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CSR Spending in Gujarat: Data & Trends (FY2025)

Nov 14 2026

In short: Gujarat received ₹4,549 crore in CSR funding in FY2024-25 – the second-highest of any state, behind only Maharashtra, and up a striking 14.5x from ₹313 crore a decade earlier. That makes Gujarat the fastest-growing of India’s five largest CSR states. But much of it is booked where refineries, petrochemical plants and ports sit – so the real question is whether it reaches the state’s tribal east and rural Saurashtra, not just the industrial corridor.
At a glance – CSR in Gujarat
FY2024-25: ₹4,549 crore · rank 2 of 37 · 11.2% of national CSR · 14.5x growth in a decade · source: MCA National CSR Portal
Govt data, reconciledField reach across GujaratIndependent verification

Gujarat is one of the heavyweights of India’s CSR map. Home to some of the country’s largest industrial complexes – refining, petrochemicals, chemicals, textiles and ports – it attracts a large share of corporate social responsibility spend, and that spend has grown faster here than in almost any other big state. For a company running a CSR programme in Gujarat, or a foundation funding work across its districts, the headline number is healthy; the harder question is where, inside the state, the money actually lands. Here is what the Government’s National CSR Portal shows for Gujarat. For the national picture, see our CSR spending in India hub.

How much CSR does Gujarat receive?

Gujarat’s CSR has risen from ₹313 crore in FY2014-15 to ₹4,549 crore in FY2024-25 – a 14.5x increase, more than triple the national 4x rate over the same decade.

Gujarat CSR spend
₹313 Cr → ₹4,549 Cr
Gujarat CSR spend, FY2015 vs FY20253134,549FY15FY25
Gujarat CSR expenditure, FY2014-15 vs FY2024-25 (₹ crore).
Source: National CSR Portal, MCA.

Where Gujarat ranks

At ₹4,549 crore, Gujarat is the second-largest CSR recipient among 37 states and UTs, taking 11.2% of all national CSR – behind only Maharashtra, and comfortably ahead of Karnataka and the metro states.

Rank State CSR FY2024-25 (₹ Cr)
1 Maharashtra 8,631
2 Gujarat 4,549
3 Karnataka 3,395
4 Delhi 2,753
5 Tamil Nadu 2,738

Gujarat’s strength in the rankings reflects where its CSR originates – large PSUs and private industrial groups with major operations in the state. See how every state compares in our CSR spending by state analysis, or explore it in the interactive dashboard.

Why on-ground verification matters in Gujarat

Gujarat’s CSR concentrates heavily around its industrial corridors – Jamnagar, Hazira, Dahej, Vadodara, the Kutch ports – where the plants that fund it operate. That leaves a visible gap between the state’s wealthy western and central belts and its tribal eastern districts (Dahod, Narmada, the Dangs) and drier rural pockets. A programme reported as delivered in Gujarat may be clustered near a few plant towns while the districts that most need it go unchecked. Under Rule 8(3) of the CSR Rules, large projects must be independently assessed by an agency that is not the implementer – and in a state this industrially concentrated, that means verifying delivery across every district, not just the ones near the factory gate.

This is where a field network earns its keep: Anaxee’s Digital Runners operate across Gujarat and 540 districts nationwide, turning a reported CSR number into geo-tagged, timestamped proof that a school, plantation or farmer programme actually exists on the ground – in the tribal east as readily as the industrial west.
  • Field reach across Gujarat – verification into the tribal and rural districts, not just the industrial belt. See our field services in Gujarat.
  • Independent by design – Anaxee does not run the programmes it verifies, as Rule 8(3) requires.
  • Geo-tagged evidence – timestamped, photo-backed capture auditors and boards can rely on.

Running a CSR programme in Gujarat? Let’s put independent, district-level field verification behind it – for impact assessment, plantation or farmer-programme verification.

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Frequently asked questions

How much CSR funding does Gujarat receive?
Gujarat received ₹4,549 crore in CSR in FY2024-25, up from ₹313 crore in FY2014-15 – a 14.5x rise over the decade. (Source: MCA National CSR Portal.)
Where does Gujarat rank in CSR spending?
Gujarat is the second-largest CSR recipient among 37 states and UTs, taking about 11.2% of national CSR – behind only Maharashtra.
Why has Gujarat’s CSR grown so fast?
Gujarat grew 14.5x in a decade – the fastest among India’s five largest CSR states – driven by large PSUs and private industrial groups expanding operations and reported CSR in the state.
Does Gujarat’s CSR reach its rural and tribal districts?
Reported CSR concentrates around Gujarat’s industrial corridors, so delivery in the tribal eastern districts and rural areas is exactly where independent, district-level field verification adds the most value.
Where does the Gujarat CSR data come from?
From the Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ National CSR Portal (csr.gov.in), built from company disclosures under Section 135. Figures are state-wise reported CSR expenditure.
Data note. Gujarat figures (FY2014-15 to FY2024-25) are from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ National CSR Portal (csr.gov.in), state-wise reported CSR expenditure. All amounts in ₹ crore. Compiled and field-verified by Anaxee Digital Runners.
See also: CSR spending in India (overview) · CSR spending by state · Interactive CSR dashboard · Field services in Gujarat · CSR impact assessment
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Govind Agrawal is the Founder & CEO of Anaxee Digital Runners — India’s Reach Engine. He writes on last-mile reach across Bharat, go-to-market, field data and climate-tech execution.

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