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The report said that companies are now going to non-headquarter locations for CSR, indicating growing equity in the distribution of projects. Nasscom Foundation on Thursday in its yet-to-be-released report, has said that a substantial number of companies have spent more than 60-70% of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) spend in education initiatives and the remaining …

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Government should put in place a social audit mechanism for CSR activities done under the companies law, a parliamentary panel has said even as it pulled up the corporate affairs ministry for “casual” approach towards social welfare spending provisions. The recommendation has been made by the Committee on Public Undertakings, chaired by BJP member Shanta …

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The reasons for not spending included companies not finding suitable implementing agency, delay in formation of CSR committee and inability to formulate a well conceived CSR policy. Government has issued show cause notices to 496 companies for not complying with CSR norms while about 4,195 companies have not spent a single penny on corporate social …

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