to Rs. 500 crore                                        | 2% - 3% (subject to a minimum of Rs 3 crore)                 |
| Rs. 500 crore and above                                               | 0.5% to 2%                                                   |

These guidelines aim to make a lasting impact by addressing the pressing needs of our society, focusing on education, healthcare, skill development, environmental sustainability and community empowerment.

- (c)  &  (d)  Yes,  Sir.    All  Major  Port  Authorities  have  taken  various  measures  to boost  community  welfare  initiatives,  especially  for  the  local  community  in  the vicinity of the ports.   The activities included under the CSR projects comprise of  health  and family  welfare,  drinking  water  and  sanitation,  education  and  skill development, disaster management, preservation and restoration of environment and ecology and sustainable development goals etc.

The  expenditure  incurred  for  CSR  activities  by  Major  Ports  in  Financial  Year 2022-23 are as under: -

| Name of the Port                   |   Expenditure in CSR Activity in FY 2022-23 (Rs. in Cr.) |
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| New Mangalore Port Authority       |                                                   2.07   |
| Cochin Port Authority              |                                                   1.52   |
| SyamaPrasadMookerjeePort Authority |                                                   0.41   |
| Paradip Port Authority             |                                                   8.58   |
| Mormugao PortAuthority             |                                                   0.0027 |
| Kamarajar Port Authority           |                                                   9.8    |
| Deendayal Port Authority           |                                                  10.14   |
| Visakhapatnam Port Authority       |                                                   0.27   |
| V.O. Chidambarnar Port Authority   |                                                   1.84   |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority    |                                                   1.22   |

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