NSE firms' social responsibility spending rises 28%
Around 920 companies listed on NSE shelled out ₹8,345 crore towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity in 2015-16, a surge of 28% from the previous fiscal, a Prime Database report said. The maximum spending went into education and health, it added. Further, in terms of absolute CSR spending, Reliance Industries emerged as the top company, having spent over ₹651 crore.