Yogi govt eyes higher 'corporate funds' with CSR Conclave on September 11

UP accounted for less than 3% of pan-India CSR spend of Rs 47 billion in FY17

To proactively engage with India Inc for greater investment and cultivate a pro-industry image, the Yogi Adityanath will organise a mega CSR Conclave in the state capital on September 11.

This comes close on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi encouraging UP to becoming the country’s first trillion dollar economy. Top national and international companies are expected to participate in the state’s first CSR event.

Since UP accounted for less than 3 per cent of the pan-India CSR funding during 2016-17, the state had been working on an action plan to institutionalise this growing finances route for public utility