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Govt may audit the CSR projects

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As per a recent media report Government may monitor the CSR project being carried out by the business organization in India.

“We are considering engaging a third party to monitor projects. It will be kind of random checking,” an official said to the media group.

It has reported that the government has decided to overhaul the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) framework, and conduct audit of the welfare projects implemented by corporates under their CSR programme.

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As per report appeared in DNA Money, it said that a committee will be set up to suggest ways to improve CSR ecosystem as well as compliance of the law.

A govt. official has informed that the committee and its terms and reference are likely to be announced in a month. It will be headed by an eminent person and will have domain and technology experts as well NGO representative as members. The tenure of the committee is likely to be three months.

It is expected that around Rs 15,000-20,000 crore should be generated as the companies set aside 2% of profits for social projects every year. All the firms having net worth of Rs 500 crore or more, or turnover of Rs 1,000 crore or more, or a net profit of Rs five crore or more have to spend 2% of their profit on CSR, as per the provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act.

Earlier, after the CSR law was implemented in April 2014, Anil Baijal committee set up by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on improving implementation of CSR policy had suggested soft approach towards companies as long as they explained in the annual report the reasons for not spending on welfare activities. The committee had recommended leniency for the first three years to enable companies to graduate to a culture of compliance.

Now the government feels the need to emphasise on better compliance as it moves away from soft approach.

To create an ecosystem for CSR, “the government plans to make use of technology. A web portal can act as an exchange platform where the companies that want to contribute towards CSR and the agencies offering projects can interact,” a source said.

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“CSR projects can focus around social problems in the local area of their operations,” a source said.

The government is looking at defining a local area as the place where a company’s headquarter, corporate office or factory is situated. The MCA is also mulling changes in the annual filing to allow more details to be captured so that action can be taken in cases of non-compliance.

At present, companies can spend CSR funds in mainly 10 areas that include poverty eradication, preventive healthcare, sanitation, safe drinking water, education, gender equality, environmental sustainability and protection of national heritage.

“Social audit can be conducted where people can rate the project on the lines of hotel ratings by Trip Advisor,” said another official.

The government is also thinking of starting an annual CSR award for the companies doing good work. The ministry had submitted a proposal in this regard to finance minister Piyush Goyal.

“Empirical evidence suggests that spending on CSR spending can not only bolster a company’s reputation, but also enhance its brand value,” said a source.

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254 companies are facing prosecutions for CSR violations during 2014-15
Rs 4,719 cr spent by 6,286 companies on CSR in 2016-17
Rs 13,828 cr spent by 19,184 firms during 2015-16
Rs 9,500 cr spent by 15,000 companies on CSR activities

(Source: DNAIndia.Com)

Tags: Anil BaijalCompanies ActCorporate Social ResponsibilityCSRCSR ProgrammeCSR projectsIndia Business ReportMinistry of Corporate AffairsNGOPiyush GoyalSection 135Welfare Projects
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