Deadline: 31-Jul-22
Nominations are now open for the National Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards 2022.
Objectives
The objectives of the awards are:
- To increase competition in various categories of companies to infuse excellence in their CSR activities
- To encourage companies to spend the entire amount i.e, eligible CSR spend;
- To recognize the impact, innovation, usage of technology, gender and environment issues, sustainability, scalability, and replicability of CSR activities; and
- To channelize CSR activities of corporates so that the benefits of their activities reach the marginalized sections of society and in remote areas of the country.
Priority Areas
- Education
- Skill Development and Livelihoods
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Health, Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation
- Environment, Sustainable Development and Solar Energy
- Women and Child Development
- Technology Incubation
- Promotion of Sports
- Slum Area Development
- Heritage, Art and Culture
- Support to Differently-Abled
Categories
Under National CSR Awards there are three main categories as under:-
- Corporate Awards for Excellence in CSR
- CSR Awards for CSR in Aspirational Districts/Difficult Terrains
- CSR Awards for contribution in National Priority Areas
Decoration: The awardees are presented with a trophy and scroll and runner ups with a medal and scroll.
Eligible Regions
- Northern India
- North East India
- Eastern India
- Western India
- Southern India
Eligibility Criteria
- All the companies registered under Companies Act, 1956 and 2013 and complying with the provisions of Section 135 of Companies Act 2013.
- Project and related expenditure pertaining to Financial Years 2018-19 & 2019-20 is only eligible to be considered.
- For the nominated projects, based on the eligibility criteria as mentioned in the point above, the impact of CSR programme / project would be considered upto 31.03.2021 (i.e. between 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2021 as per the requisite details submitted by the company).
- The following category of organizations can nominate the projects of the companies for consideration of NCSRA:
- Ministries/Departments of Govt. of India
- State Governments and Union Territories (UTs)
- Professional institutions: ICSI, ICAI, ICMAI and
- National Level Trade and Industry Bodies/Chambers such as: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME), Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), Laghu Udyog Bharti, IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and India SME Forum.
- A nominating organization can nominate up to a total of 60 entries (20 in each main category of awards).
For more information, visit https://www.csr.gov.in/content/csr/global/master/home/national-csr-awards/national-csr-awards.html