Gujarat stands 2nd among all states in CSR expenditure in FY 2022-23

New Delhi: The state of Gujarat has been a frontrunner in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure over the past few years. In FY 2022-23, Gujarat ranked second among all the states with a substantial CSR expenditure of ₹2,008.42 crores. The neighboring state, Maharashtra, topped the list with CSR expenditure of ₹5,497.32 crores during the same period.

It is noteworthy that for the past three financial years—2022-23, 2021-22, and 2020-21—the state of Gujarat has been among the top three states in the country in terms of funds collected and spent under CSR.

In FY 2021-22, Gujarat had CSR spending of ₹1,604.26 crores, securing the third position nationwide, following Maharashtra and Karnataka. Prior to that, in FY 2020-21, Gujarat was ranked second among the states with spending of ₹1,461.60 crores.

This information was provided by Harsh Malhotra, Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha.

State-wise CSR Expenditure from FY 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Amount In Cr.)
S.

No.

State/UT CSR

Expenditure FY 2018-19

CSR

Expenditure FY 2019-20

CSR

Expenditure FY 2020-21

CSR

Expenditure FY 2021-22

CSR

Expenditure FY 2022-23

1 Andaman And Nicobar 0.82 1.29 2.86 9.71 2.53
2 Andhra Pradesh 665.97 710.23 719.81 656.79 954.65
3 Arunachal Pradesh 24.56 18.02 10.58 119.42 13.35
4 Assam 210.00 285.00 180.23 406.17 470.25
5 Bihar 137.95 110.48 89.89 165.97 235.37
6 Chandigarh 11.46 15.58 13.40 50.88 18.63
7 Chhattisgarh 149.35 269.68 325.63 305.29 596.11
8 Dadra And Nagar Haveli 13.48 18.34 21.98 14.11 13.71
9 Daman And Diu 6.25 9.53 5.25 4.13 9.40
10 Delhi 750.85 830.00 724.59 1,196.34 1,483.91
11 Goa 46.77 43.91 41.92 45.43 58.16
12 Gujarat 1,082.18 984.37 1,461.60 1,604.26 2,008.42
13 Haryana 378.11 537.91 550.86 683.95 701.07
14 Himachal Pradesh 78.79 78.78 106.31 140.22 138.63
15 Jammu and Kashmir 36.44 25.27 35.56 50.68 71.22
16 Jharkhand 109.80 155.21 226.54 193.33 388.35
17 Karnataka 1,257.69 1,448.16 1,277.81 1,839.73 1,985.82
18 Kerala 354.78 298.56 290.67 239.73 351.60
19 Lakshadweep 0.39 0.01 0.45 0.02
20 Leh & Ladakh 14.84 11.72
21 Madhya Pradesh 243.55 220.46 375.51 427.68 656.42
22 Maharashtra 3,147.72 3,353.24 3,464.81 5,380.41 5,497.32
23 Manipur 7.81 14.21 10.39 15.62 53.45
24 Meghalaya 16.54 17.65 17.63 19.63 21.73
25 Mizoram 0.11 0.25 0.97 6.94 10.99
26 Nagaland 2.12 5.10 3.57 12.46 13.57
27 Odisha 697.91 717.39 578.16 670.32 987.70
28 PAN India 6,443.53 9,385.66 7,805.03 5,525.16 6,060.98
29 Puducherry 9.15 11.32 12.43 9.31 12.55
30 Punjab 166.85 189.44 158.46 184.89 247.57
31 Rajasthan 595.49 734.12 670.00 711.82 1,102.37
32 Sikkim 5.87 10.99 17.28 28.24 36.18
33 Tamil Nadu 877.08 1,072.26 1,174.07 1,432.06 1,562.48
34 Telangana 428.06 445.80 627.71 685.87 1,007.54
35 Tripura 23.06 9.40 9.29 15.91 19.26
36 Uttar Pradesh 521.32 577.98 907.32 1,339.18 1,152.57
37 Uttarakhand 172.31 124.70 160.58 228.08 301.11
38 West Bengal 382.23 423.85 471.48 567.21 762.29
39 NEC/Not Mentioned * 4.44 20.97 169.47 0.52 20.12
40 PAN India (Other Centralized Funds) ** 1,156.86 1,790.69 3,491.30 1,613.57 948.81
Total 20,217.65 24,965.82 26,210.95 26,616.30 29,987.92

(Data upto 31.03.2024) (Source: Corporate Data Management Cell)
* Not Elsewhere Covered (NEC)
**Companies either did not specify the names of States or indicated more than one State where projects were undertaken.