Ministry of Corporate Affairs
CSR expenditure by companies in North East in 2015-16 Rs 176.59 Crores
Posted On:
19 DEC 2017 6:29PM by PIB Delhi
The year 2014-15 was the first year of implementation of Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) by companies under the Companies Act, 2013. CSR expenditure by the companies for the year 2014-15 & 2015-16 have been compiled by the Ministry. The CSR expenditure for North - East by companies who have spent any amount of CSR for the financial years 2014-15 and 2015-16 is as given in the Table below:
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CSR Expenditure ( In Rs. Crores )
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SI. No.
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STATE (S)
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2014-15
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2015-16
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1
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Arunachal Pradesh
|
11.03
|
1.22
|
|
2
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Assam
|
133.07
|
160.39
|
|
3
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Manipur
|
1.57
|
5.80
|
|
4
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Meghalaya
|
3.52
|
3.81
|
|
5
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Mizoram
|
1.03
|
1.08
|
|
6
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Nagaland
|
1.11
|
0.95
|
|
7
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Sikkim
|
1.03
|
1.87
|
|
8
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Tripura
|
1.16
|
1.47
|
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Grand Total
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153.52
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176.59
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Various workshops/seminars/conferences are organised by Government, Institutes & apex Business Chambers in order to increase awareness of the CSR provisions and improve compliance.
This was stated by Shri P.P. Chaudhary, Minister of State for Law & Justice / Corporate Affairs in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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