CSR & Skill Development Report - CSRBOX
CSR & Skill Development Report - CSRBOX
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Research: Bhagyashree Patil, Jaynil Kuhad, Prachi Godbole
Design: Himanshu Choubisa
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Contents
With the structural, demographic and technological transformations in the economy, skill develop-
ment emerges as a crucial sector to groom the new entrants into the labour force. Skill develop-
ment finds a place in the Schedule VII that prescribes areas for CSR programme of companies
which are under the ambit of mandatory CSR provisions. Also, some other prescribed activities
under this Schedule are directly or indirectly connected with skilling. Being an enabler, CSR has
a key role to play in meeting the skill development requirements across India.
Through this report, we bring to you the key insights of the CSR contribution to the skill develop-
ment projects in the financial year 2018-2019. Our research comprises of analysis across indus-
try types, company types, geography, scale of projects, identifying the key sub-thematic areas,
evaluating the performance in aspirational districts and the trends in SDG reporting. We further
closely investigate the patterns of CSR expenditure across the key sub-thematic areas of skilling
infrastructure, urban livelihoods, digital skilling, rural livelihoods and PwD skilling. The analysis is
conducted for 613 companies which contributed to CSR in FY 2019 through around 8501 projects
and a consolidated commitment of INR 12143.77 Cr.
Our Research
4
CSR funding in skill development
In the year 2018-19, 328 companies contributed to the projects in skill development domain
through CSR funding of INR 1652.95 Cr. The contribution remains diverse, coming from 32 indus-
trial sectors, being channelized to 775 projects. Out of the total funding, INR 209.77 Cr. is dedicat-
ed towards the aspirational districts.
120
775 Aspirational
32 Industrial CSR Projects Districts Project
Sector
INR
328
1652.95 Cr.
Companies
CSR Fund
CSR Funding
1700
1600
1400
1200
CSR Funding(INR Cr.)
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Top 10 (43% funding) Top 30 (68% funding) Top 80 (88% funding) All Companies
(100% funding)
Number of Companies
Top 10 companies 43% of the total CSR contribution towards skill development.
5
Top 10 companies contributing to skill development
Number of Projects
100 Cr.<
50-100 Cr.
20-50 Cr.
5-20 Cr.
1-5 Cr.
0.25-1 Cr.
Amount > 0.25 Cr.
6
Budget range-wise number of projects and share in CSR funding
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
>0.25 Cr. 0.25-1 Cr. 1-5 Cr. 5-20 Cr. 20-50 Cr. 50-100 Cr. 100 Cr.
7
Skill development projects and geographic distribution
UTTARAKHAND
HARYANA
WEST BENGAL
TELANGANA
8
Geographic spread of CSR initiatives in skill development
Mizoram
Meghalaya
Tripura
Manipur
Arunachal Pradesh
Nagaland
Sikkim
Chhattisgarh
Punjab
Himachal Pradesh
Bihar
Kerala
Assam
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
Odisha
Tamil Nadu
Haryana
Uttarakhand
Telangana
Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh
West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat
Karnataka
Maharashtra
9
Geographic scale of CSR projects in skill development
700
600
400
300
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
-100
Geographic Scale
Scale of Funding
10
CSR funding in skill development projects in Aspirational Districts
13%
Aspirational Districts
Non-aspirational Districts
87%
Only 13% of the total funding is dedicated towards the projects in aspirational districts.
PSU
Private
BSE/NSE Listed
Total CSR expenditure vs. CSR expenditure in aspirational districts – PSUs lead in terms of
percentage & BSE/NSE-listed companies lead in terms of absolute funding directed.
11
PSU vs. Non-PSU funding towards projects in Aspirational Districts
40%
PSU
Non-PSU
60%
PSUs contribute 40% to the total CSR funding to skill development in aspirational districts.
7%
14%
CSR Foundation
Direct- Implementation
Implementing Agencies
79%
12
Top ten companies contributing to skill development
projects in aspirational districts*
Note:
*Financial numbers are derived using set research method. Numbers may slightly vary
from actual spent
13
Contribution by company type & characteristics
Private 51 99 78.95
34%
31%
BSE/NSE Listed
Private
PSU
13%
5% 61% Percentage of companies
56%
Share in funding
14
Private companies and skill development projects
Skilling Infrastructure
Rural Livelihoods
PwD Skilling
Women Empowerment
Digital Skilling
Urban Livelihoods
0 5 10 15 20 25
15
Geographic spread of CSR initiatives by private companies in skill development
Jharkhand
No. of Projects
Chattisgarh CSR Funding (in INR Cr.)
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Punjab
Odisha
Assam
Andhra Pradesh
Haryana
West Bengal
Gujarat
Bihar
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Telangana
Maharashtra
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
16
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
Role of partnerships in implementation of
skill development projects
700
600
Implementing
Agencies, 535
500
Number of Projects
400
300
200
Direct
Implementation, 153
100
8%
14%
CSR Foundation
Direct- Implementation
Implementing Agencies
78%
8%
Yes
No 92%
18
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
SDG reporting for CSR projects in skill development
Tyres
Transport & Logistics
Textiles
Shipping
Printing & Stationary
Power and Heavy Engineering
Plantation - Tea & Coffee
Paper
Paints & Varnishes
Oil, drillinng, lubricants & Petrochemicals
Miscellaneous
Metals, Minings & Mineral
Media & Entertainment
Hotels
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
Food Processing
Electricals
Electric Equipment
Diversified
Couriers
Consumer Goods
Construction, Contracting & Infrastructure
Computer Software/ IT
Cigarettes
Chemical, Pesticides & Fertilizer
Cement
Casting & Forgings
Cables & Telecommunication
Breweries & Distilleris
Banking & Finance
Auto & Auto Ancillaries
Electric Equipment
0 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
NO YES
19
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
CSR funding wise SDG accountability
23%
Yes
No 77%
Only 23% of total CSR funding of skill development projects has been mapped with SDGs
by respective companies in their annual reports.
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Implementing Agencies CSR Foundation Direct Implementation Not Mentioned
No Yes
SDG reporting turnout is higher amongst projects being executed through implementing agencies.
20
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
CSR initiatives contributing to SDG indicators linked to skill development
Skill development projects align with multiple indicators including unemployment rate, growth rate
of GDP, average annual dropout rate and provision of employment against the demand under
MNREGA
Note:
The mapping of projects has been done by CSRBOX.
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CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
Sub-thematic distribution of projects
Micro Enterprise
Agriculture
Women Empowerment
PwD Skilling
Rural Livelihoods
Digital Skilling
Urban Livelihoods
Skilling Infrastructure
22
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
Sub-thematic I – Skilling Infrastructure
2% 5%
Oil, Drilling, Lubricants & Petrochemicals 3%
4%
Power and Heavy Engineering
Auto & Auto Ancillaries 6%
Construction, Contracting & Infrastructure 35%
Computer Software/ IT 7%
Diversified
Electricals
14%
Metals, Mining & Mineral 24%
Others
23
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
Project implementation wise share of CSR funding
6%
5%
CSR Foundation
Direct- Implementation
Implementing Agencies
89%
24
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
Sub-thematic II – Urban Livelihoods
25
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
Project implementation wise share of CSR funding
4%
Direct- Implementation
Implementing Agencies
61%
26
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
Sub-thematic III - Digital Skilling
1%
Computer Software/ IT 2%
Metals, Minings & Mineral 6%
6%
Diversified
Banking & Finance
8%
Oil, Drilling, Lubricants & Petrochemicals
Others
77%
27
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
Project implementation wise share of CSR funding
1%
20%
CSR Foundation
Direct- Implementation
Implementing Agencies
79%
28
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
Sub-thematic IV - Rural Livelihoods
7%
8% 10%
29
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
Project implementation wise share of CSR funding
4%
46%
CSR Foundation
Direct- Implementation
Implementing Agencies
50%
30
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
Sub-thematic V - PwD Skilling
2% 3%
Computer Software/ IT 2%
2%
Auto & Auto Ancillaries
3%
Banking & Finance
6%
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
Metals, Minings & Mineral
Oil, Drilling, Lubricants & Petrochemicals 8%
48%
Power & Heavy Engineering
Consumer Goods 11%
Cables & Telecommunication
Others 15%
CSR funding in
Sr. No. Company name
PwD skilling (in INR Cr.)
1 Tata Consultancy Services Limited 36
31
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
Project implementation wise share of CSR funding
4%
13%
CSR Foundation
Direct- Implementation
Implementing Agencies
83%
32
CSR Funding (in INR Cr.) Number of Projects
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CSR stakeholders. At CSRBOX, we are committed to the idea of advancing social impact and change.
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