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Keeping in view of the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in India, its declaration as pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and, decision of Government of India to treat this as a notified disaster, it is hereby clarified that spending of CSR funds for COVID-19 is eligible CSR activity<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2. Funds may be spent for various activities related to COVID-19 under item nos. (i) and (xii) of Schedule VII relating to promotion of health care, including preventive health care and sanitation, and, disaster management<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Further, as per General Circular No. 21\/2014 dated 18.06.2014, items in Schedule VII are broad based and may be interpreted liberally for this purpose.<\/p>\n

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Ministry of Corporate Affairs<\/strong><\/p>\n

[Circular dt. 23-03-2020]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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