Lead Author: Dr. Antony Gregory Co-authors: Placid Gregory; Jose Gregory This is a research publication on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) implementation in India. At the same time, it serves as a handbook for corporate CSR executives, NGO functionaries, local self-government institutions, civil society organisations, government departments and beneficiary organisations. Each CSR eligible company will get an authentic idea about the CSR programmes of the major corporates. NGOs, other CSR project implementing agencies and beneficiary institutions would get an insight into the focus areas, funding pattern and priority states of the different companies. The first part of the book deals with CSR implementation in the country. The topics include the statutory provisions on CSR implementation, the extent of CSR compliance by companies and the state-wise and sector-wise spending of CSR funds. The second part analyses the CSR activities of 100 companies. The chapter on each company includes a detailed corporate profile with five-year data on the financial performance, discussion on the major CSR programmes of the company, the focus areas for CSR interventions, five-year data on the prescribed CSR budget of the company and the actual CSR spending. The chapter provide detailed lists of CSR programmes implemented in the past two years or more. The companies analysed are the top 100 CSR funding companies in India.

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