**Executive Summary**
This document is a response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1572, regarding the utilisation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds for social development in Rajasthan. The response details the CSR framework under the Companies Act, 2013, and provides district and sector-wise CSR expenditure data for Rajasthan from Financial Year 2019-20 to 2023-24. The data presented is as of March 31, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **CSR Framework under the Companies Act, 2013:**
* CSR is a Board-driven process.
* The Board is empowered to plan, decide, execute, and monitor CSR activities based on recommendations from its CSR Committee.
* The CSR Committee formulates and recommends the CSR policy, outlining activities aligned with Schedule VII of the Act.
* Mechanisms to ensure monitoring, transparency, and accountability include the formation of a CSR committee, CSR policy formulation, annual action plan on CSR, CFO certification of CSR expenditure, and statutory auditor audits.
* **CSR Data Management:**
* The Ministry of Corporate Affairs does not maintain parliamentary constituency-wise CSR data centrally.
* CSR data is maintained district-wise.
* Development sector-wise and district-wise CSR expenditure in Rajasthan for FY 2019-20 to 2023-24 is detailed in Annexures I and II.
* **Local Area Preference:**
* Section 135 (5) of the Act states that companies should give preference to local areas around where they operate.
* This preference is directory, not mandatory, allowing companies to balance local needs with national priorities.
**Impact Analysis**
**Government / Ministry of Corporate Affairs**
* **Impact:** Has a framework in place for CSR activities but relies on companies to drive and monitor their own CSR activities.
* **Action Required:** To note that CSR expenditure information is being tracked district-wise and sector-wise.
**Companies / Industrial Units Operating in Rajasthan**
* **Impact:** Are governed by the Companies Act, 2013, which mandates CSR activities.
* **Action Required:** Boards must plan, decide, execute, and monitor CSR activities based on CSR Committee recommendations, align CSR policies with Schedule VII, and give preference to local areas.
**Citizens of Rajasthan (Particularly in Rural Areas)**
* **Impact:** Benefit from CSR funds allocated to sectors such as education, health, sports, and women empowerment.
* **Action Required:** None, as the action is with the contributing companies and government.
**Jhunjhunu Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency**
* **Impact:** CSR funds are allocated, but utilization may vary. Specific data is not centrally maintained at the constituency level.
* **Action Required:** Requires district-wise data analysis to assess fund utilization.
Key Entities Referenced
Companies Act, 2013: Governs Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India; mandates CSR for certain companies.
Section 135 (5): Part of the Companies Act, 2013. It encourages companies to prioritize local areas when allocating CSR funds, although this preference is directory, not mandatory.
Rajasthan: Indian state; the geographical area of focus for the utilization of CSR funds, with district-level expenditure data provided.
Schedule VII: An annexure to the Companies Act, 2013. It specifies the activities or areas that a company can undertake as part of its CSR initiatives.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The primary regulator for companies and CSR activities in India.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1572
ANSWERED ON Monday, February 9, 2026/Magha 20, 1947 (Saka)
UTILISATION OF CSR FUNDS FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN RAJASTHAN
QUESTION
1572. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA
SHRI HARISH CHANDRA MEENA:
Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds are being utilized in rural
areas, particularly in sectors such as education, health, sports and women
empowerment and if so, the monitoring mechanism put in place by the Government in
this regard and if not, the reasons therefor;
(b) the amount of CSR funds allocated and actually spent by various companies/
industrial units during the last five years on education, health, women empowerment,
sports, water conservation and rural development sectors in the State of Rajasthan,
district-wise particularly in the Jhunjhunu Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency;
(c) whether the CSR funds allocated to the said Constituency have been fully utilised,
if not, the reasons therefor; and
(d) whether there is also a mechanism in place to ensure that the Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) funds generated by local industrial units are spent on social
development within the same State, 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): Under the Companies Act, 2013 (‘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.
The existing legal provisions regarding formation of CSR committee, formulation of CSR
policy, Annual Action Plan on CSR, certification of CSR expenditure by Chief Financial
Officer (CFO) and audit of CSR expenditure by statutory auditors, etc., are the
mechanisms to ensure monitoring, transparency and accountability.
(b) & (c): The Ministry does not maintain parliamentary constituency-wise CSR data
centrally. CSR data are maintained district-wise. Development sector-wise and
district-wise CSR expenditure in Rajasthan during the Financial Years 2019-20 to 2023-
24 is attached at Annexure-I and II respectively.
(d): The first provision 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.
*****Annexure-I
Refer to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1572 for 09.02.2026
Development Sector-wise CSR expenditure in Rajasthan from FY 2019-20 to FY 2023-24
(Amount in Rupees Crore)
Sl. FY FY FY FY FY
Development Sector
No 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
1 Agro forestry 0.39 1.04 2.69 2.81 2.21
2 Animal welfare 8.23 14.91 12.25 35.54 38.00
Armed Forces, Veterans, War
3 0.81 1.92 0.50 0.48 0.83
Widows/ Dependants
4 Art and culture 37.87 9.97 11.31 41.82 23.48
Conservation of natural
5 2.28 16.30 30.79 29.79 36.71
resources
6 Education 306.74 221.46 199.46 349.34 433.40
7 Environmental sustainability 26.60 46.57 56.77 180.27 70.42
8 Gender equality 7.21 0.33 2.27 0.47 2.89
9 Health care 128.63 181.95 176.58 162.35 145.93
Livelihood enhancement
10 47.22 18.36 18.30 36.37 85.53
projects
Poverty, Eradicating Hunger,
11 19.75 42.92 26.63 33.99 43.36
Malnutrition
12 Rural development projects 45.98 43.39 66.34 126.45 150.15
13 Safe drinking water 10.09 11.91 40.28 23.87 8.92
14 Sanitation 26.57 12.25 13.16 14.56 15.24
15 Senior Citizens Welfare 0.39 0.56 2.76 13.17 14.83
Setting up homes and hostels
16 2.18 0.61 1.34 0.32 0.69
for women
17 Setting up orphanage 1.25 0.96 0.32 1.87 0.71
18 Slum area development 0.52 3.45 - 0.16 0.24
19 Socio-economic equalities 8.20 1.90 3.57 5.46 7.94
20 Special education 0.53 0.60 3.81 8.06 7.52
21 Technology incubators 0.20 2.95 0.01 - -
22 Training to promote sports 24.44 8.76 15.53 21.99 25.31
23 Vocational skills 16.09 8.57 14.56 20.29 19.98
24 Women empowerment 11.95 17.42 14.61 13.08 9.48
25 NEC/Not mentioned* - 0.94 - 0.13 1.87
Total 734.12 670.00 713.85 1,122.65 1,145.67
(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.
*****Annexure-II
Refer to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1572 for 09.02.2026
District-wise CSR expenditure in Rajasthan from FY 2019-20 to FY 2023-24
(Amount in Rupees Crore)
SL. Districts FY FY FY FY FY
No 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
1 Ajmer 14.36 4.45 9.35 11.03 87.26
2 Alwar 25.58 35.88 51.18 59.16 68.54
3 Balotra - - - - -
4 Banswara 2.82 2.40 1.49 5.51 7.46
5 Baran 5.68 6.25 6.81 11.95 16.01
6 Barmer 17.55 24.55 15.74 18.56 18.43
7 Beawar - - - - -
8 Bharatpur 3.03 17.17 5.06 17.91 16.34
9 Bhilwara 16.68 7.30 41.64 107.90 49.71
10 Bikaner 4.15 4.89 16.22 22.36 19.31
11 Bundi 0.09 0.06 0.42 2.51 3.96
12 Chittorgarh 3.04 4.97 23.31 8.38 14.63
13 Churu 9.38 2.82 5.58 16.88 39.17
14 Dausa 2.28 3.60 4.50 3.00 2.12
15 Deeg - - - - -
16 Dholpur 0.52 2.85 3.37 1.72 4.39
17 Didwana-Kuchaman - - - 0.29 0.05
18 Dungarpur 2.53 2.52 4.04 11.17 14.57
19 Ganganagar 0.94 2.18 0.84 1.75 2.35
20 Hanumangarh - 0.06 0.31 0.49 1.67
21 Jaipur 88.15 59.13 110.12 184.37 248.24
22 Jaisalmer 3.55 4.28 5.44 12.24 27.95
23 Jalore 2.90 6.29 7.31 47.85 12.83
24 Jhalawar 1.06 2.39 3.27 2.63 3.88
25 Jhunjhunu 3.96 5.52 7.73 13.65 13.82
26 Jodhpur 6.58 11.47 25.42 37.58 32.82
27 Karauli 3.03 10.62 12.09 16.66 4.68
28 Khairthal-Tijara - - - - 0.24
29 Kota 13.82 7.90 11.05 12.19 22.97
30 Kotputli-Behror - - - - 0.06
31 Nagaur 2.60 8.01 5.82 7.87 13.09
32 Pali 5.19 10.53 16.92 21.35 33.26
33 Phalodi - - - - -
34 Pratapgarh 0.59 0.18 0.06 - -
35 Rajsamand 15.80 23.68 22.78 15.39 15.00
36 Salumbar - - - - -
37 Sawai Madhopur 0.96 3.43 2.52 1.02 1.56
38 Sikar 6.63 6.95 20.87 25.63 19.58
39 Sirohi 4.70 3.12 9.65 50.97 20.67
40 Tonk 0.47 0.99 5.25 3.47 2.07
41 Udaipur 46.24 101.53 88.03 195.92 97.57
42 District not classified 419.25 282.01 169.67 173.29 209.39
elsewhere
Total 734.12 670.00 713.85 1,122.65 1,145.67
(Data upto 31.03.2025) (Source: Corporate Data Management Cell)
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