UPSC Prelims 2024 · GS Paper 1 · Q60
Economy
Medium · Corporate Social Responsibility rules
With reference to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) under the Companies Act, 2013 and the CSR Rules, consider the following statements:
1. Expenditure incurred by a company exclusively for the benefit of its own employees does not qualify as CSR expenditure.
2. Qualifying companies are required to spend at least 2% of their average net profit of the preceding three financial years on CSR activities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?