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Companies Act Schedule VII
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The Companies Act, 2013

Schedule VII Activities which may be included by companies in their Corporate Social Responsibility Policies

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SCHEDULE VII (See section 135) Activities which may be included by companies in their Corporate Social Responsibility Policies Activities relating to:—
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"(i) eradicating hunger, poverty and malnutrition, Substituted by G.S.R. 261(E), dated 31st March 2014. Earlier read: "promoting preventive health care"promoting health care including preventive
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"Substituted by G.S.R. 261(E), dated 31st March 2014. Earlier read: "promoting preventive health care"health and sanitation Inserted by G.S.R. 741(E), with effect from 24 October 2014Including contribution to the Swatch Bharat Kosh set-up by the Central
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"Inserted by G.S.R. 741(E), with effect from 24 October 2014Government for the promotion of sanitation and making available safe drinking water;
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"(ii) promoting education, including special education and employment enhancing vocation skills
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"especially among children, women, elderly, and the differently abled and livelihood enhancement projects;
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"(ii) promoting gender equality, empowering women, setting up homes and hostels for women and
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"orphans; setting up old age homes, day care centres and such other facilities for senior citizens and measures for reducing inequalities faced by socially and economically backward groups;
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"(iv) ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna, animal welfare, agroforestry, conservation of natural resources and maintaining quality of soil, air and water Inserted by G.S.R. 741(E), with effect from 24 October 2014including contribution to the Clean Ganga Fund set-up by the Central Government for rejuvenation
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"Inserted by G.S.R. 741(E), with effect from 24 October 2014of river Ganga;
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"(v) protection of national heritage, art and culture including restoration of buildings and sites of
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"historical importance and works of art; setting up public libraries; promotion and development of traditional arts and handicrafts;
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"(vi) measures for the benefit of armed forces veterans, war widows and their dependents;
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"(vii) training to promote rural sports, nationally recognised sports, paralympic sports and Olympic
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"sports;
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"(viii) contribution to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund Inserted by G.S.R. 313(E), dated 26th May, 2020, with effect from 28 March 2020or Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) or any other fund set up by the Central Government for socio-economic development and relief and welfare of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, minorities and women;
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"Substituted by G.S.R. 525(E), dated 24th August, 2020, with effect from 24 August 2020(ix)(a) Contribution to incubators or research and development projects in the field of science, technology, engineering and medicine, funded by the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or any agency of the Central Government or State Government; and
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"Substituted by G.S.R. 525(E), dated 24th August, 2020, with effect from 24 August 2020(b) Contributions to public funded Universities; Indian Institute of Technology (IITs); National Laboratories and autonomous bodies established under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE); Department of Biotechnology (DBT); Department of Science and Technology (DST); Department of Pharmaceuticals; Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH); Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and other bodies, namely Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO); Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR); Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), engaged in conducting research in science, technology, engineering and medicine aimed at promoting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), dated 27th February 2014, with effect from 1 April 2014. Earlier read: "item (i) to (x)"(x) rural development projects.
Inserted by G.S.R. 568(E)(xi) slum are development.
Inserted by G.S.R. 568(E)Explanation.— For the purposes of this item, the term ‘slum area’ shall mean any area declared as such by the Central Government or any State Government or any other competent authority under any law for the time being in force.
Inserted by G.S.R. 390(E), dated 30th May, 2019, with effect from 30 May 2019(xii) disaster management, including relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities.

Amendments to this section

  1. 1 Substituted by G.S.R. 130(E), for "item (i) to (x)" (w.e.f. 1 April 2014).
  2. 2 Substituted by G.S.R. 261(E), for "promoting preventive health care".
  3. 3 Inserted by G.S.R. 741(E) (w.e.f. 24 October 2014).
  4. 4 Inserted by G.S.R. 741(E) (w.e.f. 24 October 2014).
  5. 5 Inserted by G.S.R. 313(E) (w.e.f. 28 March 2020).
  6. 6 Substituted by G.S.R. 525(E) (w.e.f. 24 August 2020).
  7. 7 Inserted by G.S.R. 568(E).
  8. 8 Inserted by G.S.R. 390(E) (w.e.f. 30 May 2019).

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