Corporate Social Responsibility compliance: Boards must ensure approved spending, disclosures, and projects align with Schedule VII requirements. Section 135 requires eligible companies to have Board approved CSR policies and programmes recommended by CSR Committees, compute average net profit per Companies Act rules, and spend prescribed amounts that are not business deductions. CSR activities must relate to Schedule VII and may include contributions to trusts or section 8 companies if exclusively for CSR purposes. Ineligible items include employee only benefits, one off events, statutory compliance costs, political contributions and projects outside India. Boards must disclose CSR policy on websites and include an annual CSR report in the Board's Report; government's role is limited to rule making and disclosure requirements.
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Corporate Social Responsibility compliance: Boards must ensure approved spending, disclosures, and projects align with Schedule VII requirements.
Section 135 requires eligible companies to have Board approved CSR policies and programmes recommended by CSR Committees, compute average net profit per Companies Act rules, and spend prescribed amounts that are not business deductions. CSR activities must relate to Schedule VII and may include contributions to trusts or section 8 companies if exclusively for CSR purposes. Ineligible items include employee only benefits, one off events, statutory compliance costs, political contributions and projects outside India. Boards must disclose CSR policy on websites and include an annual CSR report in the Board's Report; government's role is limited to rule making and disclosure requirements.
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