**Executive Summary**
This document presents the Ministry of Corporate Affairs' response to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha regarding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in the Hisar Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency. It includes data on district-wise and sector-wise CSR expenditure in Haryana for the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24, as of March 31, 2025. The document also details the regulatory framework and reporting requirements for CSR activities.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Data Availability:** The Ministry does not maintain parliament constituency-wise CSR data.
* **Public Access:** CSR data filed by companies in the MCA21 registry is publicly available at www.csr.gov.in.
* **Expenditure Data:**
* District-wise CSR expenditure in Haryana for FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24 is provided in Annexure-I, totaling ₹720.38 Crore and ₹816.95 Crore respectively.
* Sector-wise CSR expenditure in Haryana for FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24 is provided in Annexure-II, with Education and Health Care being the highest recipients.
* **CSR Framework:**
* The CSR framework is disclosure-based, and companies are required to file details of their CSR activities annually in the MCA21 registry.
* CSR is a Board-driven process, with the Board responsible for planning, deciding, executing, and monitoring CSR activities based on the CSR Committee's recommendations.
* The Board must disclose the CSR Policy in its report and ensure that funds are utilized as approved.
* The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) or person responsible for financial management must certify the fund utilization.
* **Reporting Requirements:**
* Companies must include details of CSR activities and impact assessment in their Annual Report on CSR, including an annual action plan.
* Companies with websites must disclose the composition of the CSR Committee, CSR Policy, and CSR projects approved by the Board on their websites.
* **Transparency and Accountability:**
* Existing legal provisions ensure transparency and accountability through requirements for CSR committees, policy formulation, annual action plans, CFO certification, and statutory audits.
* The Board must ensure that the approved amount has been spent on the assigned activities.
* **Compliance and Penalties:**
* Detailed examinations are conducted upon receipt of complaints against companies and officers-in-default.
* Penal action is initiated per provisions of the Act, following due process of law if any variation is found.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Companies Mandated for CSR**
* **Impact:** Companies are required to adhere to the CSR framework, disclose CSR activities, and ensure proper utilization of funds.
* **Action Required:** Companies must plan, execute, and monitor CSR activities through the board, disclose the CSR policy and provide financial certifications.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Corporate Affairs**
* **Impact:** The Ministry needs to ensure compliance with CSR provisions and handle complaints related to CSR activities.
* **Action Required:** The Ministry must maintain and oversee the MCA21 registry, address complaints, conduct detailed examinations, and initiate penal actions, if required.
**Stakeholder: General Public/Citizens**
* **Impact:** The public has access to CSR data, promoting transparency and accountability in CSR spending.
* **Action Required:** Citizens can access data on [www.csr.gov.in](http://www.csr.gov.in) to review the CSR activities and raise complaints if necessary.
**Stakeholder: Boards of Companies**
* **Impact:** The boards are required to disclose the CSR Policy and in the Board Report.
* **Action Required:** The Board has to satisfy itself that the funds have been utilized for the purpose as approved.
Key Entities Referenced
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): The main subject of the question, covering the amount spent, target utilization, steps taken, and reporting on CSR activities.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The ministry responsible for overseeing and regulating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.
MCA21 registry: An online registry where companies file their CSR data, and which is used by the ministry to collect and monitor CSR information.
Haryana: Location where the district and development-sector wise CSR expenditure information is provided as annexures.
Hisar Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency: Parliamentary constituency that the question refers to, where the amount spent by companies operating in the constituency under CSR is asked for.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2309
Monday, December 15, 2025/Agrahayana 24, 1947 (Saka)
CSR in Hisar
QUESTION
†2309. Shri Jai Parkash:
Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the amount spent by various companies operating in Hisar Lok Sabha Parliamentary
Constituency under Corporate Social Responsibility during the financial years 2022-23
and 2023- 24;
(b) whether it is also true that many companies in this region have not met the target
set for utilisation of CSR fund due to which some projects remained incomplete, if so,
the details thereof;
(c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that companies spend effectively in
areas such as education, health, environmental protection and rural development under
the CSR obligations; and
(d) whether the Government is considering to release a transparent report on CSR
spending and 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]
(a): The Ministry does not maintain parliament constituency-wise CSR data. All data
related to CSR filed by companies in MCA21 registry is available in public domain and
can be accessed at www.csr.gov.in. On the basis of annual filings made by companies
in the MCA21 registry, District-wise and Development Sector-wise CSR expenditure
in Haryana during the Financial Years 2022-23 and 2023-24 is attached at Annexure-I
and Annexure-II respectively.
Contd…2/--2-
(b) to (d): The CSR framework is disclosure based and CSR mandated companies are
required to file details of CSR activities annually in the MCA21 registry. Under the 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. The Board of the company is required to
disclose the CSR Policy implemented by the company in its Board report. The Board of
the company has to satisfy itself that the funds so disbursed have been utilised for the
purposes and in the manner as approved by it, and the Chief Financial Officer or the
person responsible for financial management shall certify to the effect. The details of
CSR activities, Impact Assessment etc. are required to be reported by all the
companies in the ‘Annual Report on CSR’ including annual action plan on CSR which is
part of the Company’s Board Report. Further, those companies who have their websites
are required to make disclosures such as composition of CSR Committee, CSR Policy
and CSR projects approved by Board on their website. The existing legal provisions
regarding formation of CSR committee, formulation of CSR policy, Annual Action Plan
on CSR, identification of the project and area in which project will be implemented,
certification of CSR expenditure by Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and audit of CSR
expenditure by statutory auditors, etc., provide adequate mechanisms to ensure
transparency and accountability. The Board has to ensure that the approved amount
has been spent on the assigned activity(ies). In case of receipt of complaint against
the companies and officers-in-default, detailed examination is conducted and in case
any variation is found, penal action as per provisions of the Act following due process
of law is initiated.
*********Annexure-I
Refer to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2309 for 15.12.2025
District-wise CSR Expenditure in Haryana during FYs 2022-23 and 2023-24
(Amount in Rupees Crore)
Sl. No. Districts FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24
1 Ambala 18.12 15.15
2 Bhiwani 5.86 7.72
3 Charkhi Dadri - -
4 Faridabad 77.49 104.47
5 Fatehabad 6.52 7.77
6 Gurugram 291.71 335.07
7 Hisar 21.49 38.48
8 Jhajjar 34.15 38.74
9 Jind 2.48 1.82
10 Kaithal 0.53 1.26
11 Karnal 10.53 11.72
12 Kurukshetra 4.69 3.31
13 Mahendragarh 3.82 3.98
14 Nuh 51.49 24.22
15 Palwal 0.60 0.05
16 Panchkula 16.29 20.71
17 Panipat 25.17 28.53
18 Rewari 33.18 52.45
19 Rohtak 10.82 14.36
20 Sirsa 6.68 5.55
21 Sonipat 57.10 42.65
22 Yamunanagar 7.49 5.14
23 District not classified elsewhere 34.18 53.81
Total 720.38 816.95
(Data upto 31.03.2025) (Source: Corporate Data Management Cell)
*****Annexure-II
Refer to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2309 for 15.12.2025
Development Sector Wise CSR Expenditure in Haryana during FYs 2022-23 and 2023-24
(Amount in Rupees Crore)
Sl. No. Development Sector FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24
1 Agro forestry 2.67 0.60
2 Animal welfare 26.38 31.30
3 Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependants 2.27 0.56
4 Art and culture 8.70 13.70
5 Conservation of natural resources 21.08 17.98
6 Education 243.46 273.57
7 Environmental sustainability 82.08 81.70
8 Gender equality 1.59 1.13
9 Health care 123.79 148.77
10 Livelihood enhancement projects 11.29 12.01
11 Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition 22.75 33.35
12 Rural development projects 71.98 42.40
13 Safe drinking water 2.91 5.70
14 Sanitation 5.24 8.71
15 Senior Citizens Welfare 11.38 16.88
16 Setting up homes and hostels for women 1.16 1.67
17 Setting up orphanage 1.10 2.08
18 Slum area development 0.34 0.31
19 Socio-economic equalities 0.30 2.68
20 Special education 11.29 13.49
21 Technology incubators - 0.05
22 Training to promote sports 6.00 12.25
23 Vocational skills 55.99 90.43
24 Women empowerment 6.63 5.43
25 NEC/Not mentioned* - 0.21
Total 720.38 816.95
(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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