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CSR Spending in Karnataka: Data & Trends (FY2025)

Nov 14 2026

In short: Karnataka received ₹3,395 crore in CSR funding in FY2024-25 – the third-highest of any state, taking 8.3% of national CSR, up 8.4x from ₹404 crore a decade earlier. As India’s technology capital, much of that spend is booked in and around Bengaluru – which makes the gap with the state’s lagging northern districts the thing worth watching on the ground.
At a glance – CSR in Karnataka
FY2024-25: ₹3,395 crore · rank 3 of 37 · 8.3% of national CSR · 8.4x growth in a decade · source: MCA National CSR Portal
Govt data, reconciledField reach across KarnatakaIndependent verification

Karnataka is one of India’s top three CSR states, and a distinctive one: a large part of its corporate social responsibility spend comes from the technology, IT-services and banking companies clustered in Bengaluru. That gives the state a healthy total, but it also concentrates reported spending in and around one metropolitan region, while Karnataka’s northern districts – among the most development-lagging in south India – see far less. For a company running a CSR programme in Karnataka, or a foundation funding work across its districts, the state data is the starting point; where the money reaches is the harder question. Here is what the Government’s National CSR Portal shows for Karnataka. For the national picture, see our CSR spending in India hub.

How much CSR does Karnataka receive?

Karnataka’s CSR has risen from ₹404 crore in FY2014-15 to ₹3,395 crore in FY2024-25 – an 8.4x increase, roughly double the national 4x rate over the decade.

Karnataka CSR spend
₹404 Cr → ₹3,395 Cr
Karnataka CSR spend, FY2015 vs FY20254043,395FY15FY25
Karnataka CSR expenditure, FY2014-15 vs FY2024-25 (₹ crore).
Source: National CSR Portal, MCA.

Where Karnataka ranks

At ₹3,395 crore, Karnataka is the third-largest CSR recipient among 37 states and UTs, taking 8.3% of all national CSR – behind Maharashtra and Gujarat, and ahead of Delhi and Tamil Nadu.

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

Karnataka’s rank reflects where its CSR originates – the technology and services majors headquartered in Bengaluru. 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 Karnataka

Karnataka’s CSR is unusually concentrated around a single city. Bengaluru’s technology and banking companies book large programmes – education, skilling, digital-literacy, urban initiatives – close to home, while the Kalyana-Karnataka districts in the north (Kalaburagi, Bidar, Raichur, Yadgir, Koppal) remain the state’s most under-developed, with special constitutional status under Article 371J precisely because of that gap. A programme reported as delivered in Karnataka may be concentrated in the Bengaluru belt 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 – which, in Karnataka, means verifying delivery in the north as rigorously as in the capital.

This is where a field network earns its keep: Anaxee’s Digital Runners operate across Karnataka 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 northern districts as readily as in the Bengaluru belt.
  • Field reach across Karnataka – verification into the northern and rural districts, not just the Bengaluru metro. See our field coverage across India.
  • 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 Karnataka? 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 Karnataka receive?
Karnataka received ₹3,395 crore in CSR in FY2024-25, up from ₹404 crore in FY2014-15 – an 8.4x rise over the decade. (Source: MCA National CSR Portal.)
Where does Karnataka rank in CSR spending?
Karnataka is the third-largest CSR recipient among 37 states and UTs, taking about 8.3% of national CSR – behind Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Why is so much of Karnataka’s CSR around Bengaluru?
A large share of Karnataka’s CSR comes from the technology, IT-services and banking companies headquartered in Bengaluru, which tend to report programmes in and around the city – leaving the northern districts comparatively under-served.
Does Karnataka’s CSR reach its lagging northern districts?
The Kalyana-Karnataka region (Kalaburagi, Bidar, Raichur, Yadgir, Koppal) remains the state’s least developed, so independent, district-level field verification matters most in confirming CSR actually reaches it.
Where does the Karnataka 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. Karnataka 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 · CSR spending 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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