Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a Company’s sense of responsibility towards the community and environment (both ecological and social) in which it operates.
The Government of A.P. desires to streamline the mobilization and utilization funds in an organized way, making it mandatory to account for and be responsible for spending the funds to the earmarked utilitarian asset creation in Human development, i.e., Education and Health sectors of local felt needs. After careful examination, the Government hereby constitutes two Committees.
- Apex cum Executive Committee headed by the Chairman by the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Hon’ble Minister for Finance & Planning, Chief Secretary and 3 Dignitaries as members and E.O Secretary, Planning Department as Member-Convenor.
- Second at District Level Committee headed by the District Collector with District Officers of ZP C.E.O., Industry, Education, Medical & Health, Municipal Commissioner, Labor Commissioner as members and C.P.O. as member convenor, including a nominated local industry C.E.O. as a representative to advise, supervise, monitor and review the C.S.R. activities and mobilization and utilization of funds in identified sectors.
The Government has also decided to establish a separate wing to be headed by the Deputy Secretary/Joint Secretary/Special Secretary to the Government under the Planning Department as C.E.O. ‘Connect to Andhra’ to coordinate the C.S.R. funds mobilization and ensure effective monitoring of the flow of C.S.R. funds from the Industries/Companies in the State. The Department will also ensure the utilization of funds in Navaratnalu, Education & Health sectors.
TERMS OF REFERENCE (T.O.R.)
Identification of companies and Industries in the District. • Identification of eligible works as per local needs in the district.
- Mobilization and receipt of Funds from companies concerned.
- Monitoring sanction and releasing of funds and proper utilization.
- Monitoring of timely and qualitative grounding of works in the district.
- Monitoring the execution of works periodically.
- Ensure cover of the S.C., S.T., and Minority areas or another vulnerable area (community) while recommending and sanctioning the works by the C.S.R. Funds.
- Proper periodical reporting of the statutes of C.S.R. implementation to the government,
- Review the statutes of implementation of C.S.R. implementation every Quarter.
- Overall responsibility for supervision, monitoring, and coordination for smooth CSR implementation. Apex cum Executive Committee Hon’ble Chief Minister Chairman Hon’ble Minister for Finance & Planning Member Chief Secretary Member Principal Secretary, Industries Member Dignitary 1 Member Dignitary 2 Member Dignitary 3 Member E.O Secretary, Planning Member-Convener.
The agency will mobilize resources from corporations, N.R.T.s, and Individual donors for the development of the State in three implementation modes: i. Contribution to ‘Pool fund’ created for funding Navaratnalu’s flagship programs. ii. Contributions to specific Navaratnalu and related projects by companies or individuals, execution to be done by ‘Connect to Andhra’ or Government agencies with the approval of the Secretary of concerned Department. iii. Contributions to specific Navaratnalu and related projects by companies/individuals, along with their execution through their C.S.R. foundations or Partner N.G.O.s.
The nature and organization structure of such special purpose agency considering the following objectives: Creating a Non-profit society ‘Connect to Andhra’ by subsuming Smart Andhra Pradesh Foundation. i. Duly modifying the objectives and Memorandum of Association to suit the vision of the Government to achieve the goals of Navaratnalu; ii. The organization can take advantage of the 3-year prior experience in implementing projects while applying for C.S.R. grants and is Government by A.P. Societies act without any reporting obligations to central government agencies/departments.
The State/District Level Committees constituted at paragraph (6) above shall be responsible for overall supervision monitoring and coordination of CSR implementation in the district to achieve the goals of Navaratnalu, Education & Health sectors.
