Parliament Question: Swasthya Melas Organised by SAIL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2853 FOR ANSWER ON 10.03.2026 SWASTHYA MELAS O RGANISED BY SAIL 2853. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR: Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state: (a) whether the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and other undertakings under the Ministry of Steel spends money to organise Swasthya Melas, if so, the details thereof; (b) the names of the locations where Swasthya Melas have been organised by SAIL and other undertakings under the said Ministry during the last three years, date-wise and location-wise; and (c) the details of the amount spend by SAIL and other undertakings under the said Ministry during the above period, date-wise and location-wise? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA) MINISTRY OF STEEL (a)to(c): As per provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, companies are mandated to spend at least two per cent of average net profit of three immediate preceding financial years towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Steel CPSEs including Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) organize Health Camps under their CSR initiatives focusing on social, environmental, and economic development of the people living in the periphery of plants/mines. In the last three years, total amount spent by steel CPSEs’ under Ministry of Steel in CSR is ₹ 846 crore, of which ₹462 crore was spent by SAIL. *****