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CSR Spends on Swachh Bharat CESS

3-5-2016
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As per Union Budget 2016-2017, the estimated amount to be collected from Swachh Bharat Cess during the year 2016-17 is Indian Rupee symbol.svg10,000 crores. However, there is no proposal of the Government to mandate Corporates to set aside 30% of their CSR spend for Swachh Bharat under consideration of this Ministry.

Information relating to CSR expenditure on various developmental work incurred by 460 listed companies, which have placed annual returns on CSR for the year 2014-15 on their website, is given below:

Sl. No

Subjects in Schedule VII

CSR Expenditure  (in Rs. Crore)

1

Eradicating Hunger, Poverty & Health Care

1421.66

2

Education/ Vocational skills / livelihood enhancement

1462.6

3

Women / Old Age / Children

219.27

4

Environment sustainability

1188.69

5

Art & Culture

539.83

6

Sports promotion

454.91

7

PMNRF etc.

125.32

8

Rural Development

724.32

9

Slum Development

114.14

10

Swatch Bharat Kosh

42.64

11

Clean Ganga Fund

15.49

12

Others

28.5

 

Grand Total

6337.36

This was stated by Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Corporate Affairs in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

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