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The Murugappa Group is known for its tradition of philanthropy and community service. The Group’s
philosophy is to reach out to the community by establishing service-oriented philanthropic institutions
in the field of education and healthcare as the core focus areas.
Tube Investments of India Limited has been upholding the Group’s tradition by earmarking a part of
its income for carrying out its social responsibilities. We believe that social responsibility is not just a
corporate obligation that has to be carried out but it is one’s dharma. Therefore, our philanthropic
endeavours are a reflection of our spiritual conscience and this provides us a way to discharge our
responsibilities to the various sections of the society.
We have been carrying out Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities for a long time through
AMM Foundation, an autonomous charitable trust, in the field of Education and Healthcare, while also
pursuing CSR activities for the benefit of the local community in the States in which we operate.
The Company shall seek to impact the lives of the underprivileged by supporting and engaging in activities that aim to improve their wellbeing. We are dedicated to the cause of empowering people, educating them and in improving their quality of life. While we will undertake programme based on the identified needs of the community, education and healthcare shall remain our priority. Across the different programme areas identified by the company, it would be our endeavour to reach the underprivileged and the marginalised sections of the society to make a meaningful impact on their lives.
We are committed to identifying and supporting programmes aimed at:
Accordingly, the programme areas may include but not limited to the following:
This policy will apply to all projects/programmes undertaken as part the Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility and will be developed, reviewed and updated periodically with reference to relevant changes in corporate governance, international standards and sustainable and innovative practices.
The policy will maintain compliance and alignment with the activities listed in Schedule VII and Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 (“Act”) and the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility) Rules, 2014 (“CSR Rules”) framed there under.
The approval of the CSR policy and oversight is the responsibility of the Company’s Board of Directors. The responsibility of the CSR Committee is to formulate the policy and to administer the policy through implementing partner(s) or via self-implementation. The CSR Committee shall provide guidelines for projects/partner selection to the respective HR or CSR teams, wherever applicable. The CSR Committee is to ensure that projects/programmes are compliant with regulations and are monitored and reported effectively.
As the Company’s CSR activities evolve, the policy may be revised by the CSR Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.
The CSR Committee shall recommend the amount of expenditure to be incurred on the CSR activities to be undertaken by the Company in areas or subject specified in Schedule VII of the Companies Act 2013, as amended from time to time.
Any amount remaining unspent pursuant to any ongoing project shall be transferred within the time limit as specified in the Act and CSR Rules (as amended from time to time) to a special account called the ‘Unspent Corporate Social Responsibility Account’, and such amount shall be spent by the company in pursuance of its obligation towards the Corporate Social Responsibility Policy within a period as specified for utilisation in the Act and CSR Rules (as amended from time to time), failing which the amount remaining unspent at the end of the 3 financial years in ‘Unspent Corporate Social Responsibility Account’ shall be transferred to a Fund specified in Schedule VII, within the time limit as specified in the Act and CSR Rules (as amended from time to time).
Unspent CSR amount other than the amounts related to ongoing projects, shall be transferred to a Fund specified in Schedule VII within the time limit as specified in the Act and CSR Rules (as amended from time to time).
Any surplus arising out of CSR activities shall not form part of business profits of the Company. The Surplus amount shall be ploughed back into the same project or shall be transferred to the Unspent Corporate Social Responsibility Account and spent in pursuance to this policy and annual action plan (or) transfer such surplus amount to the Fund specified in Schedule VII of the Companies Act 2013 within the time limit as specified in the Act and CSR Rules (as amended from time to time).
In case the Company spends an amount in excess of the requirement under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, such excess amount may be set off against the future CSR spend up to immediate succeeding three financial years subject to the conditions prescribed under the Rules.
The CSR amount spent for creation or acquisition of a capital asset to be held by the entities as specified under Rule 4 of the CSR Rules, as amended from time to time.
The Company shall undertake CSR project/programmes identified by the CSR Committee and
approved by the Board of Directors in line with the CSR Policy.
The Company shall implement its CSR programmes/projects by itself or through an implementing
partner as specified under Rule 4 of the CSR Rules, as amended from time to time and registered with
the Central Government.
External organisations including international organisations may be engaged for designing, monitoring
and evaluation of the CSR projects or programmes as per the CSR policy as well as for capacity
building of the Company’s own personnel for CSR.
The Company may also implement programme in collaboration with other company(ies), if feasible
and the Companies are in a position to report separately on such projects or programmes.
The Company shall formulate criteria and procedure for selection, screening and due diligence of its
implementing partners.
In case of ongoing projects, the CSR Committee shall also monitor the implementation with reference
to the approved timelines and year-wise allocation. The CSR Committee is empowered to make
modifications for implementation of on-going projects.
The CSR Committee will oversee the implementation and monitoring of all CSR projects/ programmes and periodic reports shall be provided for review to the Board.
The Annual Action plan to be placed before the CSR Committee which will get recommended to the Board for its approval.
The Company will institute a well-defined, transparent monitoring and review mechanism to ensure that each CSR project/programme has:
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