CSR Spending in Uttar Pradesh: Data & Trends (FY2025)
Nov 14 2026
In short: Uttar Pradesh received ₹2,213 crore in CSR funding in FY2024-25 – up nearly 15x from ₹149 crore a decade earlier, the fastest growth of any large state. That lifts UP to 6th nationally, though at 5.4% of national CSR it remains well below its share of India’s population. For the country’s largest state, the open question is whether that fast-rising money reaches its districts.
At a glance – CSR in Uttar Pradesh
FY2024-25: ₹2,213 crore · 14.9x growth in a decade (fastest large state) · rank 6 of 37 · 5.4% of national CSR · source: MCA National CSR Portal
Govt data, reconciledField reach across UPIndependent verification
No large state has grown its CSR inflow faster than Uttar Pradesh over the past decade. As companies widen their footprint beyond the traditional western and southern hubs, UP has climbed into the national top six – but from a very low base, and still far short of what its population would imply. For a company or foundation deploying CSR across UP’s 75 districts, the data below is the map; the delivery is the part that needs checking on the ground. For the national picture, see our CSR spending in India hub.
How much CSR does Uttar Pradesh receive?
UP’s CSR has risen from ₹149 crore in FY2014-15 to ₹2,213 crore in FY2024-25 – a 14.9x increase, the steepest climb among the big states, and still accelerating.
Uttar Pradesh CSR spend
₹149 Cr → ₹2,213 Cr
Uttar Pradesh CSR expenditure, FY2014-15 to FY2024-25 (₹ crore).
At ₹2,213 crore, UP is the 6th-largest CSR recipient among 37 states and UTs – just behind Delhi and Tamil Nadu, and ahead of Rajasthan and Odisha.
Rank
State
CSR FY2024-25 (₹ Cr)
4
Delhi
2,753
5
Tamil Nadu
2,738
6
Uttar Pradesh
2,213
7
Rajasthan
1,620
8
Odisha
1,575
Even at rank 6, UP’s 5.4% share of national CSR is small for a state with around a sixth of India’s people – the clearest example of CSR following corporate geography rather than need. See how every state compares in our CSR spending by state analysis, or explore it in the interactive dashboard.
Why verification matters as UP scales
Fast-growing CSR across a vast, largely rural state is exactly the scenario where reported spend and real delivery can drift apart. Programmes may cluster around a few industrial corridors while the eastern and Bundelkhand districts – where need is highest – go unverified. 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 the size of UP that means reaching the districts, not sampling near the cities.
The scale cuts both ways: more CSR in UP is good news, but a ₹2,000-crore-plus flow spread across 75 districts is only as credible as the evidence that it landed. That evidence is a field job – geo-tagged, timestamped, district by district.
Field reach across UP – verification into the state’s rural and eastern districts, not just the corridors. See our field services in Uttar Pradesh.
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 Uttar Pradesh? Let’s put independent, district-level field verification behind it – for impact assessment, plantation or farmer-programme verification.
Uttar Pradesh received ₹2,213 crore in CSR in FY2024-25, up from ₹149 crore in FY2014-15 – a 14.9x rise, the fastest growth of any large state. (Source: MCA National CSR Portal.)
Where does Uttar Pradesh rank in CSR spending?
UP ranks 6th of 37 states and UTs, taking about 5.4% of national CSR – just behind Delhi and Tamil Nadu.
Is CSR in Uttar Pradesh growing?
Yes – faster than anywhere else among the big states. UP’s CSR grew 14.9x in a decade, against a national rate of about 4x.
Why does UP get less CSR than its population suggests?
Companies report CSR against where they operate or book projects, so spending concentrates in states with large corporate head-offices. UP’s share (5.4%) is well below its roughly one-sixth share of India’s population.
Where does the Uttar Pradesh 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. Uttar Pradesh 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.
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.
