The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the amendment to the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2022 mandating the companies having unspent CSR Account to form a CSR Committee.
As per the notification issued on 20th September 2022, “a company having any amount in its Unspent Corporate Social Responsibility Account as per sub-section (6) of section 135 shall constitute a CSR Committee and comply with the provisions contained in sub-sections (2) to (6) of the said section.”
The Board shall ensure that the CSR activities are undertaken by the company itself or through, – (a) a company established under section 8 of the Act, or a registered public trust or a registered society, exempted under sub-clauses (iv), (v), (vi) or (via) of clause (23C) of section 10 or registered under section 12A and approved under 80 G of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), established by the company, either singly or along with any other company; or (b) a company established under section 8 of the Act or a registered trust or a registered society, established by the Central Government or State Government; or (c) any entity established under an Act of Parliament or a State legislature; or (d) a company established under section 8 of the Act, or a registered public trust or a registered society, exempted under sub-clauses (iv), (v), (vi) or (via) of clause (23C) of section 10 or registered under section 12A and approved under 80 G of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and having an established track record of at least three years in undertaking similar activities.
The Ministry has also notified the format for the annual report on CSR activities to be included in the board’s report for the financial year commencing on or after the 1st day of April, 2020.
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