Gau seva in India Inc's CSR stable: Donations by 41 firms hit bullseye

Highest number of donations in 2017-18, shows CSR data

Firms engaged in activities ranging from power infrastructure to manufacturing tableware have one thing in common. They are all part of a trend in terms of one specific budget allocation as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) spends.

They all donated money to gaushalas (cow shelters) and other cow-related charities over the last four years.  Numbers from PRIME Database show that there have been 73 separate donations made by 41 different listed firms between 2014-15 and 2017-18. The donations range from a few thousand