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CSR Spending in Delhi: Data & Trends (FY2025)
Delhi’s place near the top of India’s CSR table says as much about corporate geography as about development spend inside the capital. The National Capital Region is where a large number of India’s biggest companies – and their head offices – are registered, and CSR is reported against the reporting entity’s location. The result is a high Delhi figure that includes a great deal of spending ultimately delivered across other states. Here is what the Government’s National CSR Portal shows for Delhi, and why the where-is-it-really question matters more here than almost anywhere. For the national picture, see our CSR spending in India hub.
How much CSR does Delhi receive?
Delhi’s reported CSR has risen from ₹237 crore in FY2014-15 to ₹2,753 crore in FY2024-25 – an 11.6x increase, well above the national 4x rate, reflecting the concentration of corporate head offices in the NCR.
Where Delhi ranks
At ₹2,753 crore, Delhi is the fourth-largest reported CSR location among 37 states and UTs, just ahead of Tamil Nadu – remarkable for a territory of its size, and a direct result of head-office concentration.
| Rank | State / UT | CSR FY2024-25 (₹ Cr) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gujarat | 4,549 |
| 3 | Karnataka | 3,395 |
| 4 | Delhi | 2,753 |
| 5 | Tamil Nadu | 2,738 |
| 6 | Uttar Pradesh | 2,213 |
A city-state ranking fourth in CSR, ahead of far larger and more populous states, is the data’s way of showing that spending is reported where companies sit, not where need is. See how every state compares in our CSR spending by state analysis, or explore it in the interactive dashboard.
Why on-ground verification matters for Delhi-booked CSR
Because so much Delhi CSR is booked by head offices, the spend recorded against the capital is frequently delivered somewhere else entirely – a plantation in one state, a school programme in another, a skilling project in a third. For a funder or board, that is precisely the situation where a reported number is hardest to tie to reality. Under Rule 8(3) of the CSR Rules, large projects must be independently assessed by an agency that is not the implementer – and when the money is booked in Delhi but spent across the country, verification means following the programme to wherever it actually lands.
Head-quartered in Delhi, delivering across India? Let’s put independent, district-level field verification behind your CSR – for impact assessment, plantation or farmer-programme verification.
Frequently asked questions
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