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CSR Spending in Odisha: Data & Trends (FY2025)
Odisha’s CSR is built on what lies under its ground. The state holds a large share of India’s iron ore, bauxite, coal and chromite, and the mining, steel, aluminium and power companies working those reserves – many of them public-sector units – fund a substantial CSR pool. The catch is geography: that spend concentrates around the mineral belt of the north and east, while the sharpest development needs are in the tribal south and west. For a company running a CSR programme in Odisha, or a foundation funding work in its districts, the total is healthy; proving it reaches the interior is the real question. Here is what the Government’s National CSR Portal shows for Odisha. For the national picture, see our CSR spending in India hub.
How much CSR does Odisha receive?
Odisha’s CSR has risen from ₹252 crore in FY2014-15 to ₹1,575 crore in FY2024-25 – a 6.2x increase over the decade, led by mining, metals, steel, aluminium and the public-sector units that dominate the state’s industrial base.
Where Odisha ranks
At ₹1,575 crore, Odisha is the eighth-largest CSR recipient among 37 states and UTs, 3.9% of the national total – just behind Rajasthan, another resource-heavy state, and ahead of Telangana.
| Rank | State / UT | CSR FY2024-25 (₹ Cr) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Uttar Pradesh | 2,213 |
| 7 | Rajasthan | 1,620 |
| 8 | Odisha | 1,575 |
| 9 | Telangana | 1,446 |
| 10 | Haryana | 1,386 |
Odisha and Rajasthan sitting side by side is no accident – both are resource states where mining and metals anchor the CSR base. 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 Odisha
The paradox of Odisha CSR is distributional. The money is generated in the mineral districts – Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Angul, Jajpur, Jharsuguda – where the mines and plants sit, yet some of the state’s deepest development needs are in the tribal and aspirational districts of the south and west, including the KBK region of Kalahandi, Balangir and Koraput. A programme reported as delivered in Odisha can mean a mine-periphery township or a remote tribal block hours from the nearest highway. Under Rule 8(3) of the CSR Rules, large projects must be independently assessed by an agency that is not the implementer – and in Odisha the binding constraint is reaching the interior to confirm what actually landed.
Running a CSR programme in Odisha? Let’s put independent, district-level field verification behind it – for impact assessment, plantation or farmer-programme verification.
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