Mahanadi Coalfields Limited: CSR spending FY 2021-22 to 2025-26
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited spent ₹1,226.57 crore on CSR from FY 2021-22 to 2025-26 (standalone company, from its annual reports), shown year by year with the money set aside for ongoing projects.
FY 2025-26
In FY 2025-26 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited spent ₹375.87 crore on CSR against a 2% obligation of ₹323.69 crore.
Period: Apr 2025 - Mar 2026.
- Obligation (2% rule): ₹323.69 crore
- Spent in the year: ₹375.87 crore (projects ₹362.61 crore, admin overheads ₹13.17 crore, impact assessment ₹0.1 crore)
- Set aside for ongoing projects (Unspent CSR Account): ₹0 crore
- Transferred to a Schedule VII fund: ₹0 crore
- Spent above this year's obligation (money set aside counts as spent): ₹52.18 crore
- Environment spend: ₹6.58 crore
Spending by area
| Area | Amount |
|---|---|
| Eradicating hunger, poverty, malnutrition, health (i) | ₹216.97 crore |
| Education and skills (ii) | ₹99.54 crore |
| Gender equality (iii) | ₹0.08 crore |
| Environmental sustainability (iv) | ₹6.58 crore |
| National heritage, art and culture (v) | ₹8.36 crore |
| Rural/Paralympic/Olympic sports (vii) | ₹1.78 crore |
| Universities and research institutes (ix) | ₹1.08 crore |
| Rural development projects (x) | ₹30.15 crore |
| Slum area development (xi) | ₹0.98 crore |
Main programmes
- Pabitra Mohan Pradhan Medical College and Hospital, Talcher: Rs 115.47 cr (NMC-approved, first batch of 100 students in FY26)
- 100-bed Cardiac Institute, Jharsuguda: Rs 45.22 cr
- MRI and CT scan machines for SCB Medical College, Cuttack: Rs 14.22 cr
- Health facilities at AIIMS Bhubaneswar (Aarogya): Rs 14.22 cr
- Furniture for 809 government schools, Sambalpur district (about 41,234 students): Rs 22.51 cr
- Support to 11 DAV schools and 2 Kendriya Vidyalayas (10,000+ students): Rs 7.75 cr
- 175 smart classes in government schools, Sundargarh and Sambalpur: Rs 4.89 cr
- Aspirational districts (Nuapada, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Balangir): Rs 7.22 cr; skill training via CIPET Bhubaneswar: Rs 5.20 cr
Trees and greening
- Urban plantation initiatives at various locations in Odisha: Rs 3.23 cr (Board's report)
- Tall seedling avenue plantation along Biju Expressway, Jharsuguda: Rs 1.57 cr spent in FY26 (sanctioned Rs 2.84 cr)
- Plantation at 15 locations in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Phulnakhara, Mancheswar forest ranges (2023-24 scheme, maintenance to 2026-27): Rs 1.32 cr in FY26
States: Odisha.
Implementing agencies: Forest department (DFO) divisions, CIPET Bhubaneswar, District Administration Balangir, NIT Rourkela (TBI), R.K. HIV AIDS Research and Care Centre.
Source: S1 Annual Report 2025-26 (Integrated), pages Board's report s.30 pp.102-103; CSR Annexure pp.117-120; Note 13.8.2 pp.230-231
Sources: Annual Report 2025-26 (Integrated) – Mahanadi Coalfields Limited; Annual Report 2024-25 – Mahanadi Coalfields Limited; Annual Report 2023-24 – Mahanadi Coalfields Limited; Annual Report 2022-23 – Mahanadi Coalfields Limited; Annual Report 2021-22 – Mahanadi Coalfields Limited; MCL CSR project-wise expenditure lists FY22-FY26 – Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
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