Corporate Social Responsibility Activities : A Review and Evaluation After Its Legislation in India

The purpose of this paper is to review corporate social responsibilities (CSR) activities in Indian companies after its legislation through company bill act 2013 under section 135. The study is based on extant literature and will include the examples from current scenario in Indian companies. Secondary research is conducted for the Indian companies through their corporate web sites pages containing information about their CSR initiatives. Information listed in this research paper is derived from CSR reports, Annual Reports, Press Releases, White Papers and various references. Indian companies have started to understand that they can use CSR as a strategy in order to gain benefits and to make a better place for all people. In the long term, the firms that are socially responsible are successful. The present study provides a starting-point for further research in Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives. This paper is of value to the researcher and practitioners of corporate social responsibility. The study, I hope, would help other small and medium sized companies, to actualize their CSR interventions