UPSC PRELIMS · ECONOMICS · INDIAN ECONOMY: CORPORATE REGULATION

Consider the following statements regarding Corporate Social Responsibility: 1. Expenditure that directly benefits the company or its employees is not treated as CSR expenditure. 2. The CSR framework does not specify any minimum spending requirement. Which one of the following is correct?

Take a breath. Choose one. Press A–D on your keyboard if you like.

EXPLANATION

CSR expenditure must satisfy the statutory CSR framework and expenditure benefiting the company or its employees does not ordinarily qualify as CSR. Companies meeting the prescribed thresholds are subject to a minimum CSR spending requirement, making Statement 2 incorrect.

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