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CSR spending to help in achieving government’s objective to double rural population's income: Jaitley

22 Feb 2017 Evaluate

Appreciating corporate philanthropy concept, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said an idea of mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) which was initially lesser known in India has taken off well and it will help to achieve government’s objective of doubling the income of those living in rural areas, which the government due to limited resources, cannot achieve on its own and therefore civil society has an important role in it.

Further he said that through the CSR, an institutionalised mechanism has been put in place by which some money has to be spent on the rural India, and mentioned that a few years ago when the idea of CSR was introduced in 2013, it was not free from doubt. There was some resistance as corporate world felt that this was an additional tax which was being imposed on them, but it has begun well as an institutionalised mechanism.

Though, Jaitley pointed that the role of non-governmental organisations in rural India continue to lag, which otherwise should get a boost from assistance provided by CSR activities. He also urged corporates to adopt an arm's length approach while taking up CSR activities and not pursue proposals to subserve their own ends.

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