Corporate Social Responsibility — Study Resources & PYQs
Meaning and importance of corporate social responsibility.
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- Section 135, Companies Act 2013 - full text with CSR Rules (Article) — The actual legal text of Section 135 along with the Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014. Read it once so your definition of CSR is legally accurate, not just generic.
- Corporate Social Responsibility under Section 135 - explained (Article) — Plain-English explanation of CSR in India: the turnover, net worth and net profit thresholds, the 2 percent spending rule, the CSR committee, Schedule VII activities and reporting forms CSR-1 and CSR…
- National CSR Data Portal, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (Article) — The Government of India's own CSR portal. Cite this as your authoritative source, and use the data section for real figures on Indian CSR spending to strengthen an answer.
- CSR in India: obligations, compliance and impact (Article) — NGO-side view of CSR with Indian examples and the practical impact of CSR projects. Good for the 'importance of CSR' part of the question, where examples earn marks.
- AICTE Model Curriculum - Universal Human Values-II: Understanding Harmony (official) (Article) — Module 5, Lecture 27 'Holistic Technologies, Production Systems and Management Models - Typical Case Studies', on mutually enriching, people- and eco-friendly production systems.
- A Foundation Course in Human Values and Professional Ethics - syllabus & practice sessions (IIT Kanpur, HVHE) (Article) — Practice Session PS12 discusses sustainable, practicable solutions to societal and environmental problems - the same territory covered by corporate social responsibility.
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