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100			_aGhorpade, Atual and Mandal, Sabuj Kumar _958357
245			_aRevisiting CSR in India: Evidence, gaps, and contradictions from recent parliamentary answers
260			_aEconomic & Political Weekly
300			_a60(42), Oct 18, 2025: p.31-34
520			_aIt has been a decade since the corporate social responsibility legislation in India was first implemented in 2014. Although aggregate CSR spending has risen sharply, its distribution remains highly uneven. Compliance patterns reveal a shift towards “tick-box” adherence, with many firms spending exactly the mandated 2% via safe, centralised contributions rather than community-driven projects. The article argues that weak enforcement has created a low-effort equilibrium, limiting the potential of CSR, and the law risks degeneration into a bureaucratic ritual rather than a transformative developmental instrument.- Reproduced https://www.epw.in/journal/2025/42/commentary/revisiting-csr-india.html
773			_aEconomic & Political Weekly
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