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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3816
TO BE ANSWERED ON- 25/03/2026
“WELFARE SCHEMES UNDER CSR FOR TRIBALS”
3816 SHRI. PRAMOD TIWARI:
Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether companies are undertaking/performing welfare activities for tribals as per the
guidelines of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR),
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor,
(c) the amount spent by the corporate sector on CSR for welfare of tribals during the last three
financial years,
(d) whether some companies undertake welfare activities apparently for promoting their brand
names, and
(e) if so, the strategy to be adopted by the government for effective utilisation of CSR
investments?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is the nodal Ministry for matters pertaining to
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). As per information received from MCA, the part-wise
reply to the above question is as under:-
(a) & (b): The legal framework for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is provided through
Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, Schedule VIl of the Act and Companies (CSR Policy)
Rules, 2014. Every CSR mandated company having net worth of Rs. 500 crore or more or
turnover of Rs. 1000 crore or more or net profit of Rs. 5 crore or more during immediately
preceding financial year shall ensure that it spends, in every financial year, at least 2% of the
average net profits of the company made during the three immediately financial years in areas
or subjects specified in Schedule VII of the Act. Schedule VII of the Act indicates the list of
eligible activities which can be undertaken by the companies as CSR.
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 isonly directory and not mandatory in nature and companies need to balance local area preference
with national priorities.
(c): All data related to CSR filed by CSR mandated companies in MCA21 registry including
state-wise, district-wise, year-wise, company-wise, 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, Development sector-wise CSR expenditure in India from FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24
is attached at Annexure.
(d) & (e): 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 undertaken in the areas or subjects
specified in Schedule VIl of the Act, based on the recommendation of its CSR committee.Annexure
Annexure (As per data received from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs) Development Sector-wise
CSR expenditure FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24
(Amount in Rupees Crore)
S.No. Development Sector FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24
1. Agro forestry 35.52 67.28 74.47
2. Animal welfare 174.35 325.44 531.14
3. Armed Forces, Veterans, War Widows/Dependants 47.65 63.63 68.04
4. Art and culture 260.39 449.21 704.04
5. Clean Ganga Fund 55.46 46.15 62.96
6. Conservation of natural resources 274.90 584.65 423.47
7. Education 6,719.89 10,414.93 12,134.57
8. Environmental sustainability 2,441.82 2,008.04 2,429.97
9. Gender equality 104.97 121.15 204.17
10. Health care 8,049.49 7,023.60 7,150.87
11. Livelihood enhancement projects 880.50 1,703.64 2,360.09
12. Other Central Government Funds 313.14 187.70 208.14
13. Poverty, Eradicating Hunger, Malnutrition 1,903.78 1,282.73 1,233.93
14. Prime Minister's National Relief Fund 1,229.35 855.23 589.61
15. Rural development projects 1,847.07 2,059.41 2,408.09
16. Safe drinking water 192.34 252.78 327.45
17. Sanitation 314.53 438.81 375.23
18. Senior Citizens Welfare 80.34 153.91 159.82
19. Setting up homes and hostels for women 101.00 49.50 41.30
20. Setting up orphanage 27.54 44.99 31.57
21. Slum area development 58.38 94.22 38.82
22. Socio-economic equalities 165.30 159.19 200.81
23. Special education 191.08 319.50 396.57
24. Swachh Bharat Kosh 35.05 56.69 140.1225. Technology incubators 8.57 1.48 1.91
26. Training to promote sports 311.71 542.53 692.09
27. Vocational skills 1,053.80 1,206.75 1,396.55
28. Women empowerment 264.94 417.26 454.23
29. *NEC/Not mentioned 16.59 6.65 68.32
Total 27,141.45 30,932.08 34,908.75
(Data up to 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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