Why was CSR not made mandatory finance panel

New Delhi.The members of the Finance Standing Committee of Parliament want to know why the Centre did not approve certain key recommendations, such as mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility, while amending the Companies Bill, 2016.
 
Officials of the Corporate Affairs Ministry, who appeared before the panel to brief  it on the amendments, were told by the members that in 2012, the panel had  submitted a detailed report on the Bill.
 
 We had suggested that CSR should be mandatory. It is an important step. The UPA  Government overlooked it. Is the NDA also going to take the same stand?’ he asked.

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