Abstract
The CSR mandate has faced much debate among India Inc. as an extra tax on corporates, incurring additional administrative burden and a rather indirect way to direct corporate behaviour. However, there was little debate on the inclusion of education within the purview of the mandate as the gap between need and national spend in education (3.9 % of India’s Gross Domestic Product—GDP, though the ask was for at least 6 %) was evident even to the most cursory observer.
This chapter seeks to recognise the need for CSR contribution to education in India, understand the history of education and philanthropy existing in India, the CSR spend on education, the impact of the CSR legislation on it, the three large trends that supported PROFESSIONALISING of CSR IN EDUCATION and role of CSR in education.
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Government of India’s flagship programme for achievement of Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE) in a time bound manner, as mandated by 86th amendment to the Constitution of India making free and compulsory Education to the Children of 6–14 years age group, a Fundamental Right.
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The National Programme of Mid-day meals in School is a school meal programme of the government of India designed to enhance enrolment, retention and attendance and simultaneously improve nutritional levels among children till upper primary classes.
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Balwadi Nutrition Programme is a healthcare and education programme launched by the Government of India to provide food supplements at Balwadis to children of the age group 3–6 years in rural areas.
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Sengupta, M. (2017). Impact of CSR on Education Sector. In: Mitra, N., Schmidpeter, R. (eds) Corporate Social Responsibility in India. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41781-3_4
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