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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1216
ANSWERED ON Monday, July 27, 2026/Shravana 5, 1948 (Saka)
UTILISATION OF CSR FUNDS IN GUJARAT
QUESTION
1216. Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel:
Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the total amount of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds utilised in Gujarat
during the last three years, district-wise, particularly in South Gujarat;
(b) the details of CSR projects undertaken for protection, promotion and digital
documentation of tribal art and cultural heritage in tribal districts of South Gujarat
particularly in Valsad-Dang;
(c) the number of tribal artisans in South Gujarat who have received skill upgradation,
livelihood support or training under CSR initiatives during the last three years; and
(d) whether the Government proposes to formulate national guidelines or a dedicated
framework to encourage greater CSR utilisation towards tribal and rural development
across the country 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). On the basis of annual filings made by companies in the MCA21 registry, district
wise CSR expenditure in Gujarat, during the last three Financial Years from 2022-23
to 2024-25 is at Annexure-I.
(b) to (d): Under the Companies Act 2013, 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. The Government does not issue any specific direction to the companies to
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spend in any particular geographical area or for any particular activity.
All data related to CSR expenditure filed by companies in MCA21 registry including
state-wise, year-wise, company-wise and project-wise is available in public domain at
www.csr.gov.in. Development sector-wise CSR expenditure in Gujarat during the
Financial Years 2022-23 to 2024-25 is at Annexure-II. Further, beneficiary-wise CSR
data is not maintained centrally.
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Refer to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no.1216 for 27.07.2026
District-wise CSR expenditure in Gujarat for the FY 2022-23 to 2024-25
(Amount in Rs. Crores)
S.No. Districts FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
1 Ahmedabad 836.10 784.94 1,545.78
2 Amreli 12.60 20.11 27.02
3 Anand 23.35 41.81 62.51
4 Banas Kantha 25.30 31.63 32.81
5 Bharuch 136.40 125.20 135.20
6 Bhavnagar 86.63 104.12 113.54
7 Botad 0.51 0.74 -
8 Chhotaudepur 0.52 - 0.04
9 Dahod 24.47 22.95 110.48
10 Dangs 4.74 4.53 7.19
11 Devbhumi Dwarka - 0.08 -
12 Gandhinagar 93.79 299.74 258.83
13 Gir Somnath - 0.01 35.39
14 Jamnagar 28.49 206.21 864.25
15 Junagadh 13.25 17.76 37.93
16 Kachchh 82.90 94.73 129.42
17 Kheda 14.42 11.18 42.19
18 Mahesana 25.53 33.00 68.23
19 Morbi - - 8.04
20 Narmada 10.00 25.75 28.40
21 Navsari 5.31 12.01 24.32
22 Panch Mahals 32.62 30.07 41.95
23 Patan 2.94 10.93 13.16
24 Porbandar 7.27 7.37 25.46
25 Rajkot 64.50 78.72 144.60
26 Sabar Kantha 6.13 13.40 13.52
27 Surat 153.95 177.76 299.02
28 Surendranagar 18.08 8.70 12.37
29 Tapi - - 14.15
30 Vadodara 153.54 360.48 334.07
31 Valsad 85.62 136.56 110.54
32 District not classified elsewhere 117.74 119.65 8.70
Total 2,066.67 2,780.14 4,549.10
(Updated data upto 31.03.2026) (Source: Corporate Data Management Cell)
*****Annexure-II
Refer to part (b) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no.1216 for 27.07.2026
Development sector-wise CSR expenditure in Gujarat for the FY 2022-23 to 2024-25
(Amount in Rs. Crores)
S.No. Development sector FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
1 Agro forestry 10.13 14.31 14.98
2 Animal Welfare 53.57 164.41 162.55
3 Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/ Dependants 1.00 0.82 1.15
4 Art And Culture 21.85 30.71 67.72
5 Conservation of natural resources 40.68 25.43 73.51
6 Education 850.98 1,045.41 1,413.30
7 Environmental Sustainability 116.86 221.44 735.81
8 Gender Equality 4.08 16.67 13.96
9 Health Care 511.10 471.08 851.64
10 Livelihood Enhancement Projects 98.83 335.39 175.71
11 Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition 74.96 108.81 171.42
12 Rural Development Projects 91.26 114.70 183.56
13 Safe Drinking Water 8.03 7.52 15.80
14 Sanitation 10.86 12.00 20.40
15 Senior Citizens Welfare 8.17 17.67 22.85
16 Setting Up Homes And Hostels For Women 22.17 6.81 4.82
17 Setting Up Orphanage 1.46 1.70 3.57
18 Slum Area Development 1.02 3.01 1.03
19 Socio-economic equalities 20.00 14.75 17.24
20 Special Education 13.02 38.02 35.09
21 Technology incubators - 0.17 -
22 Training To Promote Sports 7.71 10.76 300.10
23 Vocational Skills 61.17 38.49 202.30
24 Women Empowerment 37.77 77.73 60.57
25 NEC/Not mentioned* - 2.37 -
Total 2,066.67 2,780.14 4,549.10
(Updated data upto 31.03.2026) (Source: Corporate Data Management Cell)
* Companies either did not specify the names of sectors or indicated more than one sectors
where projects were undertaken.
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