Rajasthan seeks CSR benefits for CM relief fund: SC asks govt to respond

The state government said that the Centre's circular has excluded CMRF from the purview and ambit of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, prescribed by the Act

The Supreme Court Tuesday sought a response of the Centre on a lawsuit filed by the Congress-led Rajasthan government seeking a direction that on the lines of the PM CARES Fund, the contributions made to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) be also included as the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure under the Companies Act.

A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices M R Shah and A S Bopanna issued the notice to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on the plea which challenged a part of the April 10 circular of the ministry which said, Chief Minister's