NRL to invest Rs 62cr in CSR activities in Assam in 2019-20

North East India's largest refiner Numaligarh Refinery Ltd on Sunday said it will pump in over Rs 60 crore in various developmental projects under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities during 2019- 20.

Of the total spending under the CSR head, the miniratna PSU in Assam's Golaghat district has earmarked 60 per cent funds for school education, health and nutrition programmes.

"In 2019-20, our CSR budget is Rs 62 crore. In this fiscal, a few aspirational districts are under consideration for undertaking developmental activities apart from other programmes," NRL Managing Director S K Barua told PTI here.

The developmental programmes in these aspirational districts will be other than the "local areas" of the plant as defined in the CSR and Sustainability Policy of NRL, he added.

On the proposed areas where the company plans to spend the CSR amount, Barua said, "As per the Government of India guidelines, 60 per cent of the budgeted amount needs to be spent on school education, health and nutrition."
When asked about last fiscal's CSR spending, Barua said, "During 2018-19, the total CSR expenditure of NRL was Rs 54.85 crore. Every financial year, at least 2 per cent of the average net profit made during the three immediately preceding financial years is earmarked for CSR activities."