FY 2022-23

In FY 2022-23 ITC Limited spent ₹342.4 crore on CSR against a 2% obligation of ₹364.91 crore, and set aside ₹23.1 crore for ongoing projects.

Period: Apr 2022 - Mar 2023.

• Obligation (2% rule): ₹364.91 crore
• Spent in the year: ₹342.4 crore (projects ₹322.69 crore, admin overheads ₹18.27 crore, impact assessment ₹1.44 crore)
• Set aside for ongoing projects (Unspent CSR Account): ₹23.1 crore
• Transferred to a Schedule VII fund: ₹0 crore
• Spent above this year's obligation (money set aside counts as spent): ₹0.59 crore
• Environment spend: not disclosed

Main programmes

• Water Stewardship: watershed area up 1.36 lakh acres in year (cumulative 14.7 lakh acres); Karnataka Watershed Dept partnership to drought-proof 157 watersheds across 29 districts (11.6 lakh acres)
• Climate Smart Agriculture: 23.4 lakh acres and over 7.4 lakh farmers (cumulative programme coverage)
• Livestock: about 1.35 lakh artificial inseminations in year; dairy support to about 84,700 cattle of 33,800 farmers in 547 villages (Bihar, West Bengal)
• Women empowerment: about 35,400 poor women reached in year (cumulative 1.22 lakh); financial literacy project extended to 52 districts of Madhya Pradesh
• Primary education in 32 districts of 12 states: over 2.5 lakh children in year; 386 government schools and Anganwadis given infrastructure support
• Skilling: over 14,400 youth trained in year (cumulative over 1 lakh)
• Mother and child health and nutrition: over 5.6 lakh beneficiaries; Village Health Champions network of 430 women
• Ongoing project 'Health Care Programme' (multi-year, identified locations): Rs 23.10 crore transferred to Unspent CSR Account on 26 April 2023

Trees and greening

• Social Forestry: over 31,000 acres in year; 17 districts in 6 states; cumulative 4.56 lakh acres, about 7,000 villages, 1.76 lakh households (Social plus Farm Forestry cumulative 10.4 lakh acres); agro-forestry cumulative about 2 lakh acres
• Biodiversity (village commons): about 1.5 lakh acres in year, 41+ districts in 11 states; cumulative 2.9 lakh acres
• Partnerships for pastureland and biodiversity with Forest Departments of Maharashtra and Telangana and WPDB Rajasthan (target 2.5 lakh acres in 8 districts)

States: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, West Bengal.

Implementing agencies: Forest Departments of Maharashtra and Telangana, Wasteland and Pastureland Development Board, Rajasthan, Karnataka Watershed Development Dept, MPSRLM and CRISIL Foundation.

Source: S5 ITC Report and Accounts 2023 (full), pages PDF pp 140-149 (narrative), 161-168 (CSR annexure), note PDF p225-226