Lok Sabha Question No. 1332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Distribution of CSR Funds across the Country
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Shafi Parambil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1332

Monday, December 8, 2025/Agrahayana 17, 1947 (Saka) Distribution of CSR Funds across the Country QUESTION

1332. Shri Shafi Parambil:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government has taken any initiative to ensure the equitable distribution  of  CSR  funds  across  the  country,  if  so,  the  details  thereof; (b) the amount spent by various corporate entities under CSR, State-wise; and

- (c) the area/sector in which largest amount of CSR was spent during the last three years?

## 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): As per the 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. As it is a Board driven process, Government does not issue any specific direction to the companies to spend in any particular area/activity.

(b): On the basis of annual filings made by companies in the MCA21 registry, State-wise and Development sector-wise CSR expenditure in India for the last three Financial Years(FY) i.e. FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24 is attached at AnnexureI and Annexure-II respectively.

(c): Amongst different sectors, the largest amount of CSR was spent on Health Care in 2021-22, on Education in 2022-23 and 2023-24.

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## Refer to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1332  for 08.12.2025 State-wise CSR expenditure from FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24

(Amount in Rupees Crore)

| S.No.              | States/ UTs                            | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1.                 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands            | 9.71         | 2.53         | 3.03         |
| 2.                 | Andhra Pradesh                         | 663.50       | 986.77       | 1,129.75     |
| 3.                 | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 119.42       | 13.36        | 39.57        |
| 4.                 | Assam                                  | 406.42       | 474.96       | 488.62       |
| 5.                 | Bihar                                  | 178.97       | 241.41       | 260.53       |
| 6.                 | Chandigarh                             | 51.19        | 18.44        | 113.31       |
| 7.                 | Chhattisgarh                           | 317.70       | 609.08       | 422.73       |
| 8.                 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | 18.27        | 23.22        | 30.17        |
| 9.                 | Delhi                                  | 1,198.50     | 1,517.07     | 1,949.95     |
| 10.                | Goa                                    | 45.43        | 60.91        | 85.79        |
| 11.                | Gujarat                                | 1,613.18     | 2,060.02     | 2,707.54     |
| 12.                | Haryana                                | 687.13       | 720.38       | 816.95       |
| 13.                | Himachal Pradesh                       | 140.27       | 141.40       | 148.59       |
| 14.                | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 50.68        | 72.19        | 98.54        |
| 15.                | Jharkhand                              | 243.95       | 389.65       | 414.63       |
| 16.                | Karnataka                              | 1,849.82     | 2,058.73     | 2,254.88     |
| 17.                | Kerala                                 | 241.58       | 362.85       | 387.91       |
| 18.                | Lakshadweep                            | 0.97         | 0.02         | 0.36         |
| 19.                | Leh & Ladakh                           | 14.84        | 11.72        | 30.41        |
| 20.                | Madhya Pradesh                         | 427.48       | 668.32       | 600.47       |
| 21.                | Maharashtra                            | 5,407.40     | 5,705.54     | 6,065.95     |
| 22.                | Manipur                                | 15.62        | 53.60        | 83.19        |
| 23.                | Meghalaya                              | 19.63        | 22.94        | 30.94        |
| 24.                | Mizoram                                | 6.94         | 11.01        | 4.48         |
| 25.                | Nagaland                               | 12.46        | 13.57        | 15.41        |
| 26.                | Odisha                                 | 752.37       | 994.82       | 1,389.39     |
| 27.                | Puducherry                             | 9.31         | 14.29        | 32.68        |
| 28.                | Punjab                                 | 185.41       | 263.51       | 351.89       |
| 29.                | Rajasthan                              | 713.85       | 1,122.65     | 1,145.67     |
| 30.                | Sikkim                                 | 28.24        | 36.18        | 41.87        |
| 31.                | Tamil Nadu                             | 1,441.03     | 1,637.12     | 1,968.76     |
| 32.                | Telangana                              | 688.58       | 1,040.61     | 1,054.92     |
| 33.                | Tripura                                | 15.91        | 19.26        | 9.45         |
| 34.                | Uttar Pradesh                          | 1,345.02     | 1,213.12     | 1,545.01     |
| 35.                | Uttarakhand                            | 228.09       | 307.60       | 360.76       |
| 36.                | West Bengal                            | 571.89       | 782.74       | 862.57       |
| 37.                | PAN India*                             | 5,789.58     | 6,104.58     | 6,960.21     |
| 38.                | Other Centralized Funds                | 1,631.01     | 1,145.78     | 1,000.83     |
| NEC/Not Mentioned* | Total                                  | 27,141.45    | 30,932.08    | 34,908.75    |

(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.

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## Refer to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1332 for 08.12.2025 Development sector-wise CSR expenditure from FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24

(Amount in Rupees Crore)

| S.No.   | Development Sector                             | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1.      | Agro forestry                                  | 35.52        | 67.28        | 74.47        |
| 2.      | Animal welfare                                 | 174.35       | 325.44       | 531.14       |
| 3.      | Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependants | 47.65        | 63.63        | 68.04        |
| 4.      | Art and culture                                | 260.39       | 449.21       | 704.04       |
| 5.      | Conservation of natural resources              | 274.90       | 584.65       | 423.47       |
| 6.      | Education                                      | 6,719.89     | 10,414.93    | 12,134.57    |
| 7.      | Environmental sustainability                   | 2,441.82     | 2,008.04     | 2,429.97     |
| 8.      | Gender equality                                | 104.97       | 121.15       | 204.17       |
| 9.      | Health care                                    | 8,049.49     | 7,023.60     | 7,150.81     |
| 10.     | Livelihood enhancement projects                | 880.50       | 1,703.64     | 2,360.09     |
| 11.     | Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition      | 1,903.78     | 1,282.73     | 1,233.93     |
| 12.     | Rural development projects                     | 1,847.07     | 2,059.41     | 2,408.09     |
| 13.     | Safe drinking water                            | 192.34       | 252.78       | 327.45       |
| 14.     | Sanitation                                     | 314.53       | 438.81       | 375.23       |
| 15.     | Senior Citizens Welfare                        | 80.34        | 153.91       | 159.82       |
| 16.     | Setting up homes and hostels for women         | 101.00       | 49.50        | 41.80        |
| 17.     | Setting up orphanage                           | 27.54        | 44.99        | 31.57        |
| 18.     | Slum area development                          | 58.38        | 94.22        | 38.82        |
| 19.     | Socio-economic equalities                      | 165.30       | 159.19       | 200.81       |
| 20.     | Special education                              | 191.08       | 319.50       | 396.57       |
| 21.     | Technology incubators                          | 8.57         | 1.48         | 1.91         |
| 22.     | Training to promote sports                     | 311.71       | 542.53       | 692.09       |
| 23.     | Vocational skills                              | 1,053.80     | 1,206.75     | 1,396.55     |
| 24.     | Women empowerment                              | 264.94       | 417.26       | 454.22       |
| 25.     | Other Central Government Funds                 | 1,631.01     | 1,145.78     | 1,000.83     |
| 26.     | NEC/Not mentioned*                             | 0.59         | 1.65         | 68.32        |
| Total   | Total                                          | 27,141.45    | 30,932.08    | 34,908.75    |

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

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

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