During the 2017-18 financial year, the total CSR expenditure in the country was Rs.7,536.30 crore.
This is a 47% increase from 2014-15, when the Amendment was first enacted. Specifically, education has consistently been among the most favoured sectors that companies have invested in, with the year 2018 seeing INR 2202 crore being spent on this sector alone. Since 2014, almost INR 8,000 crore has been spent on this sector.













