Corporate Social Responsibility

The CSR activity is carried out by the CPSEs under this Ministry in accordance with DPE guidelines.

The funds allocated under the Corporate Social Responsibility scheme during the last three years and the current year by the PSUs under Department of Commerce are as under:-

Rs. in crore

 The CSR activities undertaken by PSUs include projects related to health care, infrastructure development, education, mid-day meal scheme for poor children, water management, recycle of waste, fitment of Jaipur Foot/Limbs and Callipers to differently-abled patients/ amputees, natural calamities etc. The states covered under CSR activities are Delhi, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha, Karnataka, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Goa, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakand and Uttar Pradesh. Most of the projects undertaken during the current year are in progress.

The information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan in Lok Sabha today.