Companies Act

Carry Forward of Unspent CSR Funds Balance to Next Year-Company is free to decide

Carry Forward of Unspent CSR Funds Balance to Next Year, Company is free to decide

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Press Release

08-03-2016

Carry Forward of Unspent CSR Funds

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs in its circular dated 12th January 2016, has clarified that, the Board of the Company is free to decide whether any unspent amount from out of the minimum required CSR expenditure is to be carried forward to the next year. This provision is uniformly applicable to all CSR eligible companies including Public Sector Undertaking (PSUs).

This was stated by Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Corporate Affairs in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

 
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