CSR spending in Gujarat can reach Rs 900 cr, says Maheshwar Sahu, Chairman, GCSRA

Ahmedabad. Gujarat has the potential to garner corporate social responsibility (CSR) contribution to the tune of around Rs 900 crore per year from around 15,000 eligible firms.

 

This was revealed Sunday by Maheshwar Sahu, chairman of the Gujarat CSR Authority (GCSRA) – a first of its kind initiative by the Gujarat government to help corporates carry out their mandatory responsibility – at a national seminar on the subject organised by United World School of Law.

 

Speaking on the occasion, Sahu said while revealing the data collected by the GCSRA in the last three months. “We have prepared a data of 13,000 companies who are eligible for CSR…,” he added.