FY 2023-24

In FY 2023-24 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited spent ₹162.89 crore on CSR against a 2% obligation of ₹261.63 crore.

Period: Apr 2023 - Mar 2024.

• Obligation (2% rule): ₹261.63 crore
• Spent in the year: ₹162.89 crore (projects ₹159.22 crore, admin overheads ₹3.59 crore, impact assessment ₹0.09 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): ₹20.58 crore
• Environment spend: ₹8.79 crore

Spending by area

Area	Amount
Eradicating hunger, poverty, malnutrition, health (i)	₹69.44 crore
Education and skills (ii)	₹33.98 crore
Gender equality (iii)	₹0.34 crore
Environmental sustainability (iv)	₹8.79 crore
National heritage, art and culture (v)	₹1.25 crore
Rural/Paralympic/Olympic sports (vii)	₹14.8 crore
Universities and research institutes (ix)	₹3.12 crore
Rural development projects (x)	₹27.3 crore
Disaster management (xii)	₹0.27 crore

Main programmes

• 30 ALS ambulances, one per district of Odisha: Rs 17.76 cr
• Sports complex, Burla: Rs 14.65 cr
• Prefabricated toilets at railway stations of Odisha (232 stations): Rs 10.58 cr
• Smart classes in government schools (Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Mayurbhanj): Rs 10.23 cr
• Skill development initiatives: Rs 14.26 cr
• Medical college project, Talcher: Rs 9.31 cr
• Aspirational districts: Rs 8.80 cr
• Upgradation of medical facilities at VIMSAR, Burla: Rs 6.71 cr

Trees and greening

• Urban tree plantation 2021-22 under CSR, Ib Valley (15,000 and 3,000 plants): Rs 0.56 cr and Rs 0.03 cr in FY24 list
• Cuttack range plantation, Bhubaneswar range plantation, Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary afforestation: Rs 0.61 cr, 0.30 cr, 0.55 cr (CSR project list)

States: Odisha.

Implementing agencies: Indian Railways (toilets), Forest department (DFO) divisions.

Source: S3 Annual Report 2023-24, pages pp.69, 81-83; note pp.214-215