Crisil CSR Spend Rs1.22L Crt, 12% Aspirational

Over the decade to FY2024, listed Indian firms spent over Rs 1.22 lakh crore on CSR, with Rs 77,000 crore (63 %) in FY2020‑24.
In FY2024, only 397 of 2,020 qualifying companies (≈20 %) executed projects in aspirational districts, allocating Rs 2,390 crore (12 % of total CSR spend).
Use of implementing agencies dropped to 566 firms (28 %) in FY2024 from 1,082 (78 %) in FY2020, showing a shift to corporate implementation.
The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026 proposes raising the CSR net‑profit threshold to Rs 10 crore and extending unspent‑fund transfer time to 90 days.