Legal Measures of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives in India: An Overview

Dr  Jothi Munuswamy; Ms. M. Meerabai

Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2017

Legal Measures of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives in India: An Overview

Dr Jothi Munuswamy, Ms. M. Meerabai

Abstract :

In today�s business scenario, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policies and Practices has become an inevitable priority for business leaders across the world particularly in India. The revised Companies Act 2013 has paved an avenue for the CSR practices of certain industries compulsorily in India. It is interesting to know the various legal measures taken up so far by the government to make the CSR practices compulsorily by the industries in India. Therefore, this paper is aimed to identify the various legal measures relating to the CSR practices in India.