Financial Year 2024-25 | Statutory expenditure, thematic allocation, geographic reach and disclosed beneficiary universe
ONGC recorded its highest-ever CSR expenditure of Rs.9,290.82 million (Rs.929.08 crore) in FY 2024-25, compared with Rs.6,345.74 million (Rs.634.57 crore) in FY 2023-24. This represents year-on-year growth of 46.4%. The company spent Rs.9,042.30 million directly on CSR projects, Rs.237.49 million on administrative overheads and Rs.11.03 million on impact assessment. Direct programme expenditure therefore constituted 97.33% of total reported CSR expenditure.
Healthcare, hunger, poverty and malnutrition formed the largest theme at Rs.441.87 crore, or 47.56% of spending. Education and livelihood enhancement followed at Rs.248.98 crore, or 26.80%. Together, these two themes absorbed 74.36% of total CSR expenditure.
ONGC disclosed ten major projects expected to benefit 14.80 lakh people. On a weighted basis, around 9.65 lakh of these beneficiaries, or 65.2%, were identified as belonging to vulnerable and marginalised groups.
The report separately disclosed Rs.93.29 crore spent across 45 aspirational districts in 16 states and Union Territories. It also listed 28 CSR-created or acquired capital assets of at least Rs.20 lakh each, with a combined disclosed value of ₹28.90 crore.
Important scope note: The annual report does not contain one exhaustive project-wise ledger naming every implementing agency, grant recipient or NGO and the amount paid to each. Accordingly, the beneficiary lists in this report reproduce every beneficiary category explicitly disclosed in the annual report: ten high-reach projects, 45 aspirational districts and 28 capital-asset registered owners.
ONGC reported CSR expenditure of ₹929.08 crore, up 46.4% year-on-year. Healthcare received nearly half of the total allocation.
Key Numbers
| Indicator | FY 2024-25 |
| Average net profit under Section 135(5) | ₹45,413.77 crore |
| Gross 2% CSR requirement | ₹908.28 crore |
| Prior-year set-off used | ₹30.37 crore |
| Net CSR obligation | ₹877.90 crore |
| Reported CSR expenditure | ₹929.08 crore |
| Amount available for future set-off | ₹51.13 crore |
| Transfer to Unspent CSR Account | ₹40.09 crore |
1. CSR Spending Analysis
1.1 Statutory calculation and deployment
| Component | ₹ million | ₹ crore | Share of total |
| CSR projects | 9042.3 | 904.23 | 97.33% |
| Administrative overheads | 237.49 | 23.75 | 2.56% |
| Impact assessment | 11.03 | 1.10 | 0.12% |
| Total | 9290.82 | 929.08 | 100.00% |
The administrative-overhead ratio was approximately 2.56% of reported CSR spending, below the 5% ceiling prescribed under the CSR Rules. The impact-assessment amount relates to FY 2023-24, as stated in the annual report.
1.2 Year-on-year movement
| Measure | FY 2023-24 | FY 2024-25 | Change |
| Total CSR expenditure (₹ crore) | 634.57 | 929.08 | +46.4% |
| Construction/acquisition of assets (₹ crore) | 390.61 | 652.36 | +67.0% |
| Other purposes (₹ crore) | 243.96 | 276.72 | +13.4% |
The sharp increase was asset-led. Construction and acquisition accounted for Rs.652.36 crore, or 70.2% of total CSR expenditure, compared with Rs.390.61 crore in the previous year.
2. Thematic Allocation
| No. | Thematic area | ₹ crore | Share |
| 1 | Promoting healthcare; eradicating hunger, poverty and malnutrition | 441.86 | 47.56% |
| 2 | Promoting education and livelihood enhancement | 248.98 | 26.80% |
| 3 | Disaster management | 83.86 | 9.03% |
| 4 | Rural infrastructure development | 50.30 | 5.41% |
| 5 | Environmental sustainability | 27.55 | 2.97% |
| 6 | Gender equality and reducing inequalities faced by socially and economically backward groups | 25.54 | 2.75% |
| 7 | Others | 24.85 | 2.67% |
| 8 | Promotion of nationally recognised and Paralympic sports | 9.83 | 1.06% |
| 9 | Women empowerment | 5.96 | 0.64% |
| 10 | Technology incubators | 3.82 | 0.41% |
| 11 | National heritage, art, culture and handicrafts | 3.63 | 0.39% |
| 12 | Employment through vocational skills | 1.89 | 0.20% |
| 13 | Promotion of sports | 1.00 | 0.11% |
| 14 | Measures for armed forces veterans/dependants | 0.00 | 0.00% |
Healthcare-related expenditure rose to Rs.441.87 crore from Rs.207.44 crore, an increase of about 113%. Education and livelihood spending remained broadly stable, decreasing marginally from Rs.249.95 crore to Rs.248.98 crore. Disaster-management expenditure expanded from Rs.0.76 crore to Rs.83.86 crore.
Concentration: Healthcare and education/livelihood together accounted for Rs.690.85 crore, equal to 74.36% of total CSR expenditure.
3. Beneficiary Reach Disclosed by ONGC
ONGC’s Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report identifies the following ten projects and expected beneficiary reach. These figures describe people expected to benefit; they are not a list of organisations receiving CSR payments.
| No. | Project / beneficiary institution | People benefited | Vulnerable / marginalised | Estimated vulnerable beneficiaries |
| 1 | Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi – advanced cancer radiotherapy through HELA | 40,000 | 67% | 26,800 |
| 2 | Smart classroom solution in ONGC aspirational districts | 800,000 | 68% | 544,000 |
| 3 | Government Medical College, Surat – PET-CT scan | 40,000 | 60% | 24,000 |
| 4 | Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi – critical medical equipment | 200,000 | 67% | 134,000 |
| 5 | AIIMS Nagpur – HELA for cancer care | 40,000 | 73% | 29,200 |
| 6 | Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad – HELA for cancer care | 40,000 | 78% | 31,200 |
| 7 | Malabar Cancer Centre, Kerala – HELA for cancer care | 40,000 | 38% | 15,200 |
| 8 | AIIMS Deoghar – HELA for cancer care | 40,000 | 72% | 28,800 |
| 9 | AIIMS Bathinda – advanced cancer radiotherapy through HELA | 40,000 | 64% | 25,600 |
| 10 | Sui-Ka-Pha Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sivasagar – part funding for Phase III | 200,000 | 53% | 106,000 |
Aggregate reach: Total disclosed reach: 14,80,000 people. Estimated vulnerable and marginalised beneficiaries: 9,64,800, based on ONGC’s project-wise percentages.
4. Aspirational District Beneficiaries – Complete List
ONGC reported spending in 45 designated aspirational districts. The total of the district-level disclosures is Rs.932.85 million (Rs.93.29 crore), approximately 10.0% of total CSR expenditure.
| No. | State / UT | Aspirational district | CSR spend (₹ crore) |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa | 0.096 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam | 2.209 |
| 3 | Assam | Goalpara | 1.047 |
| 4 | Assam | Hailakandi | 1.840 |
| 5 | Assam | Udalguri | 0.140 |
| 6 | Bihar | Araria | 0.498 |
| 7 | Bihar | Aurangabad | 0.099 |
| 8 | Bihar | Begusarai | 3.981 |
| 9 | Bihar | Gaya | 0.200 |
| 10 | Bihar | Khagaria | 5.604 |
| 11 | Bihar | Muzaffarpur | 0.195 |
| 12 | Bihar | Nawada | 2.729 |
| 13 | Bihar | Purnia | 2.116 |
| 14 | Bihar | Sheikhpura | 0.977 |
| 15 | Chhattisgarh | Bastar | 0.280 |
| 16 | Gujarat | Dahod | 2.807 |
| 17 | Gujarat | Narmada | 4.567 |
| 18 | Haryana | Nuh | 0.500 |
| 19 | Jammu and Kashmir | Baramulla | 0.640 |
| 20 | Jharkhand | Bokaro | 8.272 |
| 21 | Jharkhand | Chatra | 1.000 |
| 22 | Jharkhand | East Singhbhum | 0.278 |
| 23 | Jharkhand | Giridih | 0.190 |
| 24 | Jharkhand | Gumla | 5.126 |
| 25 | Jharkhand | Hazaribagh | 3.507 |
| 26 | Jharkhand | Khunti | 3.585 |
| 27 | Jharkhand | Ramgarh | 3.532 |
| 28 | Jharkhand | Ranchi | 0.132 |
| 29 | Madhya Pradesh | Barwani | 2.790 |
| 30 | Madhya Pradesh | Damoh | 0.178 |
| 31 | Maharashtra | Dharashiv | 3.325 |
| 32 | Odisha | Dhenkanal | 3.154 |
| 33 | Odisha | Nuapada | 3.120 |
| 34 | Rajasthan | Jaisalmer | 0.120 |
| 35 | Rajasthan | Sirohi | 3.390 |
| 36 | Tamil Nadu | Ramanathapuram | 5.216 |
| 37 | Tamil Nadu | Virudhunagar | 3.704 |
| 38 | Telangana | Adilabad | 3.956 |
| 39 | Tripura | Dhalai | 0.750 |
| 40 | Uttar Pradesh | Chandauli | 0.298 |
| 41 | Uttar Pradesh | Chitrakoot | 0.491 |
| 42 | Uttar Pradesh | Fatehpur | 1.713 |
| 43 | Uttar Pradesh | Sonbhadra | 1.011 |
| 44 | Uttarakhand | Haridwar | 3.105 |
| 45 | Uttarakhand | Udham Singh Nagar | 0.817 |
Largest disclosed district allocations: Bokaro received Rs.8.27 crore, Khagaria Rs.5.60 crore, Ramanathapuram Rs.5.22 crore and Gumla Rs.5.13 crore.
5. Capital-Asset Beneficiaries – Complete List
The statutory CSR annexure lists 28 capital assets created or acquired during FY 2024-25 where the single-unit value was at least Rs.2 million (Rs.20 lakh). The table below identifies every registered owner or beneficiary entity disclosed by ONGC.
| No. | Registered owner / beneficiary | Asset supported | Location | ₹ crore | CSR registration |
| 1 | Divine International Foundation | Auditorium for Divine College of Nursing and Para-Medical Sciences, Haridwar | Uttarakhand | 3.000 | CSR00002501 |
| 2 | S M Dev Civil Hospital | Medical equipment package | Assam | 5.625 | Not stated |
| 3 | Karimganj Civil Hospital | Medical equipment package | Assam | 3.034 | Not stated |
| 4 | District Programme Officer (Integrated Child Development Services) | Seven Anganwadi buildings, Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 1.488 | Not stated |
| 5 | Brahma Kumaris Educational Society | Solar power plant at Om Shanti Retreat Centre, Gurugram | Haryana | 0.986 | CSR00000880 |
| 6 | Government Inter College and Government Upper Primary School | Multipurpose hall, science lab and school building | Chhattisgarh / Uttarakhand | 0.756 | Not stated |
| 7 | Narsinh Bhai Patel Dental College & Hospital | Cone Beam Computed Tomography machine | Gujarat | 0.495 | Not stated |
| 8 | Jamyang School Khaltse and Riglam School | Two school buses | Ladakh | 0.468 | Not stated |
| 9 | S K Roy Civil Hospital | Surgical microscope, anaesthesia workstation and OT table | Assam | 1.119 | Not stated |
| 10 | Thane Municipal Corporation | AI-enabled Aqua Bot for lake-garbage collection | Maharashtra | 0.349 | Not stated |
| 11 | Harinagar Assamese High School | Three classrooms | Assam | 0.341 | Not stated |
| 12 | Sandeshkhali Maa Saroda Women & Rural Welfare Society | Ambulance | West Bengal | 0.339 | CSR00005584 |
| 13 | Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre | Solar power plant | Assam | 0.338 | Not stated |
| 14 | Indian Red Cross Society | Second-floor and terrace construction at Sishu Gruha, Kakinada | Andhra Pradesh | 0.299 | CSR00012330 |
| 15 | Gurukul Education Society | School bus | Goa | 0.279 | Not stated |
| 16 | Gram Panchayat | Pond renovation at Talgadia village, Bokaro | Jharkhand | 0.256 | Not stated |
| 17 | Uma Educational & Technical Society | School bus | Andhra Pradesh | 0.248 | CSR00002907 |
| 18 | Nagar Nigam Rishikesh | 20 garbage tippers, two compactors and six underground bins | Uttarakhand | 4.718 | Not stated |
| 19 | Anbumalar Social Service Vision | School bus | Tamil Nadu | 0.227 | CSR00025306 |
| 20 | Bhumika Foundation | School bus | Maharashtra | 0.219 | CSR00034006 |
| 21 | Lokmangalam Charitable Trust | Ambulance | Gujarat | 0.216 | CSR00014621 |
| 22 | Akshaya Patra Foundation | Five vehicles in Rajasthan and three food-delivery vehicles in Jharkhand | Rajasthan / Jharkhand | 0.812 | CSR00000286 |
| 23 | Ram Mohan Roy Seminary School | Computer laboratory | Bihar | 0.228 | Not stated |
| 24 | Village Administrator, Panayur Panchayat | Community centre | Tamil Nadu | 0.466 | Not stated |
| 25 | Gram Panchayat, Karamchedu | Water-treatment plant | Andhra Pradesh | 0.924 | Not stated |
| 26 | Government Primary School | School building at Khushal Kot and Bangora, Almora | Uttarakhand | 0.439 | Not stated |
| 27 | Nimbark Math Seva Samiti Trust | Two ambulances | West Bengal | 0.928 | CSR00041175 |
| 28 | Angcha Jildoi Shyam High School | School building | Assam | 0.306 | Not stated |
Value represented: The 28 disclosed assets have a combined reported CSR value of Rs.289.03 million (Rs.28.90 crore). This table is threshold-based and is not the complete universe of all CSR assets or payments.
6. Governance, Compliance and Reporting Observations
6.1 Spending compliance
ONGC stated that it complied with Section 135 and spent more than the applicable requirement. Its gross two-percent requirement was Rs.908.28 crore. After applying a Rs.30.37 crore prior-year set-off, the net obligation was Rs.877.90 crore. The annual report records Rs.51.13 crore as available for set-off in succeeding financial years.
6.2 Ongoing-project funds
ONGC transferred Rs.400.93 million (Rs.40.09 crore) to its Unspent CSR Account on 30 April 2025. A transfer to this account does not, by itself, indicate non-compliance: Section 135(6) permits unspent amounts relating to ongoing projects to be ring-fenced and spent within the statutory period.
6.3 Prior-year unspent balances
| Financial year | Transferred to Unspent CSR Account (₹ crore) | Spent in FY 2024-25 (₹ crore) | Transferred to Schedule VII fund (₹ crore) | Balance remaining (₹ crore) |
| 2021-22 | 13.073 | 4.655 | 2.768 | Nil |
| 2022-23 | 26.685 | 1.698 | Nil | 4.866 |
| 2023-24 | 0.048 | NA | Nil | 0.048 |
| 2024-25 | 40.093 | NA | Nil | 40.093 |
6.4 Transparency gap
The integrated annual report gives strong aggregate disclosure, but it does not reproduce the complete approved-project schedule with each project’s implementing agency, location, sanctioned value, current-year disbursement and status. Readers therefore cannot derive a definitive list of every grant recipient from this PDF alone.
For full beneficiary-level accountability, ONGC could publish a machine-readable annual ledger containing project ID, Schedule VII category, district, implementing partner, CSR registration number, sanction, current-year spend, cumulative spend, target group, actual reach, completion status, asset owner and impact-assessment link.
7. Methodology and Interpretation
This report is based exclusively on disclosures in ONGC’s Integrated Annual Report 2024-25. Monetary values disclosed in ₹ million were converted to ₹ crore by dividing by ten. Percentages may not total exactly because of rounding.
The term ‘beneficiary’ has three distinct meanings in the source and is kept separate here: (1) persons expected to benefit from ten highlighted projects; (2) geographic beneficiaries represented by aspirational districts; and (3) registered owners or beneficiary entities of CSR-created capital assets. None of these, by itself, is equivalent to a complete list of CSR implementing agencies or payment recipients.
The estimate of vulnerable and marginalised beneficiaries multiplies each project’s disclosed reach by its disclosed percentage. It is an arithmetic estimate based on ONGC data, not an independently audited headcount.
Sources and Page References
ONGC Integrated Annual Report 2024-25, Annual Report on CSR for FY 2024-25, printed pages 192-198.
ONGC Integrated Annual Report 2024-25, BRSR Principle 8, printed pages 185-187.
ONGC Integrated Annual Report 2024-25, Note 35.2 – CSR Expenditure, printed pages 336-338.
ONGC Integrated Annual Report 2024-25, CSR overview and highlights, including the reported 14.80 lakh beneficiary reach.
Editorial caution: This is an analytical report prepared from company disclosures. It does not independently verify whether each expenditure item met all legal eligibility tests or whether every stated beneficiary outcome was achieved.
