Lok Sabha Question No. 231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Allocation of Funds under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 231

ANSWERED ON Monday, February 2, 2026/Magha 13, 1947 (Saka)

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)

## QUESTION

231.   SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  various  undertakings  under  the  Government  allocated  funds  under  CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) during the last three years till date; (b) if so, the details of the amount of funds spent by each undertaking during the said period, specifying the area within the country, particularly the backward and Scheduled Caste dominated regions, where the expenditure was incurred, the specific items on which the money was spent alongwith the number of beneficiaries in each location; (c)  whether  the  effective  steps  have  been  taken  to  spend  money  under  CSR  in  the country, especially in Backward and Scheduled Caste dominated areas; (d)  if  so,  whether  it  covers  the  Scheduled  Castes  dominated  areas  of  the  country, particularly the Shahjahanpur Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency in Uttar Pradesh;
- and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b): On the basis of annual filings, the State-wise and development sector-wise details of CSR expenditure incurred by the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in India for the last three financial years (FYs) i.e. 2021-22 to 2023-24 is attached at Annexure-I & II, respectively.  Data is not maintained centrally for CSR expenditure on any particular community or  areas  dominated  by  any  particular  community.    Data  regarding  CSR expenditure district-wise, company-wise, PSU / NON-PSU-wise, State-wise, development sector-wise, etc. are available on public domain at www.csr.gov.in.

(c): As per provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, 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 Government does not issue any directions to Corporates to spend in any particular area or activity or for any particular community.

(d) & (e): Does not arise in view of the reply to part (c) above.

*****

## 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]

## Refer to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 231 for 02.02.2026 State-wise CSR expenditure by PSUs in India from FY 2021-22 till FY 2023-24

(Amount in Rs. Crores)

| Sr. NO.   | States/ UTs                              | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1.        | Andaman And Nicobar Islands              | 0.64         | 1.04         | 1.18         |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                           | 52.34        | 52.32        | 62.41        |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 11.25        | 7.93         | 15.51        |
| 4.        | Assam                                    | 231.81       | 298.05       | 316.07       |
| 5.        | Bihar                                    | 56.48        | 110.29       | 91.13        |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                               | 0.29         | 0.59         | 0.16         |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                             | 166.01       | 161.24       | 109.91       |
| 8.        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 1.63         | 1.42         | 6.10         |
| 9.        | Delhi                                    | 353.33       | 448.95       | 683.27       |
| 10.       | Goa                                      | 4.22         | 4.75         | 19.83        |
| 11.       | Gujarat                                  | 131.40       | 121.88       | 78.26        |
| 12.       | Haryana                                  | 58.08        | 38.61        | 55.22        |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh                         | 60.71        | 55.99        | 55.68        |
| 14.       | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 24.69        | 25.87        | 45.11        |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                                | 67.45        | 114.81       | 142.32       |
| 16.       | Karnataka                                | 193.36       | 167.02       | 167.81       |
| 17.       | Kerala                                   | 38.51        | 54.47        | 48.57        |
| 18.       | Lakshadweep                              | 0.53         | -            | -            |
| 19.       | Leh & Ladakh                             | 9.54         | 5.09         | 11.58        |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh                           | 148.22       | 206.98       | 240.08       |
| 21.       | Maharashtra                              | 324.86       | 308.71       | 401.57       |
| 22.       | Manipur                                  | 8.97         | 12.93        | 9.44         |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                                | 1.68         | 1.78         | 1.36         |
| 24.       | Mizoram                                  | 5.09         | 9.03         | 2.92         |
| 25.       | Nagaland                                 | 4.25         | 6.33         | 6.55         |
| 26.       | Odisha                                   | 397.61       | 396.65       | 486.38       |
| 27.       | Puducherry                               | 0.86         | 2.26         | 8.32         |
| 28.       | Punjab                                   | 7.08         | 12.59        | 12.88        |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                                | 52.25        | 58.14        | 49.56        |
| 30.       | Sikkim                                   | 18.77        | 23.70        | 24.72        |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                               | 74.65        | 102.65       | 173.74       |
| 32.       | Telangana                                | 94.90        | 81.78        | 85.71        |
| 33.       | Tripura                                  | 10.95        | 14.44        | 3.21         |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh                            | 213.91       | 229.93       | 349.34       |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand                              | 84.49        | 116.03       | 144.15       |
| 36.       | West Bengal                              | 100.45       | 138.44       | 118.11       |
| 37.       | PAN India *                              | 869.43       | 403.58       | 319.98       |
| 38.       | Other Centralized Funds                  | 526.47       | 315.80       | 425.03       |
| 39.       | NEC/Not Mentioned *                      | -            | -            | -            |
| Total     |                                          |              |              | 4,773.17     |
|           |                                          | 4,407.17     | 4,112.08     |              |

(Data upto 31.03.2025) (Source: Corporate Data Management Cell)

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

*****

Annexure-II Refer to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 231 for 08.12.2025 Development Sector Wise CSR expenditure by PSUs in India from FY 2021-22 till FY 2023-24 (Amount in Rs. Crores)

| Sr. No.   | Development Sector                             | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1.        | Agro forestry                                  | 3.47         | 0.65         | 0.70         |
| 2.        | Animal welfare                                 | 3.16         | 2.96         | 20.05        |
| 3.        | Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependants | 9.56         | 4.98         | 17.99        |
| 4.        | Art and culture                                | 26.36        | 69.71        | 120.11       |
| 5.        | Conservation of natural resources              | 10.18        | 21.19        | 24.82        |
| 6.        | Education                                      | 825.93       | 669.72       | 884.13       |
| 7.        | Environmental sustainability                   | 275.58       | 265.67       | 243.96       |
| 8.        | Gender equality                                | 1.28         | 3.02         | 2.91         |
| 9.        | Health care                                    | 1,386.65     | 1,527.74     | 1,494.16     |
| 10.       | Livelihood enhancement 31.81                   |              | 156.47       | 524.50       |
| 11.       | Poverty, Eradicating 119.69                    |              | 23.92        | 63.94        |
| 12.       | Rural development projects                     | 380.66       | 372.84       | 442.33       |
| 13.       | Safe drinking water 33.58                      |              | 39.91        | 127.53       |
| 14.       | Sanitation                                     | 142.77       | 226.41       | 105.13       |
| 15.       | Senior Citizens Welfare                        | 7.32         | 5.40         | 3.26         |
| 16.       | Setting up homes and hostels for women         | 1.71         | 6.10         | 5.20         |
| 17.       | Setting up orphanage                           | 1.37         | 2.02         | 0.92         |
| 18.       | Slum area development                          | 36.23        | 2.21         | 4.83         |
| 19.       | Socio-economic                                 | 14.40        | 20.55        | 9.59         |
| 20.       | Special education                              | 3.99         | 11.66        | 12.17        |
| 21.       | Technology incubators                          | 0.61         | -            | -            |
| 22.       | Training to promote sports                     | 56.91        | 102.50       | 129.16       |
| 23.       | Vocational skills                              | 142.33       | 142.97       | 169.40       |
| 24.       | Women empowerment                              | 22.21        | 29.89        | 43.90        |
| 25.       | Other Central Government Funds                 | 869.43       | 403.58       | 319.98       |
| 26.       | NEC/Not mentioned *                            | -            | -            | 2.52         |
|           | Total                                          | 4,407.17     | 4,112.08     | 4,773.17     |

(Data upto 31.03.2025) (Source: Corporate Data Management Cell) * Companies either did not specify the names of sectors or indicated more than one sectors where projects were undertaken.

*****