Inputs on Solutions: Deployment of CSR Funds
If done effectively, these funds can help address some key challenges like Women Safety, Emergency Assistance, Cleaner Cities, Reducing Corruption etc.
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Effective Deployment of CSR Funds: Key Issues
1. Many companies show the CSR funds as utilized but actually misuse them
2. In many cases, CSR funds are transferred to the District authority that transfers the funds to Circle Officers. This gives room for corruption
3. Pleasing political parties/leaders using CSR fund is common
4. There is lack of transparency in fund allocation by each corporate entity and details of its utilization
5. Social audit of all items of expenditure done by the company are not done effectively
6. Some corporate authorities distribute crores of rupees to Government Officers through liaising to avoid exposure to misuse of CSR funds
7. No rating of NGOs by Government for CSR investment
8. Penalties for noncompliance of CSR not specific
9. Lack of separate department of CSR within the company for proper CSR implementation and monitoring
10. Company laws on CSR are not very specific
11. Most corporates have little understanding of rules around CSR funds deployment
12. This is one of rare occasions in company act, where the penalty for non-compliance of the regulation is not stipulated
13. Government does not announce regular schemes in which the CSR funds could be utilized
14. Many organizations use the CSR funds for their own marketing expense
15. Often companies have a problem in identifying a genuine NGO to allot CSR funds
16. There are many fraudulent NGOs which misuse CSR funds
17. Many companies hide their profit information to skip corporate taxes. This results in lower amount allocation in CSR funds
18. Some CSR Auditors make money by advising corporates on how to misuse CSR fund. more