Lok Sabha Question No. 3686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-16
Subject: Allocation of funds under Corporate Social Responsibility
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

(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): In view of the reply to part (c) above such a situation does not arise.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3686

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026/PHALGUNA 25, 1947 (SAKA)

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY QUESTION

†3686. Shri Arun Kumar Sagar:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  various  Government  undertakings  have  allocated  funds  under  CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) during the last three years and till date; (b) if so, the details of the amount of funds spent in the country, particularly in the Scheduled  Castes  dominated  areas,  along  with  the  location-wise  number  of beneficiaries benefited thereunder during the said period, undertaking-wise, districtwise and item-wise; (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  any  effective  steps  to  spend  CSR funds, especially in Backward and Scheduled Castes dominated areas in the country; (d) if so, whether the Scheduled Tribes dominated areas of the country, especially the Shahjahanpur Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency in Uttar Pradesh have been
- included in the proposal; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## 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. 3686 for 16.03.2026

## 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     | Total                                    | 4,407.17 4,112.08 | 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 State/UT or indicated more than one State/Ut where projects were undertaken.

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Annexure-II Refer to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3686 for 16.03.2026 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                            | 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     |

* Companies either did not specify the names of sectors or indicated more than one sectors

(Data upto 31.03.2025) (Source: Corporate Data Management Cell) where projects were undertaken.

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