GS2 · 10 marks · 150 words

How is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) emerging as a business-led solution for addressing development challenges in India?

Answered by 11 toppers · CSE 2023–2025

Syllabus: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

How toppers approached it

From all 11 answers · about 150 words · 82% drew a diagram.

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Zinnia AuroraAIR 6 · CSE 2025 · 182 wordsTheir whole copy

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Bhartiya model of Inclusive Growth (NITI Aayog) envisions 'market economy' as a crucial pillar to address developmental challenges.

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Diagram

- CSR - Section 135, Companies Act, 2013 - crucial coalesces as per Inderjit Srusan committee - social responsibility under 'ESG' of market

Business Led solution

'Expertise' prognosis in collaboration with state.
[State infrastructural power] + [private sector drive] = [effective development]
Sectoral focus of CSR a) MUL'S WASH focus
Enables efficiency inclusion in public service delivery (eg) Mahindra's upliftment of 500 tribal girls.
Synergy for social responsibility in giving back to community (eg) POSHAN 2.0 synergy with corporates.
Centre-staging of traditional arts as CSR - recultivation of tradition.
Governmental vacuum addressed

(eg) SEBI's Business responsibility rules suggest areas.

Issues persist	Way forward
1) Lack of audits (independent conduct)	Srivasan committee + SEBI Manual
2) Crowding in 2-3 sectors like WASH, food	1) ESG governance market
3) Employe benefit mis represented	2) CSR committees.
	3) Transparent audit into expenditure.
	4) tax free inclusion in PM CARES.

CSR holds key to effecting smart and resilient change in developmentalia

Government interventions and what goes wrong between intent and delivery.