Affluence Advisory Pvt. Ltd. Ltd CSR Compliances as per New Rules
The Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) introduced the mandatory provisions of CSR and accordingly Section 135 of the Act and the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2022 [“CSR Rules”] framed thereunder govern CSR in India. Quick Comparison of Amendment to Rules made applicable w.e.f, 20 th September 2022: As per Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules 2014 3. Corporate Social Responsibility.
As per Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amended Rules 2022 3. Corporate Social Responsibility.
(1) Every company including its holding or subsidiary, and a foreign company defined under clause (42) of section 2 of the Act having its branch office or project office in India, which fulfills the criteria specified in sub-section (I) of section 135 of the Act shall comply with the provisions of section 135 of the Act and these rules:
(1) Every company including its holding or subsidiary, and a foreign company defined under clause (42) of section 2 of the Act having its branch office or project office in India, which fulfills the criteria specified in sub-section (I) of section 135 of the Act shall comply with the provisions of section 135 of the Act and these rules:
Provided that net worth, turnover or net profit. of a foreign company of the Act shall be computed in accordance with balance sheet and Profit and loss account of such company prepared in accordance with the provisions of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 381 and section 198 of the Act
Provided that net worth, turnover or net profit of a foreign company of the Act shall be computed in accordance with balance sheet and Profit and loss account of such company prepared in accordance with the provisions of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 381 and section 198 of the Act
(2) Every company which ceases to be a company covered under subsection (1) of section 135 of the Act for three consecutive financial years shall not be required to —
“Provided further that a company having any amount in its Unspent Corporate Social Responsibility Account as per sub-section (6) of section 135 shall constitute a CSR Committee and comply with the provisions contained in sub-sections (2) to (6) of the said section.”
(a) constitute a CSR Committee; and
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1. By inserting the second proviso it has made mandatory for the Company to ensure the Constitution of CSR Committee and compliance of sub-section (2) to (6) of Section 135 to ensure that the Company complies with CSR initiative w.r.t to the unspent Amount. 2. By omitting sub-rule 2, it further clarifies that it becomes mandatory until the lifetime of the Company to comply with the provisions of Section 135 when the criteria of CSR from the time it becomes applicable for the 1st time.
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