Question : CSR BY OMCS

(a) whether the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) / Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) donate/ allocate funds under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for the social upliftment of scheduled and backward areas of the country;

(b) if so, the funds allocated for the purpose by various OMCs including ONGC during each of the last three years and the current year along with the action taken by the Government against such companies which have not utilised CSR funds in time, Public Sector company/ State-wise;

(c) the details of social welfare work including work done for Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections by various OMCs, Public Sector company/State-wise;

(d) whether the Government has made it mandatory for private oil companies to create the CSR fund for the purpose; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to ensure optimum spending of the amount earmarked for the purpose?

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) : Yes, Sir. Oil Marketing Companies (IOCL, BPCL, HPCL) and ONGC allocate funds under their Corporate Social Responsibility as per the guidelines and norms set by Department of Public Enterprises, with special attention to development of weaker sections of the society and backward districts of the country.

(b): The CSR budget is not allocated state-wise. The funds allocated/spent for the purpose by the OMCs and ONGC during the last three years and the current year are given below:

 
 (Rs. in crore)	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15 IOCL	98.29	116.45	102.36	128.72 BPCL	15.41	17.88	34.38	76.00 HPCL	30.78	22.47	22.63	33.55 ONGC	378.48	502.46	418.52	657.94