Lok Sabha Question No. 2265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: NGOs involved in CSR Projects
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Murari Lal Meena, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary, Shri Dharambir Singh, Shri Gopal Jee Thakur, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Shri Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2265

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2024/ 14 SHRAVAN, 1946 (SAKA)

## NGOS INVOLVED IN CSR PROJECTS QUESTION

## 2265.  Shri Naba Charan Majhi:

Shri Lumba Ram:

Shri Tejasvi Surya:

Smt. Smita Uday Wagh:

Shri Manoj Tiwari:

Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan:

Shri Dilip Saikia:

Shri Murari Lal Meena:

Smt. Aparajita Sarangi:

Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato:

Shri Dharambir Singh:

Shri Gopal Jee Thakur:

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

- (a) the number of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) including the organization working  in  the  social  sectors  like  environment,  skill  development,  water  and sanitation  through  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  across  the  country especially in Maharashtra, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned/allocated/utilized by the said organizations/NGOs during the last five years, State/UT-wise including Odisha, and
- (c) the names of the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) along with the work done by them utilizing the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds during the last five years, State/UT-wise including Dausa Parliamentary Constituency?

## 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):    The  legal  framework  for  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  has  been provided under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act'), Schedule VII of the Act and Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014. In the CSR Legal framework, 'Non -Governmental Organizations (NGOs )' ha ve not been defined, however, Section 135 of  the  Act  read  with  Rule  4(1)  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-
- i. a company established under section 8 of the Act, or a registered public trust or a registered Society, exempted under sub-clause (iv), (v), (vi) or (via)

of clause (23C) of Section 10 or registered under Section 12A and approved under 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) which is -

- -established by the company, either singly or along with any other company; or
- -having  an  established  track  record  of  at  least  three  years  in undertaking similar activities
- ii. A company established under Section 8 of the Act or a registered trust or a registered  Society,  established  by  the  Central  Government  or  State Government; or
- iii. Any entity established under an Act of  Parliament or a State Legislature

The companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014 was amended on 22 nd  January, 2021 and registration  of  above  implementing  agencies  with  the  Central  Government  has been made mandatory with effect from 1 st  April, 2021. As on date total number of 76245 implementing agencies have registered with MCA21 registry. State/UT-wise data of the implementing agencies is not maintained.

(b) & (c) : The CSR is disclosure based and CSR mandated companies are required to file details of CSR activities annually in the MCA21 registry. All data related to CSR filed by companies in MCA21 registry including company-wise, state-wise, district-wise  and  development  sector-wise  is  available  on  public  domain  at www.csr.gov.in.

Further, the Ministry does not maintain the Parliamentary Constituency-wise data of CSR spent. On the basis of filings made by companies in the MCA21 registry, State/UT-wise details of the CSR spent by all the companies and CSR spent in Dausa district during last five years are attached as Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

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## ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2265 FOR 05.08.2024

| State-wise CSR Expenditure from FY 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Amount In Cr.)   | State-wise CSR Expenditure from FY 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Amount In Cr.)   | State-wise CSR Expenditure from FY 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Amount In Cr.)   | State-wise CSR Expenditure from FY 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Amount In Cr.)   | State-wise CSR Expenditure from FY 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Amount In Cr.)   | State-wise CSR Expenditure from FY 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Amount In Cr.)   | State-wise CSR Expenditure from FY 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Amount In Cr.)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No .                                                                 | State/UT                                                                | CSR Expenditure FY 2018-19                                              | CSR Expenditure FY 2019-20                                              | CSR Expenditure FY 2020-21                                              | CSR Expenditure FY 2021-22                                              | CSR Expenditure FY 2022-23                                              |
| 1                                                                       | Andaman And Nicobar                                                     | 0.82                                                                    | 1.29                                                                    | 2.86                                                                    | 9.71                                                                    | 2.53                                                                    |
| 2                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                          | 665.97                                                                  | 710.23                                                                  | 719.81                                                                  | 656.79                                                                  | 954.65                                                                  |
| 3                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                       | 24.56                                                                   | 18.02                                                                   | 10.58                                                                   | 119.42                                                                  | 13.35                                                                   |
| 4                                                                       | Assam                                                                   | 210.00                                                                  | 285.00                                                                  | 180.23                                                                  | 406.17                                                                  | 470.25                                                                  |
| 5                                                                       | Bihar                                                                   | 137.95                                                                  | 110.48                                                                  | 89.89                                                                   | 165.97                                                                  | 235.37                                                                  |
| 6                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                              | 11.46                                                                   | 15.58                                                                   | 13.40                                                                   | 50.88                                                                   | 18.63                                                                   |
| 7                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                            | 149.35                                                                  | 269.68                                                                  | 325.63                                                                  | 305.29                                                                  | 596.11                                                                  |
| 8                                                                       | Dadra And Nagar Haveli                                                  | 13.48                                                                   | 18.34                                                                   | 21.98                                                                   | 14.11                                                                   | 13.71                                                                   |
| 9                                                                       | Daman And Diu                                                           | 6.25                                                                    | 9.53                                                                    | 5.25                                                                    | 4.13                                                                    | 9.40                                                                    |
| 10                                                                      | Delhi                                                                   | 750.85                                                                  | 830.00                                                                  | 724.59                                                                  | 1,196.34                                                                | 1,483.91                                                                |
| 11                                                                      | Goa                                                                     | 46.77                                                                   | 43.91                                                                   | 41.92                                                                   | 45.43                                                                   | 58.16                                                                   |
| 12                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                 | 1,082.18                                                                | 984.37                                                                  | 1,461.60                                                                | 1,604.26                                                                | 2,008.42                                                                |
| 13                                                                      | Haryana                                                                 | 378.11                                                                  | 537.91                                                                  | 550.86                                                                  | 683.95                                                                  | 701.07                                                                  |
| 14                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                        | 78.79                                                                   | 78.78                                                                   | 106.31                                                                  | 140.22                                                                  | 138.63                                                                  |
| 15                                                                      | Jammu and Kashmir                                                       | 36.44                                                                   | 25.27                                                                   | 35.56                                                                   | 50.68                                                                   | 71.22                                                                   |
| 16                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                               | 109.80                                                                  | 155.21                                                                  | 226.54                                                                  | 193.33                                                                  | 388.35                                                                  |
| 17                                                                      | Karnataka                                                               | 1,257.69                                                                | 1,448.16                                                                | 1,277.81                                                                | 1,839.73                                                                | 1,985.82                                                                |
| 18                                                                      | Kerala                                                                  | 354.78                                                                  | 298.56                                                                  | 290.67                                                                  | 239.73                                                                  | 351.60                                                                  |
| 19                                                                      | Lakshadweep                                                             | 0.39                                                                    | -                                                                       | 0.01                                                                    | 0.45                                                                    | 0.02                                                                    |
| 20                                                                      | Leh & Ladakh                                                            | -                                                                       | -                                                                       | -                                                                       | 14.84                                                                   | 11.72                                                                   |
| 21                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                          | 243.55                                                                  | 220.46                                                                  | 375.51                                                                  | 427.68                                                                  | 656.42                                                                  |
| 22                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                             | 3,147.72                                                                | 3,353.24                                                                | 3,464.81                                                                | 5,380.41                                                                | 5,497.32                                                                |
| 23                                                                      | Manipur                                                                 | 7.81                                                                    | 14.21                                                                   | 10.39                                                                   | 15.62                                                                   | 53.45                                                                   |
| 24                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                               | 16.54                                                                   | 17.65                                                                   | 17.63                                                                   | 19.63                                                                   | 21.73                                                                   |
| 25                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                 | 0.11                                                                    | 0.25                                                                    | 0.97                                                                    | 6.94                                                                    | 10.99                                                                   |
| 26                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                | 2.12                                                                    | 5.10                                                                    | 3.57                                                                    | 12.46                                                                   | 13.57                                                                   |
| 27                                                                      | Odisha                                                                  | 697.91                                                                  | 717.39                                                                  | 578.16                                                                  | 670.32                                                                  | 987.70                                                                  |
| 28                                                                      | PAN India*                                                              | 6,443.53                                                                | 9,385.66                                                                | 7,805.03                                                                | 5,525.16                                                                | 6,060.98                                                                |
| 29                                                                      | Puducherry                                                              | 9.15                                                                    | 11.32                                                                   | 12.43                                                                   | 9.31                                                                    | 12.55                                                                   |
| 30                                                                      | Punjab                                                                  | 166.85                                                                  | 189.44                                                                  | 158.46                                                                  | 184.89                                                                  | 247.57                                                                  |
| 31                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                               | 595.49                                                                  | 734.12                                                                  | 670.00                                                                  | 711.82                                                                  | 1,102.37                                                                |
| 32                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                  | 5.87                                                                    | 10.99                                                                   | 17.28                                                                   | 28.24                                                                   | 36.18                                                                   |
| 33                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                              | 877.08                                                                  | 1,072.26                                                                | 1,174.07                                                                | 1,432.06                                                                | 1,562.48                                                                |
| 34 35                                                                   | Telangana                                                               | 428.06                                                                  | 445.80                                                                  | 627.71                                                                  | 685.87                                                                  | 1,007.54                                                                |
|                                                                         | Tripura                                                                 | 23.06                                                                   | 9.40                                                                    | 9.29                                                                    | 15.91                                                                   | 19.26                                                                   |
| 36                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                           | 521.32                                                                  | 577.98                                                                  | 907.32                                                                  | 1,339.18                                                                | 1,152.57                                                                |
| 37                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                             | 172.31                                                                  | 124.70                                                                  | 160.58                                                                  | 228.08                                                                  | 301.11                                                                  |
| 38                                                                      | West Bengal                                                             | 382.23                                                                  | 423.85                                                                  | 471.48                                                                  | 567.21                                                                  | 762.29                                                                  |
| 39                                                                      | NEC/Not Mentioned *                                                     | 4.44                                                                    | 20.97                                                                   | 169.47                                                                  | 0.52                                                                    | 20.12                                                                   |
| 40                                                                      | PAN India (Other Centralized Funds)                                     | 1,156.86                                                                | 1,790.69                                                                | 3,491.30                                                                | 1,613.57                                                                | 948.81                                                                  |
|                                                                         | Total                                                                   | 20,217.65                                                               | 24,965.82                                                               | 26,210.95                                                               | 26,616.30                                                               | 29,987.92                                                               |

(Data upto 31.03.2024) (Source: Corporate Data Management Cell)

* 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 REFERED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2265 FOR 05.08.2024

| CSR Spent in Dausa district from FY 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Amount In Cr.)   | CSR Spent in Dausa district from FY 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Amount In Cr.)   | CSR Spent in Dausa district from FY 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Amount In Cr.)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. NO.                                                                   | Financial Year                                                           | Amount (in Cr.)                                                          |
| 1                                                                        | 2018-19                                                                  | 0.49                                                                     |
| 2                                                                        | 2019-20                                                                  | 2.27                                                                     |
| 3                                                                        | 2020-21                                                                  | 3.60                                                                     |
| 4                                                                        | 2021-22                                                                  | 3.91                                                                     |
| 5                                                                        | 2022-23                                                                  | 2.60                                                                     |
|                                                                          | Total                                                                    | 12.87                                                                    |

(Data upto 31.03.2024) (Source: Corporate Data Management Cell)

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