Parliament Question: CSR expenditure in Himachal Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2515 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026/SHRAVANA 12, 1948 (SAKA) CSR EXPENDITURE IN HIMACHAL PRADESH QUESTION †2515. Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap: Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the total expenditure incurred by Public Sector Undertakings and private sector companies under CSR in the last five years across the country, particularly in Himachal Pradesh and Shimla parliamentary constituency; (b) the details of projects approved and completed for education, health, skill development, environment protection, drinking water, sports, women and child development and rural infrastructure during the said period; (c) whether any amendment has been made in the policy or rules for more effective, transparent and balanced use of CSR funds and to give priority to hilly and remote areas; and (d) if so, the details of the proposed and approved projects in Himachal Pradesh, especially in Shimla 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) & (b): On the basis of annual filings made by companies in the MCA21 registry, State- wise CSR expenditure in India, district-wise & development Sector-wise CSR expenditure in Himachal Pradesh during the last five Financial Years i.e. FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25 is at Annexure-I, Annexure-II & Annexure-III respectively. The Ministry does not maintain parliamentary constituency wise CSR data and the completion status of CSR project centrally. (c) to (d): Under the Companies Act, 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. This Committee formulates and recommends the CSR policy, which outlines the activities to be undertaken by the company in alignment with the areas or subjects specified in Schedule VII of the Act. The first proviso to Section 135 (5) of the Act provides that the company shall give preference to the local area and areas around it where it operates. However, the emphasis on local area is only directory and not mandatory in nature and companies need to balance local area preference with national priorities. The Government does not issue any specific direction to the companies to spend in any particular geographical area or for any particular activity. *****Annexure-I Refer to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2515 for 03.08.2026 State/UT-wise -wise CSR expenditure for the Financial Years 2020-21 to 2024-25 (Amount Rs In crores) S. No. State/UT FY FY FY FY FY 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2.86 9.71 2.53 3.03 15.13 2. Andhra Pradesh 719.81 663.50 987.33 1,175.88 1,383.52 3. Arunachal Pradesh 10.58 119.42 13.36 39.82 40.06 4. Assam 180.23 406.42 475.11 495.60 607.04 5. Bihar 89.89 178.97 247.93 261.62 456.12 6. Chandigarh 13.40 51.19 18.51 114.39 146.19 7. Chhattisgarh 325.63 317.70 610.16 435.62 551.88 8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & 27.23 18.27 23.22 30.29 35.92 Diu 9. Delhi 724.59 1,198.50 1,518.29 2,004.31 2,752.75 10. Goa 41.92 45.43 60.91 86.43 106.01 11. Gujarat 1,461.60 1,613.18 2,066.67 2,780.14 4,549.10 12. Haryana 550.86 687.13 780.35 850.01 1,385.61 13. Himachal Pradesh 106.31 140.27 141.40 158.25 225.34 14. Jammu and Kashmir 35.56 50.68 72.19 104.11 224.29 15. Jharkhand 226.54 243.95 400.92 417.40 842.38 16. Karnataka 1,277.81 1,849.82 2,061.40 2,328.53 3,395.43 17. Kerala 290.67 241.58 363.34 399.47 616.57 18. Lakshadweep 0.01 0.97 0.02 0.36 0.57 19. Ladakh - 14.84 11.72 30.48 25.58 20. Madhya Pradesh 375.51 427.48 669.11 612.99 1,195.34 21. Maharashtra 3,464.81 5,407.40 5,723.29 6,283.97 8,630.80 22. Manipur 10.39 15.62 53.69 84.47 33.73 23. Meghalaya 17.63 19.63 23.04 34.66 62.07 24. Mizoram 0.97 6.94 11.01 4.48 14.97 25. Nagaland 3.57 12.46 13.57 15.41 26.79 26. Odisha 578.16 752.37 998.07 1,404.24 1,574.98 27. Puducherry 12.43 9.31 14.62 34.53 27.96 28. Punjab 158.46 185.41 263.55 368.15 578.49 29. Rajasthan 670.00 713.85 1,123.16 1,176.73 1,620.16 30. Sikkim 17.28 28.24 36.18 41.87 54.55 31. Tamil Nadu 1,174.07 1,441.03 1,641.23 2,055.31 2,738.49 32. Telangana 627.71 688.58 1,042.02 1,103.33 1,445.78 33. Tripura 9.29 15.91 19.26 9.45 15.89 34. Uttar Pradesh 907.32 1,345.02 1,213.76 1,590.66 2,212.68 35. Uttarakhand 160.58 228.09 307.76 366.02 519.98 36. West Bengal 471.48 571.89 783.45 877.09 1,075.33 37. NEC/Not Mentioned* 169.47 0.09 10.12 1.06 0.29 38. PAN India* 7,805.03 5,789.58 6,233.04 7,066.44 662.74 39. Other Centralized Funds* 3,491.30 1,631.01 1,148.00 1,071.38 943.48 Total 26,210.95 27,141.45 31,183.28 35,917.98 40,794.00 (Updated data up to March 31, 2026) [Source: Corporate Data Management Cell] *Companies either did not specify the names of States/UTs or indicated more than one State/UT where projects were undertaken. *****Annexure-Il Refer to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2515 for 03.08.2026 District-Wise CSR expenditure in Himachal Pradesh for the Financial Years 2020-21 to 2024-25 (Amount Rs In Crores) S. No. District-wise FY FY FY FY FY 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1 Bilaspur 0.26 0.95 13.89 25.64 16.62 2 Chamba 5.68 12.99 11.26 16.06 22.83 3 Hamirpur 2.97 3.52 6.08 9.92 9.35 4 Kangra 2.86 10.78 11.25 7.16 18.63 5 Kinnaur 6.00 2.38 2.18 0.09 13.20 6 Kullu 5.96 6.74 8.53 11.08 18.73 7 Lahaul And Spiti - 2.13 0.10 0.73 11.24 8 Mandi 0.33 4.79 4.53 4.00 4.98 9 Shimla 2.10 14.28 8.66 7.58 31.64 10 Sirmaur 3.30 7.67 30.62 27.54 29.37 11 Solan 5.93 17.52 16.23 26.75 43.86 12 Una 2.43 3.00 8.13 5.50 4.89 13 District not classified 68.50 53.53 19.94 16.19 - elsewhere Total 106.31 140.27 141.40 158.25 225.34 (Updated data up to March 31, 2026) [Source: Corporate Data Management Cell] *****Annexure-III Refer to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2515 for 03.08.2026 Development Sector-wise CSR expenditure in Himachal Pradesh for the Financial Years 2020-21 to 2024-25 (Amount Rs In crores) S. No. Development Sector FY FY FY FY 2023- FY 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 24 2024-25 1 Agro forestry - 0.08 - - - 2 Animal Welfare 0.50 0.00 0.31 0.15 0.24 3 Armed Forces, Veterans, War 0.00 0.04 0.15 0.11 0.15 Widows/ Dependants 4 Art And Culture 11.28 8.98 1.52 4.28 7.40 5 Conservation of natural 1.64 0.83 7.77 0.14 1.08 resources 6 Education 33.75 38.70 39.14 42.76 71.75 7 Environmental Sustainability 4.80 24.31 9.92 16.68 26.13 8 Gender Equality 0.04 0.03 0.02 - 3.61 9 Health Care 33.40 40.60 32.90 45.01 46.68 10 Livelihood Enhancement 3.08 1.68 7.00 1.67 12.63 Projects 11 Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, 3.85 1.11 0.66 1.34 5.17 Malnutrition 12 Rural Development Projects 10.20 12.11 13.96 11.21 21.29 13 Safe Drinking Water 0.13 0.69 0.58 3.43 0.95 14 Sanitation 0.32 1.38 1.66 0.48 1.31 15 Senior Citizens Welfare 0.08 1.41 3.12 0.42 0.08 16 Setting Up Homes And Hostels - - - 0.10 - For Women 17 Setting Up Orphanage 0.02 0.01 - 0.02 0.04 18 Slum Area Development - 0.01 - - 0.12 19 Socio-economic equalities 0.19 0.03 2.91 0.10 0.07 20 Special Education 0.18 0.07 0.01 0.27 0.47 21 Technology incubators 0.35 - - - - 22 Training To Promote Sports 1.66 2.57 10.82 4.32 9.34 23 Vocational Skills 0.39 3.95 2.19 9.56 9.59 24 Women Empowerment 0.46 1.69 6.76 14.79 7.26 25 NEC/Not mentioned* - - - 1.43 - Total 106.31 140.27 141.40 158.25 225.34 (Updated data up to March 31, 2026) [Source: Corporate Data Management Cell] *Companies either did not specify the names of sectors or indicated more than one sector where projects were undertaken. *****