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CSR Activities Conducted by Corporate India


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1 Assistant Professor, St. Francis Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai, India
2 Professor & Deputy Director, St. Francis Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai, India
     

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'Over the years, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has gained wider implications than mere philanthropy. This paper attempts to identify contribution of listed Indian companies towards CSR activities based on the norms and regulations prescribed by the Company’s Act 2013. It also attempts to identify the most preferred CSR activity among the activities listed by the Government based on the CSR expense incurred by the companies. The authors have provided the findings and recommendations on the basis of descriptive and inferential analysis of their study of listed companies.

Keywords

Corporate Social Responsibility, Philanthropy, Social Responsibility.
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Authors

Shilpa Peswani
Assistant Professor, St. Francis Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai, India
G. Ramesh
Professor & Deputy Director, St. Francis Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai, India

Abstract


'Over the years, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has gained wider implications than mere philanthropy. This paper attempts to identify contribution of listed Indian companies towards CSR activities based on the norms and regulations prescribed by the Company’s Act 2013. It also attempts to identify the most preferred CSR activity among the activities listed by the Government based on the CSR expense incurred by the companies. The authors have provided the findings and recommendations on the basis of descriptive and inferential analysis of their study of listed companies.

Keywords


Corporate Social Responsibility, Philanthropy, Social Responsibility.

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