{"id":385618,"date":"2026-05-30T12:30:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T07:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=385618"},"modified":"2026-05-30T12:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T06:55:15","slug":"companies-csr-amendment-rules-2026-social-stock-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/05\/30\/companies-csr-amendment-rules-2026-social-stock-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Companies CSR Policy Amendment Rules, 2026: Enabling CSR Funding via Social Stock Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 27 May 2026, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notified <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2026<\/span>, aimed at modernizing CSR implementation mechanisms and aligning them with evolving financial instruments and regulatory frameworks.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Points:<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p>These Rules revise the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/R63cB5Hg\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014<\/span><\/a>, which lay down the framework for implementation, monitoring, and reporting of CSR activities by companies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The amendment introduces two important definitions into <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Rule 2<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>&#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Not for Profit Organization<\/span>&#8221; is now clearly defined with reference to clause (e) of regulation 292A of the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018, ensuring consistency between corporate and securities law frameworks.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>&#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Zero coupon zero principal instrument<\/span>&#8221; is introduced as a new financial instrument issued by such organizations, recognized under SEBI regulations and listed on the Social Stock Exchange.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A new <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Rule 4A<\/span> allows companies to undertake CSR activities through zero coupon zero principal instruments, subject to a limit of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">10% of total CSR<\/span> expenditure in a financial year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Companies investing through such instruments are exempt from impact assessment requirements, while issuing organizations must complete projects within three financial years and transfer unspent funds to <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Schedule VII<\/span> funds upon termination.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Schedule <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">VII<\/span> has also been amended to include <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">&#8220;subscription to zero coupon zero principal instruments on Social Stock Exchange&#8221;<\/span> as a permissible CSR activity, thus giving statutory recognition to this mode of CSR spending.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Also Read:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/01\/22\/sebi-issued-master-circular-social-stock-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\">SEBI issued Master Circular on Social Stock Exchange<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/02\/07\/corporate-social-responsibility-v-corporate-environment-responsibility\/\" target=\"_blank\">Corporate Social Responsibility v. 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