Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Corporate Affairs has informed that.Assessment has been made of CSR activities being undertaken by the PSUs and private sector companies in the country since its implementation. The year 2014-15 was the first year of implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) under the legislation. CSR expenditure data of 460 listed companies, which have placed their annual reports on their websites, indicates that 51 Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and 409 private sector companies together spent about Rs. 6337 crores on CSR during 2014-15, as summarised below:
CSR expenditure during 2014-15
Sl. No | Company Type | No. of Companies | Actual CSR Expenditure | Mandated CSR Expenditure | |
1 | PSUs | 51 | 2386.60 | 3359.84 | |
2 | Private Sector Companies | 409 | 3950.76 | 4987.63 | |
Total | 460 | 6337.36 | 8347.47 | ||
CSR provision of the Companies Act 2013, and Rules made there under, do not prescribe any physical targets for companies.
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